You may have seen some news regarding two discovered vulnerabilities in computer systems. These vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre, are catastrophic vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to gain access to every part of a computer. Any passwords, credit card numbers, and any other piece of personal information can potentially be retrieved using these methods. Most regular computers that are 15 years old or newer are affected by at least one of these vulnerabilities.
Spectre became a problem because demand for faster and faster computers has led to the development of processor technology that speculates what the programs on your computer will do next. Meltdown is also a problem because of compromises made to meet the demand for faster computers.
Both of these vulnerabilities affect computers across operating systems, because they lie at the heart of how the computer's hardware works. The good news is that there are patches to help reduce the risk of these attacks becoming a problem.
Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date. If you don't have anti-virus software, you may not be able to receive the correct patch for the vulnerability.
Next, patch your software. This includes patching your Windows (or other) operating system. To do this you will need to run Windows Updates.
If you are able, update the firmware for your motherboard. Your computer manufacturer will often have programs that help do this, or you can go to their website to download firmware updates. However, because of the unique nature of these vulnerabilities, you may see a reduction in performance of up to 20% in older computers. Newer computers may experience a slowdown in the neighborhood of 5% less speed.
At Iler Networking and Computing, we are dedicated to finding out how to secure our client's computers against the latest threats. We offer anti-virus solutions that are compatible with Windows Updates and also offer managed update solutions so that you never have to worry about installing updates yourself again. If you have any questions regarding these vulnerabilities or would like us to help secure your systems, call us at 440-322-4537 or reach us at support@iler.com.


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Boris Beja
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Rond de jambe par terre
video 45´, wood, mirrors, spatial installation
Similarly as his other projects, Boris Beja's latest multimedia installation Lesson 45 that premieres at the UGM Studio, derives from personal experience and confrontation with one's everyday life, translating them into broader encounters with social, cultural, or political phenomena. The initial point of this project was the artist's recreational attendance of ballet classes for beginners. Through elemental pole exercises in a mirrored training hall, he was learning for two years the fundamentals of ballet language and the steps to overcome the limits of physical performance under the watchful eye of his own control and self-criticism. He recorded the last, 45th lesson, in a video (Lesson 45, video, 2020, 45 min).
The artist used one of the main ballet exercises—Rond de jambe par terre—in which the dancer draws a virtual semicircle on the floor with his toe to the extreme capacity of the movement, as a starting point for the basic structural element of his installation—the "rond" (circle). It consists of a series of identical, hand-made pentagons arranged into a raster or geometric pattern on the floor of a simulated training hall. The pentagon unfolds as a pattern throughout the gallery and becomes a parkour for the participatory involvement of the viewer as a random actor in a spontaneous choreography. The source of the Lesson 45 audio-video impulses, which is hidden behind the mirror, can only be reached with artful movement through the intertwined network of "ronds". The repetition of ballet rehearsals is reflected in the repetition of the form, the art object; the repetition of the form creates a new space of movement and synchronisation. (Rond de jambe par terre, 2020, installation [wood, mirror], variable dimensions)
The "rond" is also a synonym for the outlines and limitations of the body, which is being delineated and at the same time annihilated by the classical ballet. Ballet techniques make it possible to discover the extreme limits of body coordination and the synchronisation of arms, head, eyes, and legs, and seemingly transform complex movements into perfectly natural ones. Two interesting reflections on movement and performativity are opened up by Lesson 45, which the artist (perhaps intentionally) manages to address with his motion image. The first reflection relates to the attitude of the modern human towards movement. In later or rational life, the human becomes more cautious, suspicious, or even hostile towards movement, and forgets that movement is the basic experience of existence. "We forget that life is movement and that movement is life" (Rudolf von Laban, The Language of Movement, 1974). We lack the experience of the joy of movement as a spontaneous life action. Therefore, such an action must be re-created, so to speak, artificially, which the artist manifests by inviting the viewer to co-create a "rondoid" choreography. (Text: Simona Vidmar, curator at UGM)
(c) 2021 Boris Beja, Designed by Andrej Uduč, TNM

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Who says yoga can't be funny? Certainly not Dan Damman and Chris Thomas.
of yoga, and the personality quirks of the people who practice it.
idea started when Damman saw a postcard for a trademarked yoga retreat.
posers competing in the Pose Off of the Century."
Damman says their work is a counterbalance to the idea that yoga has to be so serious.
observe other people, that's how we learn about ourselves."
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Jamie Pickett and Drew Davis were married Sept. 28, 2012, in Grand Lake, Colo., with Zachary Belcher officiating.
Parents of the couple are Dan and Coleen Pickett, Longmont, Colo., and Steve and Brenda Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
Honor attendant was Haylee Belcher. Attendants were Michelle Lang, Sarah Dietz, Raegann Berger, Jordan Land, Jason Pickett and Jeremy Pickett.
Best man was Beau Davis. Groomsmen were Aaron Seifritz, Robert Petricich and Brett Niebuhr. Ushers were Kyler and Kohl Yost.
Flower girls were Trinity and Paige Pickett. Ringbearers were Noah and Hayden Pickett.
The bride is a graduate of Quinter Grade School, Stockton High School and the University of Kansas. She is an architect.
The bridegroom is a graduate of Douglas County and Colorado State University. He is employed in economics.
Following a wedding trip to Aruba, the newlyweds are at home in Englewood, Colo.


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Dr. Matthias Laschke from University of Duisburg-Essen is visiting Gemini UX.
There are plenty of ways to make coffee. Some of them are effortless and require not much more than the press of a button; others are more demanding and involve grinding, dripping, or pulling. Of course, different people prefer different practices, none of them is inherently "right" or "wrong". Nevertheless, the way we do things, certainly impacts our experience. Consequently, each practice has experiential benefits and costs. Brewing coffee provides feelings of competence and stimulation. Operating the vending-machine is less meaningful.
While brewing coffee can be experientially rich, it is also time consuming and demanding. Not everything that is meaningful and beneficial to us is at the same time convenient and unambiguously fun. This is at the heart of a eudemonistic perspective on designing for experiences and wellbeing. For instance, becoming more physically active is a process "littered" with demanding activities. A recommendable practice is commuting by bike. Unfortunately, using the warm and cozy car can be much more pleasant. And to make it even more difficult, some people do not even know all the practices available to them. Products can help here. They can embody beneficial practices and shape routines through interactivity. The talk presents our Pleasurable Troublemakers. Based on the 'Aesthetic of Friction', a particular aesthetic to design for change, troublemakers confront users with situated, behavioral alternatives. However, in order to counteract reactance, troublemakers are also forgiving, humorous and even ironic. Finally, Pleasurable Troublemakers are companions on the long, sometimes unpleasant and bumpy way of behavior change.
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Marianna Obrist from University of Sussex is visiting Gemini UX.
Despite the fact that interactive technologies have permeated our environment (e.g., mobile, ubiquitous, social computing) and have become an essential part of our everyday life (e.g., work, leisure, education, health, etc.), the way we interact with them is still limited. Interactive systems stimulate dominantly our senses of vision and hearing, partly our sense of touch (e.g., vibration in mobile phones), while our senses of taste and smell are widely neglected and under-exploited in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. In this talk, Marianna Obrist will talk about her research on multisensory experiences for interactive technologies.
Marianna Obrist is a Lecturer in Interaction Design at the University of Sussex, at the School of Engineering and Informatics. She joined Sussex after spending two years as a Marie Curie Fellow at the Culture Lab of the School of Computing Science in Newcastle University. Before that Marianna was an Assistant Professor for Human-Computer Interaction and Usability at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Salzburg, Austria. The focal point of her research is to create a rich and systematic understanding on users experiences with interactive technologies. Recently she investigates the design spectrum for touch, taste, and smell experiences for interactive technologies. More details are available here: and here .
torsdag 30. oktober 2014 kl 08 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 43 andre Bra?
Call for papers: Practitioners and researchers interested in social media for social or commercial innovation are invited to submit papers on their practical experience and scientific research for ISM'14.
Deadline for submissions: September 1.
All accepted papers will be published in the ISBN-numbered symposium proceedings, made available online as open access. The proceedings will be published by Akademika. Published papers will be considered for a best paper award. Extended versions of the symposium best papers will be invited as submissions to a special issue of The Journal of Media Innovations.
Social media are applied for a wide range of innovation purposes. Social media are used by innovating companies for customer insight and involvement in product and service development, as well as for sharing and collaboration in innovation teams. This is, for example, is seen in the use of social platforms for ideation and open innovation, and in the use of social networks for customer engagement in innovation. Social media are also used for social innovation. Public sector bodies have taken to social media to involve and inform citizens in public sector change projects. Political parties use social media to engage and involve citizens in policy making. And formal and informal interest groups use social media to generate civic engagement in causes aiming for social change. In the crossroads between social and commercial innovation, Living Labs employ social media to involve users and stakeholders in innovation processes from the basis of their everyday context. Social media may not only be seen as a platform for user involvement in innovation as it also may serves as key infrastructure for innovative services, for example in the field of service innovation.
- How to design, adapt and utilize social media to support social or commercial innovation?
- How to use social media to engage new groups of users and citizens, such as youth and young adults, in social or commercial innovation?
- How to fit social media to established innovation arenas such as Living Labs or company-internal R&D departments?
- How to design social media with the aim to support service innovation?
The symposium will be an arena for researchers and practitioners to share experiences and perspectives. The symposium will be held as a lunch-to-lunch event and be structured according to the identified key challenges. Individual paper presentation will be combined with group and plenary sessions.
The intended outcomes of the symposium are the publication of a peer-reviewed symposium proceeding, creative collaboration, and sharing between experts in the field. The symposium builds on, and is aimed to extend, the experiences and discussions of the previous international workshop ISM 2012.
The symposium will be open to anyone interested in the field, whether you contribute to the symposium proceedings or not. At the same time, the symposium is a good opportunity to present practical experiences, research findings or ongoing work.
We encourage researchers and practitioners to contribute theoretical reflections, practical experiences, or the results of empirical studies. Contributions are to be submitted as 2500 – 5000 word papers following the symposium paper template. Deadline for contributions: September 1.
All submissions will be made subject to peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers (double blind).
onsdag 30. april 2014 kl 14 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 41 andre Bra?
First place – Audun Hokholt, Benjamin Thomas, Eirik Ødegaard and Harisan Uthayakumaran with the project Skannomatøren.
Second place – Petter Hoel, Martin Holt Juliussen og Tobias Messenbrink with the project Telespinn goes mobile.
Third place – Tina Renate Vedal, Rebecca Louise Clements, Abdimaalik Abdirhmaan, Suzanne Sannes og Haris Ali with the project Home Care Expected – Kampen Omsorg+ .
The jury evaluated the novelty and the potential impact of the presented solutions, the clarity of the presentation, and the work that has been done on the evaluation with the end-users.
The students were working in the collaboration with Schlumberer, Kampen Omsorg+, Museum of Cultural History, SINTEF, Science Library, AHUS, Oslo Children Museum, Inspiria Science Center, CGI Norway and Telespinn.
The competition is organized for the second time. Some of the 2012 projects are already in use.
Thanks to all our partners and hope to see you next year!
tirsdag 3. desember 2013 kl 16 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 39 andre Bra?
Gemini Center User Experience invites to the guest lecture by Professor Virpi Roto from Aalto University on the topic User Experience.
Abstract: User experience is a vague concept that has many interpretations, varying from usability and user interface to how valuable people find a product in their lives. In her lecture, Prof. Roto will introduce the different perspectives to user experience, and briefly the approaches to user experience design and evaluation.
mandag 11. november 2013 kl 09 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 35 andre Bra?
Advancments in Interaction Design, INF5590, students have, as partial requirement for their course, to design en exhibit. This year, they have had as a task to represent research of the Design group. The students have conceptualized, developed, and presented three important areas that the group has an interest in: sustainable design, wearable technology for elderly or elicited interactions through visual cues, and anonimity and willingness to disclose some information.
The exhibition this year took place at Dagen at IFI, an event where both research groups and IT companies have their stands. Exhibiting in this public space serves two purposes: on the one hand the students' have a chance to showcase their work and the study program they follow to a larger audience, and on the other hand the exhibition forms basis for the evaluation of their work.
mandag 11. november 2013 kl 09 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 36 andre Bra?
onsdag 11. september 2013 kl 13 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra Rune R., Asbjørn F. og 40 andre Bra?
Dimitra Chasanidou started as PhD research fellow at SINTEF ICT 1.9.2013. She holds a MSc degree in Informatics from the Ionian University and a BEng degree in design engineering, with specialization in human-computer interaction, from University of the Aegean. During studies, in various projects, she conducted experimental setup for usability testing both with qualitative and quantitative research methods. Also, she worked within a design team for product and systems design for 3 years. Her research interests are focused on informatics and emerging technologies for innovation, users within interaction and usability testing. Dimitra is going to work on Open and co-creating service innovation platforms and in particular she is going to investigate usability and user experience related aspects of these platforms.
onsdag 11. september 2013 kl 12 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra Petter B. B. og 37 andre Bra?
To stipendiatstillinger er ledig ved Institutt for informatikk innen Design av informasjonssystemer.
mandag 1. juli 2013 kl 09 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 44 andre Bra?
mandag 15. april 2013 kl 14 Skriv kommentar Bra! fra 45 andre Bra?


Voicemail functionality is provided as standard for each telephone account/extension within the University; however, its use may not be appropriate in all circumstances. Typical usage of voicemail is where incoming calls are diverted to a voicemail 'inbox' instead of being presented to the phone, or where calls presented to the phone, but not answered within a given period, are then diverted to the voicemail inbox. At the point where a call is diverted to the inbox, the caller is invited to record a message.
A detailed voicemail user guide is available in the Telephony User Guide Library. This includes an explanation of how to enable or completely disable voicemail on your extension.
By request via Digital IT, a feature can be added to your voicemail functionality whereby every voicemail landing in your voicemail inbox is also delivered to your staff email inbox as an email with an audio file attachment. Note that deleting the e-mail version of your voicemail doesn't cause it to be deleted from your voicemail inbox.
If you forget your voicemail PIN code or your voicemail account becomes locked, see help and support.


Recently I stumbled upon the website of Belle Maison, a large Japanese online shopping mall. Some of their products feature cute illustrations of frogs, tigers and peanuts. They've also placed these characters on their free printables, such as deco roll patterns!
For this recipe I've replaced the Japanese text with English instructions. It will give you a little insight on how to make a deco cake roll. And if you'd like more detailed instructions, I can recommend taking a look at the swiss roll cake recipe on Cakecentral.
How about these ultra cute cake roll patterns, for your Japanese Halloween party? You can also find patterns for a birthday and Christmas cake on that page.


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Безіменна — річка в Україні у Старосинявському районі Хмельницької області. Ліва притока річки Домахи (басейн Чорного моря).

Опис
Довжина річки 15 км, площа басейну водозбору 71,4 км, найкоротша відстань між витоком і гирлом — 11,66 км, коефіцієнт звивистості річки — 1,29. Формується багатьма безіменними струмками та загатами.

Розташування
Бере початок на північній стороні від села Адампіль. Тече переважно на південний схід через село Перекора й у селі Залісся впадає в річку Домаху, ліву притоку Південного Бугу.

Населені пункти вздовж берегової смуги: Гончариха.

Цікаві факти
 У селі Перекора річку перетинає автошлях  (територіальний автомобільний шлях в Україні, за маршрутом: Старий Остропіль — Стара Синява — Летичів — Вовковинці).

Примітки

Малі річки України
Річки Хмельницької області
Річки Старосинявського району
Річки України без назви

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Peats in doubt for Sharks clash
Tue 26 Jul 2016, 05:01 PM
Gold Coast coach Neil Henry admits that the hamstring injury troubling hooker Nathan Peats will be monitored during the week after naming him in the starting team for the clash with premiership front-runners Cronulla on Monday night.
With Nathan Friend expected to miss at least two weeks with a hamstring tear and William Zillman still a further fortnight away from a return prop forward Ryan James has been named to captain the team against the Sharks.
The Sharks have made just the one change to the team that defeated Newcastle 36-4 last Sunday with Origin five-eighth James Maloney returning and Fa'amanu Brown making way.
Greg Bird is back for the Titans after a one-week suspension with Ryan Simpkins replacing Nathaniel Peteru on the bench as additional cover at hooker but all eyes will be on whether Peats is able to take his place in the team.
The former Eel failed to train on Tuesday morning and Henry admitted that the six-day turnaround into the Warriors game after the showdown with the Sharks is a concern with an injury such as a hamstring strain.
"It is, that's why we need to make sure we have a light week for him in particular this week and a couple of other guys with a view to the games down the track," Henry said as he announced his team for Round 21.
"It's sore so he hasn't run yet. We'll wait and see but you'd have to say he's in some element of doubt.
"We expect him to be right to play but we've got a bit of extra time this week."
Should Peats be ruled out Kierran Moseley would be the likely player to come into the 17 with Friend, Daniel Mortimer and Matt Srama on the injured list.
While there are doubts surrounding the fitness of the Titans' No.9s the Sharks have been given additional premiership motivation with the announcement that this season will be the last for their hooker, Michael Ennis.
Draw Widget - Round 21 - Titans vs Sharks
The 32-year-old has missed just eight minutes of his 14th season in the NRL and Henry has no doubt that Ennis's announcement on Tuesday will give his Sharks teammates extra motivation to send him out in style.
"It might galvanise them a little bit to go on and win a comp, which they haven't done," Henry said.
"The media will talk that up regardless, I know Shane (Sharks coach Shane Flanagan) wouldn't be talking it up but they've certainly proven over 15 rounds now that they're a good team.
"He's been very good out of there. Whether or not it's coming out and doing a little short kick or playing through the middle he's certainly a constant threat.
"He's got a few tries from barging over from short-range and there's a bit of banter out there too so he's a great competitor."
The Sharks will be seeking their 16th consecutive win when they arrive at Cbus Super Stadium on Monday night but Henry adopted a philosophical approach to the imposing record they are accumulating.
"It means they're closer to a loss surely," said Henry.
"The streak's irrelevant to us. So they've had a run – it's been a great run – but it's a game we just need to win.
"All we know with the streak is that they've got plenty of confidence and played good footy for quite a long time so they've got that behind them.
"We haven't got that. We've had a couple of weeks where we've played some decent footy, we need to back that up into the third week.
"If we do that and we're able to get a win then it sets us up nicely to stay in the eight and it alleviates the pressure of mathematically how many games we need to win to be there at the end of the year."
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A common type of property ownership is tenancy in common. With this type of co-ownership, everyone has an equal share in the property and has the right to use the entire property. A will can also transfer property as a tenancy in common, so that the property is shared among several specified beneficiaries. A person may draft his will this way to ensure that several beneficiaries would be able to use the property. An example of a property that may be passed on as a tenancy in common is a family's summer home.
Generally, a tenant in common may sell her rights to the property without the permission of the other co-owners. This means that at any time a situation might arise in which the co-owners must share the property with someone with whom they do not want to associate. If a co-owner wants to modify the property in any way, he must first obtain the permission of all the other co-owners. Co-owning property with certain people may be difficult because their inflexibility makes it impossible to improve the property. If one of the co-owners would rather own a piece of the property and not have to get permission for any modifications he wants to pursue, he can petition to court to partition.
Another type of co-ownership is joint tenancy. This type of co-ownership is similar to tenancy in common except that it is subject to the "right of survivorship." With survivorship, when one of the co-owners dies, his rights to the property are transferred to the other owners. The deceased co-owner's heirs do not have any rights to the co-owned property. The last living co-owner owns the property outright and can leave it to her heirs. A will can create a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship for property left to heirs. Partitioning ends a joint tenancy, however, and the right of survivorship no longer applies to the property. After partitioning, the co-owners each control a portion of the original property and are able to leave that portion to their heirs.
During a partition proceeding, a court will establish the property rights of each owner. A court will generally consider the contributions each owner has made to the property, such as payment for repairs, taxes, maintenance, and improvements. Once each owner's rights are established, the court may either partition in kind or partition by sale. A partition in kind means that the property is divided among the co-owners. A partition by sale means that the property must be sold and the proceeds from the sale are divided among the co-owners. Property is subject to the law of the state where it is located, and the partitioning process will vary among states.
When title to property -- usually real estate -- is held by tenants in common, each of those tenants owns a portion of the property. The portion is a legal entity rather than a physical one. If you own property as a tenant in common, you have the right to use the entire premises, but you only actually own a percentage of its value. You can't sell the property without the consent of the other tenant, the person you own the property with. However, you can sell your portion of the ownership, and if you pass away, your portion is an asset of your estate.


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Specific Type: Wooden
Seating: 6 cars, 2 x 2
Height: 95 feet
Speed: 50 MPH
Inversions: 0
Length: 3,400 feet
Manufacturer: Dinn Corporation
Official Debut: 5/1990
Darien Lake Themepark Resort, back in the days when the park was known simply as Darien Lake, was looking for another big thrill ride aside from its star attraction, the classic 1982 looping coaster called Viper. After years of expansion in the late 1980's including Adventureland for kids, landscaping throughout the park, and Grizzly Run Rapids, it was time for another roller coaster. It was 1990 and aside from a new water park called Barracuda Bay, a twisted wooden coaster would rise as well. During the late 1980's, the wooden coaster was not that popular; the only company that made wooden coasters at the time was the famed Dinn Corporation. The company's head designer was Curtis D. Summers, and it was known for designing wooden coasters such as Mean Streak at Cedar Point; Texas Giant at Six Flags over Texas; and the classic Kings Island coaster, the Beast. The location, a calm lakeside setting, was the former site of a Huss Troika ride called Thrillbilly.
The story of this twisted wooden creation takes place deep inside the woods. A sudden storm came without any warning and the wooden swamp of darkness was charged with a sudden blast of energy; energy so explosive that a creature was created. The creature embodied all the reckless unpredictability and furious speed of the attacking storm itself. It was an insatiable creature nourished by sheer terror. Some say it stopped its fierce stalking only when there was nothing left to conquer... until now; because the sense of its lurking presence can be felt on this wild ride. This wild ride would be called the Predator, and soon enough on the shores of Darien Lake rose a ninety-five-foot-tall twisted wooden coaster that took a course out and back twice with speeds rushing over fifty miles per hour and over 3,400 feet of track packed into a two-minute-long ride. With those stats, Predator became New York state's largest wooden coaster and still holds that title today.
Soon-to-be prey run through the park toward the wooden structure and enter under the ride's sign. Boarding two-across, twelve-rowed Dinn trains that hold twenty-four people total, riders pull down their lap bars and prepare to go on the wild ride of this uncontrollable creature. Dipping out of the station and turning around into the lift, the chain pulls riders slowly to a height of ninety-five feet in the air before dipping into a left turn separating the train from the lift. Following the turn, riders then go down the first drop and, following that, a camelback hill. On the way down from the first hill, riders smile for the camera and then head back up again and turn around. Dipping down again, passengers then encounter another airtime hill, back down again into another hill before going into a twisted turnaround drop. After the second high-speed turnaround, riders then head up two more airtime hills before entering the third turnaround. Twisting inside the wooden structure, Predator turns riders around back toward the station. After the third and last turnaround, riders go through more airtime as three more airtime hills come before a right turn into the brake run. Passengers finally exit the coaster after surviving the forest creature's intense ride.
By today standards, the Predator holds an intense ride, but is generally considered pale in comparison to the nearby Superman: Ride of Steel. On that serene lakeside location lies one wild and twisted wooden creation that should never be underestimated. Go from absolute cool to the height of terror; take a ride on the Predator, Six Flags Darien Lake's only wooden coaster and New York's largest wooden roller coaster. It's been waiting for its prey… you…
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SMARTnet provides enhancement and maintenance support resources during the operational lifetime of your Cisco networking device. SMARTnet augments the resources of your operations staff; it provides them with access to a wealth of expertise (both on line and via telephone), the ability to refresh their system software at will, and a range of hardware advance replacement options.
This level of SMARTnet service delivers 8x5 Next Business Day hardware replacement, operating system updates (within your licensed feature set), 24x7 access to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), and anytime access to the extensive Cisco.com online knowledge base, resources, and tools. You'll also get Smart Services Diagnostics and Alerts.


How Do You Keep Your Hope Strong When It Comes To Marriage?
There is hope for marriage, even though it is widely stated that 50% of all marriages end in divorce. With statistics like that it can be difficult to keep your hope strong for marriage. Many people have lost their faith in the fact that marriage can be a positive and successful union. The truth is that committing yourself to someone that you truly love can be a wonderfully rewarding and fulfilling experience. The question is how do you keep your hope strong when it comes to marriage.
There are many reasons that marriages end in divorce, but many people feel that one of the most prevalent causes is that people simply rush into marriage. When you rush into marriage you may not really have a clear idea of who you are committing to or even what you are committing to.
One of the best ways to find hope that your relationship will last is to take the time to really get to know your partner. You do not need to feel like you have to rush down the aisle. You want to take the time to really create a solid foundation for your relationship. Take time to have meaningful conversations and to allow your relationship to progress past the infatuation stage that occurs at the beginning of any relationship.
Additionally, you can find hope for marriage in those relationships around you. Take a look at the successful relationships around you be it your parents, dear friends, or even colleagues. When looking at them try to take note of what really makes them work. Is it their solid friendship? Is it the excellent communication? Is it the amount of quality time that they spend together? By taking a note from their page you will be able to emulate the positives that you see in your own relationships. By learning from others you can restore your hope that you too will be able to successfully navigate your way through a relationship.
Another hope for marriage is the benefits that you get from the union. The truth is that married people have many positives come out of their union. Unfortunately, many people do not realize the benefits, which leads to the loss of hope in marriage. If you take note of them you can start to really see the benefits of committing to someone you love. For example, there is a reason that people want to be in a partnership. Having a partner helps you feel less alone and gives you the support that you need to make it through the difficult twists and turns that life throws at you.
Statistically most married folks tend to be happier in their day-to-day lives. In fact 48% of married individuals state that they are very happy as opposed to only 28% of single folks. With numbers like that you have to have some hope for marriage and what it can bring your life. While marriage won't make you instantly happy on its own, if you put some effort into your marriage you will end up with a successful relationship that will enrich your day-to-day life.


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Old Man And The Sea 1952 Book Club Edition
Ernest Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA 1s UK/DJ/ ~ $ $ Free shipping. A Moveable Feast - Ernest Hemingway,Vintage Book Club Edition, HC DJ.
$ Ernest Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Book Club Edition Hardcover New York Charles Scribner's Sons Very Good in a Good dust jacket. A few chips and tears to End date: Jul 30, It is about the love between the 'Old Man' (Santiago) and a young boy, his protege, his apprentice, his beloved companion, and about the boys love for him, too. And if love is also 'committment,' as it surely is, this, too, is what this book is about The 'old man's' commitment to break his streak of /5(K).
That edition was illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. This edition is not illustrated, but does includes one picture on the title page.
This title page illustration by Raymond Sheppard is the same as the one on page 7 of the illustrated edition, captioned ''He was an old man who fished alone''. The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway (), 1st Edition, 2nd Printing.
$ + $ shippingSeller Rating: % positive. Apr 01, · Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. pages. Book Club Edition with on the title page and this title is the last title on books by Ernest Hemingway page Book Edition: 1st Edition. Aug 18, · Charles Scribners' Sons, NY, 1st Illustrated Edition.
Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The Old Man and the Sea' is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with Read more.
Jul 21, · Ernest Hemingway did more to influence the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established him as one of the greatest literary lights of the 20th xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai classic novella The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in Picture of the first edition dust jacket for The Old Man and the Sea. Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Old Man and the Sea.
Picture of dust jacket where original $ price is found for The Old Man and the Sea. There are two variant dust jackets. Printed in for the Book of the Month Club, this is an outstanding version of a first-year printing. First Edition: Old Man and the Sea.
Hemingway. Book Club Version "W".End date: May 02, About this Item: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. For sale is a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for the 1st Edition of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway, Book Of The Month Club Edition w. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. book in good or better condition- dust jacket is bright with tear as shown in photo.
previous owner's name has been blacked out as seen in the xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai Rating: % positive. The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in in Cuba, and published in It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime.
One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba. a NICE HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION book club of ernest hemingway's the old man and the sea the ORIGINAL dustjacket, not clipped but without a price and in protective mylar, has a couple nicks and small tears on the spine extremities and corners.
there are also a couple of small closed tears (from the inside) and a slight all but unnoticable discolorization on the left upper left of the back cover jacket. The Old Man and the Sea xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai - 1 - The Old Man and the Sea By Ernest Hemingway xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai To Charlie Shribner And To Max Perkins He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.
A first book club edition copy of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. This book is presented in a cloth on board cover with a pictorial dust jacket. This copy was published by Charles Scribner's Sons in and is marked with a letter "W" at its copyright page. The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Picture of the first edition dust jacket for The Old Man and the Sea. Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Old Man and the Sea. Picture of dust jacket where original $ price is found for The Old Man and the Sea.
There are two variant dust jackets. A first Book-of-the-Month Club edition of Ernest Hemingway's classic novel The Old Man and the Sea, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Retains its original dust jacket. Oblong folio, 82 pp., Limited to numbered copies, signed by the photographer, Alfred Eisenstadt, Bound in 1/4 dark blue goatskin & linen-covered boards with a black, suede-lined clamshell box with inlaid leather spine label.
The five photogravure plates were printed on. A circa hardcover, "Book of the Month Club Selection" edition of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. This edition was printed by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. This edition features it's original dust jacket with an illustrated issue of a port town to the front and a black and white photo of Hemingway to the back. Aug 22, · Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, First Edition, First Printing with the Scribner' "A" and the publisher's Seal.
A beautiful copy. This First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with minor wear to the spine. This ORIGINAL The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway, Ernest Join the Bibliophiles' Club and start saving 10% on every book. The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ais: K.
Sep 08, · The first edition of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway was published in by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. Though after it was published it was received with several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Nobel Prize for Literature, it was not printed in as high of numbers as the first edition.
Max Perkins, who also edited F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe, died in and Scribner, who was president of the publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, died in The last work published by Hemingway during his lifetime, signed first editions can sell upwards of $15, - $17, Read more: Identifying first editions of The Old Man And.
A book club edition copy of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (American, ). The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in This book, published by Scribner's Sons of New York, is marked with an 'A' on the copyright page and does not feature the Scribner seal. The dust jacket is not. Oct 31, · Number of responses: (a subsequent searches with "" narrowed field to ) At least 50% of the search produced actual first editions of "The Old Man and the Sea." Actual price range: Starting at 36, USD for a signed title bearing "the letter 'A' and the Scribner's colophon and dust jackets with original $ on front.
Aug 10, · The Old Man and the Sea. Author Hemingway, Ernest Book condition Used Binding Hardcover Publisher Charles Scribner's & Sons Place of Publication New York Date published Keywords Ernest Hemingway First Edition, Old Man and the Sea First Edition. 1;Ernest Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Edition Scribner's Sons. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Definitely has some issues. Slight bend to structure of book. Was a masonic library copy. Considerable wear on cover. Has what appears to be a first Author: Ernest Hemingway. [vii], 99pp. "Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish.
It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai Old Man and the Sea, an apparently simple fable, represents the mature Hemingway at his best. ARC 1st Print The Old Man And The Sea Ernest Hemingway Jonathan Cape UK H/B. £ + £ postage.
Make offer - ARC 1st Print The Old Man And The Sea Ernest Hemingway Jonathan Cape UK H/B. Ernest Hemingway - The Garden Of Eden A Novel uk First Edition Hardback Islands in the Stream - First UK Edition - 1st Book. £.
Jul 25, · Ernest Hemingway did more to influence the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established him as one of the greatest literary lights of the 20th xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai classic novella The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in Reviews: K.
The Old Man and the Sea was the last of Hemingway s full-length works to be published during his lifetime, and tells the tale of a young boy, an old man and a giant fish. The novel won Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction inand it was specifically mentioned when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the following year.
The Old Man and the Sea Author Hemingway, Ernest Format/binding Hardcover Book condition Used - Very Good Jacket condition Very Good Quantity available 1 Edition First Edition, First Issue Binding Hardcover Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons Place of Publication New York Date published Keywords Classics. The Old Man and the Sea.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Item Number: New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, First edition of Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth.
Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels. A very nice example. Life Magazine September 1 First printing of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. 10 1/2 X 14 88 pages. Good. Wear/soil/rub, mostly to edges, light age tone and original owner's address label on lower left front cover. The first appearance in print of The Old Man and the Sea; published 11 days in advance of the book's publication.
Dec 27, · Here's a classic: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. Scribner and Sons, "The Old Man and the Sea" first appeared as a page insert in the Sept.
1,issue of Life. No names on the book or writting in it. Earnest Hemingway name is embossed on the front of the book. In the last picture this a review done by Henry Seidel Canby, for the book of the month club. I have two copies these will come with the book. This book was bought by my grandfather from the book of the month club in "The Old Man and the Sea" was the final novel written and published during Hemingway's lifetime.
Written init was first published in Life magazine in the fall of The first edition was. Editions for The Old Man and the Sea: (Hardcover published in ), (Paperback published in ), (Paperback published in ). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Ernest Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA True First Edition "A" Seal HCDJ at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Ernest Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Book Club Edition.
C $ C $ shipping: + C $ shipping. The Old Man And The. The Old Man and the Sea was the last major book Hemingway wrote, and it led to his receiving the Pulitzer Prize in and the Nobel Prize for Literature in I urge you to read this short book and discover one of the greatest works in American literature/5(). Mar 04, · The book was The Old Man and the Sea, published first in a single issue of Life magazine.
Mr. Hemingway's story of the struggle between a weather-beaten Cuban fisherman and a giant marlin won the. Find Antique Books, Rare Edition Books, 1st Ed Books, and more Chapman And Hall, London Presentation Copy. $1, Hemingway Ernest. Hemingway Ernest - Old Man And The Sea True 1st Edition A Nice Copy.
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As the year-old gets ready to pass on his. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway () In Ernest Hemmingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago's search for The Big Fish is a means for turning his luck and reputation around. More than just a mere fish, the marlin of his dreams is an elusive phantasm, a possibility to focus on, an ideal concept to draw strength from and a.
Ernest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel ever, with millions of copies sold—now featuring early drafts and supplementary material as well as a personal foreword by the only living son of the author, Patrick Hemingway, and an introduction by the author's grandson Seán Hemingway. The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of. Book Review 3+ out of 5 stars to The Old Man and the Sea, a classic book that most Americans read in middle or high school, written in by Ernest Hemingway.
When you hear the author's name, it's a famous one, and most likely, everyone's familiar with the title, too/5(K). The Old Man and the Sea. HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Item Number: New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, First edition. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some rubbing to the crown of the spine.
The Old Man and the Sea. HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Item Number: New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, First edition. Octavo, original light blue cloth. Near fine with some offsetting to the front endpaper in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the blue tint and $ price with light wear to the spine tips. A nice example. pages | Hardcover Ernest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel ever, with millions of copies sold—now featuring early drafts and supplementary material as well as a personal foreword by the only living son of the author, Patrick Hemingway, and an introduction by the author's grandson Seán xn--80aqafbcerwjl3k.xn--p1ai last no.
Charles Scribners' Sons, NY, 1st Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The Old Man and the Sea' is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down.
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But I think that, from posted answers, Arckon has a big potential.
Glad to hear it :). As much potential as there is work to do, I'd say.
"That's good. I'm not sure if I like you." – Ugh, brutally honest!
There's actually a very basic ethics system in it, which also makes it refuse to turn off the computer when I ask it to.
I have been laughing myself silly over here, reading through these and some of your earlier posts with the Turing Test responses. I am also impressed, though.
I was always going for a mix of impressively silly :). It looks like you are working on a similar project so I take it the familiarity adds to the amusement.


The majority of people have faced a health problem with acne at least once in a lifetime. It can be quite persistent and can spread all over the face and body creating big rose drops, small wounds and sometimes even scars. Of course, all who have this problem want to get rid of it as soon as possible.
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If you want to learn how to make a homemade face for acne, then please read further. They can be made of various ingredients and supplements such as lemon juice, papaya, greek yogurt, Aloe Vera and so on. The list is long, but we will mention only the most efficient methods.
To start, you have to prepare your face before taking the mask. It means you have to clean it with cool water, and it should be totally dry before applying the mask. Normally, the best masks are those completely natural ones because the possibility of side effects is significantly lower with them.
Combination of lemon, green tea, sugar, and honey is exactly the mask you are looking for. If it is prepared well, there is a high chance that you will get rid of acne with its help. To begin, you will need three teaspoons of sugar, one teaspoon of lemon juice, one tablespoon of green tea, and one tablespoon of raw honey.
Mix all those ingredients together while forming a paste. It should be ready for use after two minutes of constant mixing. Apply the paste on the affected areas on facial skin and leave it that way for 15 minutes. Remove the past with warm water after the time frame, and you can also use a washcloth for more efficient cleaning. It is important to use organic tea and pure honey for this purpose because they have the highest level of antioxidants. Following this recipe, you will find out how to make a homemade face mask for acne.
Coconut oil, honey, and baking soda are also a great combination for this purpose. You will need one tablespoon of raw honey, one teaspoon of coconut oil, and one teaspoon of baking soda. You should mix them together for two minutes to create a paste. After that, you should apply the past over your affected areas leaving it there for fifteen minutes. Clean your face with warm water and washcloth to remove the mask from your face.
The third way is also good, but maybe not as efficient as the first one. To start, you will have to prepare one teaspoon of cinnamon, one inch of fresh aloe vera, and three tablespoons of honey. Mix them together for two minutes to create the past, and apply the mask over your affected areas. Leave it there for 15 minutes and remove it from the face in the same way as the masks above.


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It was a long strange weekend. I went to Squonk Opera on Friday night, after an hour of Balkan singing rehearsals for Lenai. After the show, I headed back to the rehearsals (all this was happening on campus at Stanford) just in time to go out to dinner with everyone at Taxis on University where we were offered table service by the very enthusiastic cashier. Sweet kid.
Saturday morning I woke up with the most excruciating pain in my lower back. I think it may have been the running from the rehearsal to the theater (in heels). I'm not sure. All I know is that that it hurt. A lot. Still does. It's getting better slowly though. Now, five days into it, four ibuprofen every six hours seems to be dulling it sufficiently.
So Sunday the great breakfast mission continued based on a recommendation from Sean. We went to Stacks in Campbell. It was pretty decent, but it had some really odd quirks. I looked up their address online before going on Sunday and found that a user on Citysearch had given it a low rating because of "Don Juan". So I admit, I was looking for it. But he was there. If it was young and cute and wearing makeup or heels, he was somehow drawn to their table for every little thing. For better or worse, he did not favor Kelly or I with such attention. I think there's a strong chance she would've thrown him to the ground if he had. The other odd quirk about the place was that even though their name implied pancakes, those only appeared on the menu in a cameo role. By contrast, almost every breakfast featured both potatoes and a bagel. I don't know why. I asked for a pancake to be substituted for my bagel, but they wouldn't do that. Okie dokie. Anyhoo, Stacks wasn't bad, but it didn't break into the top five either.
Monday I spent hunting for a hotel. In London. Rick and I are finally going. We're leaving March 22nd, spending 7 nights in and around London, and 7 nights in and around Paris. So on Monday, I found a great site called Londontown.com and they had a listing for the Rushmore Hotel, which was one of the ones I'd circled in the Frommer's guide, so we're staying there. On Tuesday night, I narrowed down Paris and sent email. It looks like we'll be at the Familia Hotel in Paris. I can't wait. Rick has never been off of this continent. And we've been wanting to go for four years. And now it's really going to happen. He's got a passport. We've got plane tickets. And I can hear Mickey whispering in my ear, "Beinvenue Ammy!" Wheeee!
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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "dwarf_eh.h"
#include "objc/runtime.h"
#include "objc/hooks.h"
#include "class.h"
#include "objcxx_eh.h"

#ifndef NO_PTHREADS
#include <pthread.h>
#endif

#ifndef DEBUG_EXCEPTIONS
#define DEBUG_LOG(...)
#else
#define DEBUG_LOG(str, ...) fprintf(stderr, str, ## __VA_ARGS__)
#endif

#ifndef __has_builtin
#define __has_builtin(x) 0
#endif
#if !__has_builtin(__builtin_unreachable)
#define __builtin_unreachable abort
#endif

/**
 * Class of exceptions to distinguish between this and other exception types.
 */
static const uint64_t objc_exception_class = EXCEPTION_CLASS('G','N','U','C','O','B','J','C');
static const uint64_t cxx_exception_class = EXCEPTION_CLASS('G','N','U','C','C','+','+','\0');

/**
 * Structure used as a header on thrown exceptions.
 */
struct objc_exception
{
	/** The selector value to be returned when installing the catch handler.
	 * Used at the call site to determine which catch() block should execute.
	 * This is found in phase 1 of unwinding then installed in phase 2.*/
	int handlerSwitchValue;
	/** The cached landing pad for the catch handler.*/
	void *landingPad;
	/**
	 * Next pointer for chained exceptions.
	 */
	struct objc_exception *next;
	/**
	 * The number of nested catches that may hold this exception.  This is
	 * negative while an exception is being rethrown.
	 */
	int catch_count;
	/** The language-agnostic part of the exception header. */
	struct _Unwind_Exception unwindHeader;
	/** Thrown object.  This is after the unwind header so that the C++
	 * exception handler can catch this as a foreign exception. */
	id object;
	/** C++ exception structure.  Used for mixed exceptions.  When we are in
	 * Objective-C++ code, we create this structure for passing to the C++
	 * exception personality function.  It will then handle installing
	 * exceptions for us.  */
	struct _Unwind_Exception *cxx_exception;
};

struct objc_exception *objc_exception_from_header(struct _Unwind_Exception *ex)
{
	return (struct objc_exception*)((char*)ex -
			offsetof(struct objc_exception, unwindHeader));
}

typedef enum
{
	handler_none,
	handler_cleanup,
	handler_catchall_id,
	handler_catchall,
	handler_class
} handler_type;

/**
 * Saves the result of the landing pad that we have found.  For ARM, this is
 * stored in the generic unwind structure, while on other platforms it is
 * stored in the Objective-C exception.
 */
static void saveLandingPad(struct _Unwind_Context *context,
                           struct _Unwind_Exception *ucb,
                           struct objc_exception *ex,
                           int selector,
                           dw_eh_ptr_t landingPad)
{
#ifdef __arm__
	// On ARM, we store the saved exception in the generic part of the structure
	ucb->barrier_cache.sp = _Unwind_GetGR(context, 13);
	ucb->barrier_cache.bitpattern[1] = (uint32_t)selector;
	ucb->barrier_cache.bitpattern[3] = (uint32_t)landingPad;
#else
	// Cache the results for the phase 2 unwind, if we found a handler
	// and this is not a foreign exception.  We can't cache foreign exceptions
	// because we don't know their structure (although we could cache C++
	// exceptions...)
	if (ex)
	{
		ex->handlerSwitchValue = selector;
		ex->landingPad = landingPad;
	}
#endif
}

/**
 * Loads the saved landing pad.  Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
 */
static int loadLandingPad(struct _Unwind_Context *context,
                          struct _Unwind_Exception *ucb,
                          struct objc_exception *ex,
                          unsigned long *selector,
                          dw_eh_ptr_t *landingPad)
{
#ifdef __arm__
	*selector = ucb->barrier_cache.bitpattern[1];
	*landingPad = (dw_eh_ptr_t)ucb->barrier_cache.bitpattern[3];
	return 1;
#else
	if (ex)
	{
		*selector = ex->handlerSwitchValue;
		*landingPad = ex->landingPad;
		return 0;
	}
	return 0;
#endif
}

static inline _Unwind_Reason_Code continueUnwinding(struct _Unwind_Exception *ex,
                                                    struct _Unwind_Context *context)
{
#ifdef __arm__
	if (__gnu_unwind_frame(ex, context) != _URC_OK) { return _URC_FAILURE; }
#endif
	return _URC_CONTINUE_UNWIND;
}

static void cleanup(_Unwind_Reason_Code reason, struct _Unwind_Exception *e)
{
	/*
  if (header->exceptionDestructor)
		  header->exceptionDestructor (e + 1);

	free((struct objc_exception*) ((char*)e - offsetof(struct objc_exception,
					unwindHeader)));
					*/
}
/**
 * Throws an Objective-C exception.  This function is, unfortunately, used for
 * rethrowing caught exceptions too, even in @finally() blocks.  Unfortunately,
 * this means that we have some problems if the exception is boxed.
 */
void objc_exception_throw(id object)
{

	SEL rethrow_sel = sel_registerName("rethrow");
	if ((nil != object) &&
	    (class_respondsToSelector(classForObject(object), rethrow_sel)))
	{
		DEBUG_LOG("Rethrowing\n");
		IMP rethrow = objc_msg_lookup(object, rethrow_sel);
		rethrow(object, rethrow_sel);
		// Should not be reached!  If it is, then the rethrow method actually
		// didn't, so we throw it normally.
	}

	DEBUG_LOG("Throwing %p\n", object);

	struct objc_exception *ex = calloc(1, sizeof(struct objc_exception));

	ex->unwindHeader.exception_class = objc_exception_class;
	ex->unwindHeader.exception_cleanup = cleanup;

	ex->object = object;

	_Unwind_Reason_Code err = _Unwind_RaiseException(&ex->unwindHeader);
	free(ex);
	if (_URC_END_OF_STACK == err && 0 != _objc_unexpected_exception)
	{
		_objc_unexpected_exception(object);
	}
	DEBUG_LOG("Throw returned %d\n",(int) err);
	abort();
}

static Class get_type_table_entry(struct _Unwind_Context *context,
                                  struct dwarf_eh_lsda *lsda,
                                  int filter)
{
	dw_eh_ptr_t record = lsda->type_table -
		dwarf_size_of_fixed_size_field(lsda->type_table_encoding)*filter;
	dw_eh_ptr_t start = record;
	int64_t offset = read_value(lsda->type_table_encoding, &record);

	if (0 == offset) { return Nil; }

	// ...so we need to resolve it
	char *class_name = (char*)(intptr_t)resolve_indirect_value(context,
			lsda->type_table_encoding, offset, start);

	if (0 == class_name) { return Nil; }

	DEBUG_LOG("Class name: %s\n", class_name);

	if (strcmp("@id", class_name) == 0) { return (Class)1; }

	return (Class)objc_getClass(class_name);
}

static BOOL isKindOfClass(Class thrown, Class type)
{
	do
	{
		if (thrown == type)
		{
			return YES;
		}
		thrown = class_getSuperclass(thrown);
	} while (Nil != thrown);

	return NO;
}

static handler_type check_action_record(struct _Unwind_Context *context,
                                        BOOL foreignException,
                                        struct dwarf_eh_lsda *lsda,
                                        dw_eh_ptr_t action_record,
                                        Class thrown_class,
                                        unsigned long *selector)
{
	if (!action_record) { return handler_cleanup; }
	while (action_record)
	{
		int filter = read_sleb128(&action_record);
		dw_eh_ptr_t action_record_offset_base = action_record;
		int displacement = read_sleb128(&action_record);
		*selector = filter;
		DEBUG_LOG("Filter: %d\n", filter);
		if (filter > 0)
		{
			Class type = get_type_table_entry(context, lsda, filter);
			DEBUG_LOG("%p type: %d\n", type, !foreignException);
			// Catchall
			if (Nil == type)
			{
				return handler_catchall;
			}
			// We treat id catches as catchalls when an object is thrown and as
			// nothing when a foreign exception is thrown
			else if ((Class)1 == type)
			{
				DEBUG_LOG("Found id catch\n");
				if (!foreignException)
				{
					return handler_catchall_id;
				}
			}
			else if (!foreignException && isKindOfClass(thrown_class, type))
			{
				DEBUG_LOG("found handler for %s\n", type->name);
				return handler_class;
			}
			else if (thrown_class == type)
			{
				return handler_class;
			}
		}
		else if (filter == 0)
		{
			DEBUG_LOG("0 filter\n");
			// Cleanup?  I think the GNU ABI doesn't actually use this, but it
			// would be a good way of indicating a non-id catchall...
			return handler_cleanup;
		}
		else
		{
			DEBUG_LOG("Filter value: %d\n"
					"Your compiler and I disagree on the correct layout of EH data.\n",
					filter);
			abort();
		}
		*selector = 0;
		action_record = displacement ?
			action_record_offset_base + displacement : 0;
	}
	return handler_none;
}

/**
 * The Objective-C exception personality function implementation.  This is
 * shared by the GCC-compatible and the new implementation.
 *
 * The key difference is that the new implementation always returns the
 * exception object and boxes it.
 */
static inline _Unwind_Reason_Code internal_objc_personality(int version,
                                                            _Unwind_Action actions,
                                                            uint64_t exceptionClass,
                                                            struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject,
                                                            struct _Unwind_Context *context,
                                                            BOOL isNew)
{
	DEBUG_LOG("%s personality function called %p\n", isNew ? "New" : "Old", exceptionObject);

	// This personality function is for version 1 of the ABI.  If you use it
	// with a future version of the ABI, it won't know what to do, so it
	// reports a fatal error and give up before it breaks anything.
	if (1 != version)
	{
		return _URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR;
	}
	struct objc_exception *ex = 0;
#ifdef DEBUG_EXCEPTIONS
	char *cls = (char*)&exceptionClass;
#endif
	DEBUG_LOG("Class: %c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c\n", cls[7], cls[6], cls[5], cls[4], cls[3], cls[2], cls[1], cls[0]);

	// Check if this is a foreign exception.  If it is a C++ exception, then we
	// have to box it.  If it's something else, like a LanguageKit exception
	// then we ignore it (for now)
	BOOL foreignException = exceptionClass != objc_exception_class;
	// Is this a C++ exception containing an Objective-C++ object?
	BOOL objcxxException = NO;
	// The object to return
	void *object = NULL;

#ifdef NO_OBJCXX
	if (exceptionClass == cxx_exception_class)
	{
		int objcxx;
		id obj = objc_object_for_cxx_exception(exceptionObject, &objcxx);
		objcxxException = objcxx;
		if (objcxxException)
		{
			object = obj;
			DEBUG_LOG("ObjC++ object exception %p\n", object);
			// This is a foreign exception, buy for the purposes of exception
			// matching, we pretend that it isn't.
			foreignException = NO;
		}
	}
#endif

	Class thrown_class = Nil;

	if (objcxxException)
	{
		thrown_class = (object == 0) ? Nil : classForObject((id)object);
	}
	// If it's not a foreign exception, then we know the layout of the
	// language-specific exception stuff.
	else if (!foreignException)
	{
		ex = objc_exception_from_header(exceptionObject);
		if (ex->object != nil)
	        {
			thrown_class = classForObject(ex->object);
		}
	}
	else if (_objc_class_for_boxing_foreign_exception)
	{
		thrown_class = _objc_class_for_boxing_foreign_exception(exceptionClass);
		DEBUG_LOG("Foreign class: %p\n", thrown_class);
	}
	unsigned char *lsda_addr = (void*)_Unwind_GetLanguageSpecificData(context);
	DEBUG_LOG("LSDA: %p\n", lsda_addr);

	// No LSDA implies no landing pads - try the next frame
	if (0 == lsda_addr)
	{
		return continueUnwinding(exceptionObject, context);
	}

	// These two variables define how the exception will be handled.
	struct dwarf_eh_action action = {0};
	unsigned long selector = 0;

	if (actions & _UA_SEARCH_PHASE)
	{
		DEBUG_LOG("Search phase...\n");
		struct dwarf_eh_lsda lsda = parse_lsda(context, lsda_addr);
		action = dwarf_eh_find_callsite(context, &lsda);
		handler_type handler = check_action_record(context, foreignException,
				&lsda, action.action_record, thrown_class, &selector);
		DEBUG_LOG("handler: %d\n", handler);
		// If there's no action record, we've only found a cleanup, so keep
		// searching for something real
		if (handler == handler_class ||
		   ((handler == handler_catchall_id) && !foreignException) ||
			(handler == handler_catchall))
		{
			saveLandingPad(context, exceptionObject, ex, selector, action.landing_pad);
			DEBUG_LOG("Found handler! %d\n", handler);
			return _URC_HANDLER_FOUND;
		}
		return continueUnwinding(exceptionObject, context);
	}
	DEBUG_LOG("Phase 2: Fight!\n");

	// TODO: If this is a C++ exception, we can cache the lookup and cheat a
	// bit
	if (!(actions & _UA_HANDLER_FRAME))
	{
		DEBUG_LOG("Not the handler frame, looking up the cleanup again\n");
		struct dwarf_eh_lsda lsda = parse_lsda(context, lsda_addr);
		action = dwarf_eh_find_callsite(context, &lsda);
		// If there's no cleanup here, continue unwinding.
		if (0 == action.landing_pad)
		{
			return continueUnwinding(exceptionObject, context);
		}
		handler_type handler = check_action_record(context, foreignException,
				&lsda, action.action_record, thrown_class, &selector);
		DEBUG_LOG("handler! %d %d\n", (int)handler,  (int)selector);
		// If this is not a cleanup, ignore it and keep unwinding.
		//if (check_action_record(context, foreignException, &lsda,
				//action.action_record, thrown_class, &selector) != handler_cleanup)
		if (handler != handler_cleanup)
		{
			DEBUG_LOG("Ignoring handler! %d\n",handler);
			return continueUnwinding(exceptionObject, context);
		}
		DEBUG_LOG("Installing cleanup...\n");
		// If there is a cleanup, we need to return the exception structure
		// (not the object) to the calling frame.  The exception object
		object = exceptionObject;
	}
	else if (foreignException || objcxxException)
	{
		struct dwarf_eh_lsda lsda = parse_lsda(context, lsda_addr);
		action = dwarf_eh_find_callsite(context, &lsda);
		check_action_record(context, foreignException, &lsda,
				action.action_record, thrown_class, &selector);
		// If it's a foreign exception, then box it.  If it's an Objective-C++
		// exception, then we need to delete the exception object.
		if (foreignException)
		{
			DEBUG_LOG("Doing the foreign exception thing...\n");
			//[thrown_class exceptionWithForeignException: exceptionObject];
			SEL box_sel = sel_registerName("exceptionWithForeignException:");
			IMP boxfunction = objc_msg_lookup((id)thrown_class, box_sel);
			if (!isNew)
			{
				object = boxfunction((id)thrown_class, box_sel, exceptionObject);
				DEBUG_LOG("Boxed as %p\n", object);
			}
		}
		else if (!isNew) // ObjCXX exception
		{
			_Unwind_DeleteException(exceptionObject);
		}
		// In the new EH ABI, we call objc_begin_catch() / and
		// objc_end_catch(), which will wrap their __cxa* versions.
	}
	else
	{
		// Restore the saved info if we saved some last time.
		loadLandingPad(context, exceptionObject, ex, &selector, &action.landing_pad);
		object = ex->object;
		if (!isNew)
		{
			free(ex);
		}
	}

	_Unwind_SetIP(context, (unsigned long)action.landing_pad);
	_Unwind_SetGR(context, __builtin_eh_return_data_regno(0),
			(unsigned long)(isNew ? exceptionObject : object));
	_Unwind_SetGR(context, __builtin_eh_return_data_regno(1), selector);

	DEBUG_LOG("Installing context, selector %d\n", (int)selector);
	return _URC_INSTALL_CONTEXT;
}

BEGIN_PERSONALITY_FUNCTION(__gnu_objc_personality_v0)
	return internal_objc_personality(version, actions, exceptionClass,
			exceptionObject, context, NO);
}
BEGIN_PERSONALITY_FUNCTION(__gnustep_objc_personality_v0)
	return internal_objc_personality(version, actions, exceptionClass,
			exceptionObject, context, YES);
}

BEGIN_PERSONALITY_FUNCTION(__gnustep_objcxx_personality_v0)
	if (exceptionClass == objc_exception_class)
	{
		struct objc_exception *ex = objc_exception_from_header(exceptionObject);
		if (0 == ex->cxx_exception)
		{
			id *newEx = __cxa_allocate_exception(sizeof(id));
			*newEx = ex->object;
			ex->cxx_exception = objc_init_cxx_exception(newEx);
			memcpy(ex->cxx_exception, exceptionObject, sizeof(struct _Unwind_Exception));
			ex->cxx_exception->exception_class = cxx_exception_class;
			ex->cxx_exception->exception_cleanup = cleanup;
		}
		exceptionObject = ex->cxx_exception;
		exceptionClass = cxx_exception_class;
	}
	return CALL_PERSONALITY_FUNCTION(__gxx_personality_v0);
}

// Weak references to C++ runtime functions.  We don't bother testing that
// these are 0 before calling them, because if they are not resolved then we
// should not be in a code path that involves a C++ exception.
__attribute__((weak)) void *__cxa_begin_catch(void *e);
__attribute__((weak)) void __cxa_end_catch(void);
__attribute__((weak)) void __cxa_rethrow(void);

enum exception_type
{
	NONE,
	CXX,
	OBJC,
	FOREIGN,
	BOXED_FOREIGN
};
struct thread_data
{
	enum exception_type current_exception_type;
	struct objc_exception *caughtExceptions;
};

// IF we don't have pthreads, then we fall back to using a per-thread
// structure.  This will leak memory if we terminate any threads with
// exceptions in-flight.
#ifdef NO_PTHREADS
static __thread struct thread_data thread_data;
#else
void clean_tls(void *td)
{
	struct thread_data *data = td;
}

static pthread_key_t key;
void init_key(void)
{
	pthread_key_create(&key, clean_tls);
}
#endif

struct thread_data *get_thread_data(void)
{
#ifndef NO_PTHREADS
	static pthread_once_t once_control = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
	pthread_once(&once_control, init_key);
	struct thread_data *td = pthread_getspecific(key);
	if (td == NULL)
	{
		td = calloc(sizeof(struct thread_data), 1);
		pthread_setspecific(key, td);
		if (pthread_getspecific(key) == NULL)
		{
			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to allocate thread-local storage for exceptions\n");
		}
	}
	return td;
#else
	return &td;
#endif
}

struct thread_data *get_thread_data_fast(void)
{
#ifndef NO_PTHREADS
	struct thread_data *td = pthread_getspecific(key);
	return td;
#else
	return &td;
#endif
}

id objc_begin_catch(struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject)
{
	struct thread_data *td = get_thread_data();
	DEBUG_LOG("Beginning catch %p\n", exceptionObject);
	if (exceptionObject->exception_class == objc_exception_class)
	{
		td->current_exception_type = OBJC;
		struct objc_exception *ex = objc_exception_from_header(exceptionObject);
		if (ex->catch_count == 0)
		{
			// If this is the first catch, add it to the list.
			ex->catch_count = 1;
			ex->next = td->caughtExceptions;
			td->caughtExceptions = ex;
		}
		else if (ex->catch_count < 0)
		{
			// If this is being thrown, mark it as caught again and increment
			// the refcount
			ex->catch_count = -ex->catch_count + 1;
		}
		else
		{
			// Otherwise, just increment the catch count
			ex->catch_count++;
		}
		DEBUG_LOG("objc catch\n");
		return ex->object;
	}
	// If we have a foreign exception while we have stacked exceptions, we have
	// a problem.  We can't chain them, so we follow the example of C++ and
	// just abort.
	if (td->caughtExceptions != 0)
	{
		// FIXME: Actually, we can handle a C++ exception if only ObjC
		// exceptions are in-flight
		abort();
	}
	// If this is a C++ exception, let the C++ runtime handle it.
	if (exceptionObject->exception_class == cxx_exception_class)
	{
		DEBUG_LOG("c++ catch\n");
		td->current_exception_type = CXX;
		return __cxa_begin_catch(exceptionObject);
	}
	DEBUG_LOG("foreign exception catch\n");
	// Box if we have a boxing function.
	if (_objc_class_for_boxing_foreign_exception)
	{
		Class thrown_class =
			_objc_class_for_boxing_foreign_exception(exceptionObject->exception_class);
		SEL box_sel = sel_registerName("exceptionWithForeignException:");
		IMP boxfunction = objc_msg_lookup((id)thrown_class, box_sel);
		if (boxfunction != 0)
		{
			id boxed = boxfunction((id)thrown_class, box_sel, exceptionObject);
			td->caughtExceptions = (struct objc_exception*)boxed;
			td->current_exception_type = BOXED_FOREIGN;
			return boxed;
		}
	}
	td->current_exception_type = FOREIGN;
	td->caughtExceptions = (struct objc_exception*)exceptionObject;
	// If this is some other kind of exception, then assume that the value is
	// at the end of the exception header.
	return (id)((char*)exceptionObject + sizeof(struct _Unwind_Exception));
}

void objc_end_catch(void)
{
	struct thread_data *td = get_thread_data_fast();
	// If this is a boxed foreign exception then the boxing class is
	// responsible for cleaning it up
	if (td->current_exception_type == BOXED_FOREIGN)
	{
		td->caughtExceptions = 0;
		td->current_exception_type = NONE;
		return;
	}
	DEBUG_LOG("Ending catch\n");
	// If this is a C++ exception, then just let the C++ runtime handle it.
	if (td->current_exception_type == CXX)
	{
		__cxa_end_catch();
		td->current_exception_type = OBJC;
		return;
	}
	if (td->current_exception_type == FOREIGN)
	{
		struct _Unwind_Exception *e = ((struct _Unwind_Exception*)td->caughtExceptions);
		e->exception_cleanup(_URC_FOREIGN_EXCEPTION_CAUGHT, e);
		td->current_exception_type = NONE;
		td->caughtExceptions = 0;
		return;
	}
	// Otherwise we should do the cleanup thing.  Nested catches are possible,
	// so we only clean up the exception if this is the last reference.
	assert(td->caughtExceptions != 0);
	struct objc_exception *ex = td->caughtExceptions;
	// If this is being rethrown decrement its (negated) catch count, but don't
	// delete it even if its catch count would be 0.
	if (ex->catch_count < 0)
	{
		ex->catch_count++;
		return;
	}
	ex->catch_count--;
	if (ex->catch_count == 0)
	{
		td->caughtExceptions = ex->next;
		free(ex);
	}
}

void objc_exception_rethrow(struct _Unwind_Exception *e)
{
	struct thread_data *td = get_thread_data_fast();
	// If this is an Objective-C exception, then
	if (td->current_exception_type == OBJC)
	{
		struct objc_exception *ex = objc_exception_from_header(e);
		assert(e->exception_class == objc_exception_class);
		assert(ex == td->caughtExceptions);
		assert(ex->catch_count > 0);
		// Negate the catch count, so that we can detect that this is a
		// rethrown exception in objc_end_catch
		ex->catch_count = -ex->catch_count;
		_Unwind_Reason_Code err = _Unwind_Resume_or_Rethrow(e);
		free(ex);
		if (_URC_END_OF_STACK == err && 0 != _objc_unexpected_exception)
		{
			_objc_unexpected_exception(ex->object);
		}
		abort();
	}
	else if (td->current_exception_type == CXX)
	{
		assert(e->exception_class == cxx_exception_class);
		__cxa_rethrow();
	}
	if (td->current_exception_type == BOXED_FOREIGN)
	{
		SEL rethrow_sel = sel_registerName("rethrow");
		id object = (id)td->caughtExceptions;
		if ((nil != object) &&
		    (class_respondsToSelector(classForObject(object), rethrow_sel)))
		{
			DEBUG_LOG("Rethrowing boxed exception\n");
			IMP rethrow = objc_msg_lookup(object, rethrow_sel);
			rethrow(object, rethrow_sel);
		}
	}
	assert(e == (struct _Unwind_Exception*)td->caughtExceptions);
	_Unwind_Resume_or_Rethrow(e);
	abort();
}


text:
Roadside Fuels Reduction for Neighborhood Safety
Mattole Restoration Council's Fuels and Fire crew making firewood for the elderly from downed eucalyptus limbs.
By Ali Freedlund, Mattole Restoration Council
Picture this: A lovely country lane where multiple residents rumble from their driveways en route to the post office or store. On their way they pass a wall of thick, impenetrable brush and a hillside dense with fuels, until they carefully cross a narrow, one-lane bridge. They just catch their breath when they enter a long line of particularly frightening roadside fuels known as "The Eucalyptus Forest" (to be said in a loud wavering voice). This forest not only edges the road but sends long-reaching branches over the road and sometimes over PG&E lines on the other side. Now, imagine having the additional knowledge that Eucalyptus branches often drop from the air randomly. What a fright, right? Well, that is how residents expressed themselves at meetings of the Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council (LMFSC), several times.
Treating "The Eucalyptus Forest" (that loud voice again) and the other roadside edges described became a high priority not only among locals but with the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council (HCFSC). This route is the only ingress and egress for many in the neighborhood. Thus, the Mattole Restoration Council (MRC) contracted with HCFSC to reduce fuels along this County road segment. Funding for this project was provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as part of the California Climate Investments Program.
The beginning of the "The Eucalyptus Forest" branch-removal project
But this funding source was not going to deal with those hazardous branches. So, MRC applied to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Vegetation Management Program specifically to contract with a company to bring a bucket truck and extend the capabilities of our ground crew. We were awarded funding and the project began, first with Family Tree Resource, Inc., and their bucket truck crew. As a flagger supervisor on the job, I was thrilled to see so many branches lowered safely to the ground. And the best part was that MRC's Fuels and Fire crew were able not only to chip a lot of the material, but to make firewood to give away to our elders.
To fill in the backstory, the Mattole Restoration Council has collaborated with the Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council (LMFSC) since its formation in 2002 on ensuring our community's fire preparedness through planning and projects that reduce the impacts from wildfire. LMFSC is roughly composed of two communities: Honeydew and Petrolia, with their surrounding areas. Meetings include community members, volunteer fire fighters, CalFire, and representatives of our Neighborhood Emergency Service Teams. Until this year, LMFSC has regularly held two meetings a year to discuss current and future projects. Because of the restrictions from COVID-19, our regular June meeting was postponed, but fuels-reduction projects went ahead as they are considered essential.
The jumble of branches left behind by Family Tree Resource, Inc. for MRC's Fuels and Fire crew to unscramble.
After the bucket truck work, the MRC Fuels and Fire crew set about cleaning up the piles of material that had been pushed to the edge of the road. It was hectic. Fortunately, the crew had help from a volunteer neighbor-with-an-excavator to separate the larger material from the smaller stuff that needed to be prepped for chipping. After the chipping was done, firewood was made and delivered to 22 households. Then the second part of the project with County funding was implemented: remove fuels for an additional 30 feet into the forest (landowner specification) with sawyers, have swampers bring branch material to the roadside for chipping, chip the stuff, deliver dumploads of chips to residents who want it, bring logs down for firewood, rake and wrap up. Lastly, the road segment on the other side of the bridge (that dense wall of brush) was treated. Because of the need to stop and start work due to smoky conditions from distant wildfires and/or Red-Flag Warning days, the entire project took two months.
"The Eucalyptus Forest" before the project
Suffice to say, this roadside fuels-treatment project is atypical for Humboldt County. It is believed that "The Eucalyptus Forest" (loud voice again) was planted late in the 19th century and the smaller ingrowth was regularly used as a firewood source for decades. I even heard it was a public park at one time. But all that changed with the changing of ownerships. Until about 30 years ago, "The Eucalyptus Forest" was thinned of fuels more regularly. Therefore, many of the fuels removed on this project were very small 'pinner' trees that had packed into any available space. They will grow back, as Eucalyptus is wont to do, but for now, residents in the neighborhood can feel safer traveling the road, whether to go to the General Store or to evacuate in an emergency.
"The Eucalyptus Forest" after the project
This article highlights just one of the Eucalyptus areas treated along County roads in Petrolia this year. Two other segments were treated with the bucket truck, and one was not. Petrolia also lays claim to the largest Blue Gum Eucalyptus tree in the country just off the road on the way to Petrolia from Ferndale at the roadside cemetery. Native to Australia, Eucalyptus trees are beautiful as singular specimens but they invade quickly, are hard to get rid of, are dangerous when limbs fall, and are a HUGE fire hazard. But they do make good firewood.
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text:
La Texas Ranger Division (in italiano: Divisione Rangers Texani), i cui membri sono comunemente conosciuti come Texas Rangers (in italiano: Rangers Texani), è una forza di State police con sede ad Austin e giurisdizione all'interno del Texas, negli Stati Uniti d'America, ed è stata accreditata come la più antica forza di polizia di livello statale, State police, degli Stati Uniti d'America.

Ufficiosamente creati nel 1823 da Stephen Fuller Austin vennero poi formalmente costituiti nel 1835. Furono disciolti dalle autorità federali nell'epoca immediatamente successiva alla guerra di secessione, ma vennero ben presto riorganizzati dopo la restituzione del governo federale.

Hanno investigato su crimini che vanno dall'omicidio fino alla corruzione di politici, agendo anche come polizia anti sommossa e di investigazione, come scorta del Governatore del Texas e furono anche forza paramilitare al servizio della neonata Repubblica del Texas (1836-45) e dello stato federato del Texas. Hanno preso parte ai maggiori eventi della storia del Texas e furono coinvolti in alcuni dei casi più conosciuti del Vecchio West americano, tra cui quello del pistolero John Wesley Hardin, del rapinatore di banche Sam Bass e dei due fuorilegge Bonnie e Clyde. Molti libri sono stati scritti sui Ranger, dalle ricerche storiche fino ai pulp, cosa che ha permesso di inserirli nella mitologia dell'Ovest americano. Durante la loro lunga storia si è evoluta una tradizione sui Ranger; la loro importanza culturale e storica per il Texas è tale che il corpo dei Ranger Texani è legalmente protetto contro lo scioglimento.

Dal 1935 l'organizzazione è una divisione del Texas Department of Public Safety che funge come dipartimento statale di investigazione. Nel 2018 operavano nei Texas Ranger 234 persone, 166 agenti e 68 unità di supporto suddivise fra il personale amministrativo, il centro operazioni di sicurezza delle frontiere, l'intelligence e il team di armi e tattiche speciali.

Storia

La nascita

All'inizio degli anni venti dell'Ottocento era terminata la Guerra d'indipendenza del Messico e si erano stabilite in Texas tra le seicento e le settecento famiglie, la maggior parte delle quali provenienti dagli Stati Uniti. Poiché non c'era un esercito regolare a proteggere i cittadini dagli attacchi dei Nativi americani e dei banditi, nel 1823 Stephen Fuller Austin organizzò un gruppo armato piccolo e non ufficiale il cui compito era muoversi per il territorio nazionale; per questo furono conosciuti come rangers (il verbo to range over, in inglese significa appunto "girovagare", "muoversi per"). Il 4 agosto 1823 Austin scrisse quello che avrebbe voluto dai ranger: «... impiegare dieci uomini ... che agiscono come ranger per la difesa comune ... il salario che io darò ai dieci uomini è di quindici dollari al mese, pagabili con proprietà.» John Jackson Tumlinson Sr. è considerato dalla maggior parte degli storici dei Texas Rangers come il primo uomo caduto in azione. I Texas Rangers datano il loro anno di fondazione a questo evento.

Comunque non fu prima del 1835 che i Texas Rangers furono ufficialmente costituiti, dopo che Austin ritornò in Texas dalla sua prigionia a Città del Messico. Dopo il suo ritorno, Austin aiutò a organizzare un consiglio per guidare il gruppo. Il 17 ottobre, alla riunione del Governo Provvisorio del Texas, Daniel Parker propose una soluzione per costituire i Texas Rangers, in totale sessanta uomini distribuiti in tre compagnie. Questo fu istituito il 24 novembre dai legislatori texani. Il 28 novembre 1835 fu scelto Robert McAlpin Williamson come primo Maggiore dei Texas Rangers. In due anni i Ranger compresero trecento uomini.

Nei loro primi giorni i Texas Ranger si occuparono di proteggere le frontiere texane dagli attacchi dei Nativi contro i coloni. Durante la rivoluzione texana questi operarono come esploratori, spie, corrieri e guide per i coloni che fuggivano prima dell'arrivo dell'esercito messicano, operarono come retroguardia durante la Runaway Scrape (la ritirata dei combattenti dei coloni all'arrivo dei messicani) ed ebbero in generale compiti di supporto. Questi compiti minori continuarono dopo l'indipendenza, quando la regione divenne Repubblica del Texas sotto la presidenza di Sam Houston. Houston, che aveva vissuto a lungo tra i Cherokee (anche la moglie era Cherokee), favorì una coesistenza pacifica tra Nativi e coloni, una politica che lasciò poco spazio a una forza con le caratteristiche dei Ranger.

Le guerre indiane

Questa situazione cambiò rapidamente quando divenne presidente Mirabeau Lamar nel dicembre del 1838. Lamar aveva partecipato ad alcune schermaglie contro i Cherokee nel suo stato natale della Georgia; come molti texani non aveva dimenticato il supporto che i Cherokee avevano dato ai messicani nella rivolta di Cordova contro la Repubblica. Egli favorì lo sradicamento dei Nativi dal Texas, visione che aveva condiviso con il Capo della Giustizia della Suprema Corte Thomas Rusk. Lamar vide nei Ranger lo strumento ideale per l'incarico e ottenne dalla legislatura texana di radunare una forza di cinquantasei ranger assieme ad altre compagnie volontarie. Durante i successivi tre anni utilizzò i Ranger nella guerra contro i Cherokee e i Comanche dei quali riuscì a indebolire il controllo territoriale.

Sam Houston fu rieletto presidente della Repubblica del Texas il 12 dicembre 1841. Egli aveva preso nota dell'efficienza dei Ranger e accrebbe il loro numero a 150. Sotto il comando del capitano John Coffee Hays, questo contingente giocò un ruolo importante nella difesa contro l'invasione messicana comandata dal generale Adrian Wall nel 1842 e contro gli attacchi dei Nativi. Nonostante fosse giovane, il carismatico Hays fu una figura di aggregazione per i suoi uomini ed è spesso considerato il responsabile nel dare coesione, disciplina e mentalità di gruppo ai Ranger. Flacco, il capo della tribù Indiana, alleata dei Lipan, era solito chiamare Hays Bravo too much (it.: Troppo bravo). L'adozione dell'ottimo revolver Colt Paterson a cinque colpi (che era stato scartato dall'Esercito Americano) fu anch'esso una sua decisione. Hays addestrò i suoi uomini a mirare, sparare e ricaricare le armi mentre stavano in sella, un'innovazione radicale rispetto alla tecnica solitamente in uso all'epoca, quella di smontare da cavallo prima di sparare ai nemici e ricaricare, cosa necessaria con le armi più ingombranti. Questa tattica portava a effetti devastanti e, ben presto, fu imitata dalle forze armate. Dietro suggerimento di uno degli ufficiali di Hays, Samuel Hamilton Walker, la versione successiva di questo revolver fu quella famosa a sei colpi, la Walker Colt. Nel corso di questi anni ranger famosi come Hays, Walker o Benjamin McCulloch diedero al gruppo la reputazione di combattenti di frontiera.

La guerra messico-statunitense

Con l'annessione del Texas agli Stati Uniti e lo scoppio della guerra messico-statunitense nel 1846 molte compagnie dei ranger furono aggregate al servizio federale e questi vennero messi alla prova nelle battaglie di Palo Alto e di Resaca de la Palma. Da quel momento in poi, la loro efficacia come guerriglieri e guide dell'esercito federale attraverso un territorio che conoscevano, contraddistinsero l'offensiva statunitense. I ranger giocarono un ruolo importante nelle battaglie di Monterrey e di Buena Vista. L'esercito, comandato dal generale Winfield Scott, prese Veracruz nel marzo del 1847 e i ranger diedero ancora una volta un notevole contributo nell'assedio di Veracruz e nelle battaglie di Cerro Gordo e di Chapultepec.

Dalla guerra di secessione in poi

Durante la guerra di secessione  combatterono per gli Stati sudisti. Per questo furono sciolti nel 1865 dal governo dell'Unione, ma nel 1870 quando il Texas tornò a essere uno stato federale furono ricostituiti. Nel 1935 divenne una divisione del Texas Department of Public Safety.

Organizzazione
L'organizzazione dei Texas Rangers si basa sulle direttive stabilite nel 1935 ed è divisa in sette principali distaccamenti (o stazioni):

 Houston sede della compagnia A
 Garland sede della compagnia B
 Lubbock sede della compagnia C
 Weslaco sede della compagnia D
 El Paso sede della compagnia E
 Waco sede della compagnia F
 Austin sede del quartier generale (sigla: H)

Reparti

Unità specializzate
 Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) unità tattica con sede ad Austin addestrata per missioni critiche ad alto rischio.
 Artificieri facente parte dell'unità SWAT, è un'unità che opera per fornire una veloce risposta a situazioni di crisi che coinvolgono ordigni esplosivi di qualunque natura. La Squadra Artificieri è accreditata dal Federal Bureau of Investigation e rispetta le linee guida nazionali.
 Il Ranger Reconnaissance Team è la squadra tattica cui vengono assegnate operazioni segrete in aree remote dove le forze dell'ordine convenzionali non possono operare. Il principale compito di questa squadra è raccogliere informazioni e interrompere l'attività criminale, principalmente attività legate ai cartelli della droga.
 Special Response Teams (SRT) sono unità addestrate per svolgere servizi ad alto rischio e fornire una risposta iniziale, immediata e rapida agli incidenti critici che coinvolgono soggetti barricati con o senza ostaggi.
 Crisis Negotiation Teams (CNT) sono unità che hanno il compito di intervenire per risolvere incidenti in cui sono coinvolti individui emotivamente disturbati che possono aver preso ostaggi. Il loro compito e risolvere la situazione direttamente oppure raccogliere informazioni e passarle alle squadre di intervento speciale.
 Border Security Operations Center (BSOC) e Joint Operations and Intelligence Centres (JOIC). Il BSOC ha sede ad Austin ed è il centro di comando operazioni dei sei JOIC collocati al confine con il Messico. Svolgono attività di intelligence e raccolta di informazioni sulla sicurezza delle frontiere collaborando con le altre forze statali e federali fornendo, contestualmente, informazioni a tutte le unità dei Texas Ranger.

Cultura di massa
 Ricercati: ufficialmente morti (Extreme Prejudice). Film di Walter Hill con protagonista Nick Nolte che interpreta un ranger impegnato in una guerra personale contro un signore della droga, un tempo suo amico di infanzia.
 Walker Texas Ranger, la serie televisiva con Chuck Norris si ispira al corpo di polizia texana.
 Walker, remake dell'omonima serie televisiva con Jared Padalecki.
 Tex Willer, protagonista dell'omonima serie a fumetti ambientata nel far west, è un ufficiale del corpo dei Texas Rangers.

Note

Voci correlate
 Guerra d'indipendenza del Messico
 Guerre indiane
 Forze di polizia degli Stati Uniti d'America
 State police
 Texas Department of Public Safety

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Polizia locale statunitense
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