text:
In This Article Expand or collapse the "in this article" section Greek Building Technology and Methods
Literary and Epigraphic Sources
Ancient Literary Sources with Translation and Commentary
Building Inscriptions
Architectural Design and Construction
Greek Engineering and Technology
Ancient Mechanics and Machines
Architects and Builders
The Economics of Construction
Architectural Energetics and Monumentality
Perishable Building Materials
Stone Construction
Stoneworking Tools and Methods
Dressing and Setting
Masons' Marks
Masonry Styles
Arch and Vault Construction
Roofing Systems in Terracotta and Marble
Roof Structures and Ceilings
Greek Building Methods in the Larger Geographical Context and External Influences
Soil Subsidence and Foundations: Ancient Approaches and Archaeological Analysis
Seismic Analysis
Architecture of Beijing
William L. Price
Greek Building Technology and Methods
Alessandro Pierattini
Building technology encompasses all human activities involved in the production of buildings, from the alteration of natural resources for the production of building materials to their processing, transport, and assembly. The Greeks made significant contributions to the history of building technology. The Romans perfected several of their innovations, such as techniques for lifting heavy loads, which survived with little change until the Industrial Revolution. This bibliographic article surveys the construction of Greek architecture, along with its economic and social implications. Specifically, it focuses on the construction of monuments, which for the study of Greek construction technologies are paradigmatic for their innovative building methods and the considerable resources they required. This bibliography's chronological scope thus covers the full range of development of Greek monumental architecture, from approximately the 8th century BCE through the Hellenistic period. Our main sources on Greek building technology and methods include the material remains from ancient buildings, or the impressions they left in the ground; the detailed financial accounts that the Greeks kept for major building projects, some of which are known from inscriptions dating from the 5th century onward; the Latin and Greek works of writers such as Vitruvius, Pliny, and Theophrastus, which include valuable information on natural resources, materials, and construction methods; and ancient (especially Roman) illustrations of working craftsmen or machines involved in the building process. Except in the Greek islands, where walls of unworked stones were always common, the first monumental Greek temples of the 8th to mid-7th centuries BCE were made predominantly of perishable materials, not much different from ordinary houses. The remains of their mud brick walls, timber posts, and thatch or clay roofs are rarely preserved and difficult to detect archaeologically. The shift to permanent materials began in the first half of the 7th century BCE, when temples appeared with roofs of terracotta tiles and walls of stone ashlars. While mud brick walls and thatch or clay roofs continued to be used for houses, terracotta roofing systems and cut-stone masonry soon replaced perishable materials in the construction of monumental architecture. The northern Peloponnese (at Olympia and in the Corinthia) first developed terracotta roof tiles, which soon spread across the Greek world with regional variations. In the early temples at Corinth and Isthmia, terracotta tile roofs were associated with ashlar walls from the outset. Within the first half of the 7th century BCE, ashlar masonry also appeared in Ionia, in the first Temple of Hera at Samos. Roof tiles, however, diffused quicker than cut-stone construction, and mud brick was still used for temple walls throughout the Archaic period, and occasionally beyond. Contingent to the development of cut-stone construction were significant advances in transport and lifting methods, which led to the adoption of the crane in the late 6th century BCE. The Classical and Hellenistic periods saw further advances in building technology. The loading capacity of lifting machines increased steadily to subsequently reach hundreds of tons in the Roman period. Methods for connecting blocks with metal clamps and dowels were also developed and perfected over time. Until the late Classical period, roof frames usually consisted of post-and-lintel structures. While roof trusses may have been experimented with in Sicily as early as the Archaic period, they seem to have appeared in other Greek areas (especially eastern Greece and the Aegean Islands) no earlier than the Hellenistic period. The references collected in this bibliography are organized in sections that address specific aspects of Greek building technology. Each section reviews a selection of studies on a specific topic and, when available, includes both general introductions intended for students and more specialized works intended for researchers. Not all important studies can be listed here, but readers will find them in the bibliographies of the studies that are included. The materials are organized as follows: General Overviews; Reference Works, Bibliographies; Scholarly Journals; Conference Publications; Literary and Epigraphic Sources; Architectural Design and Construction; Greek Engineering and Technology; Ancient Mechanics and Machines; Architects and Builders; the Economics of Construction; Materials, with an emphasis on stone; the process of Stone Construction, including all major stages from quarrying to the final setting and finishing of blocks; Roofing Systems in Terracotta and Marble; Roof Structures and Ceilings; Near Eastern influences on Greek Building Methods in the Larger Geographical Context and External Influences; Soil Subsidence and Foundations: Ancient Approaches and Archaeological Analysis; and Seismic Analysis, comprising works that examine the earthquake response of ancient Greek buildings. These last works were developed by engineers through a process of numerical analysis and tests on scaled replicas of ancient building components. Only marginally considered by archaeologists and architectural historians, this area of research has produced important results for an understanding of ancient Greek structures and building methods.
General overviews are organized thematically rather than chronologically or geographically. They fall into three categories: manuals of Greek building technology and methods; monographs that deal with construction and design or other areas of engineering; and short, introductory reviews of building materials and methods intended for students. Orlandos 1966–1968 (French translation of the Greek original, in 1955–1958) and Martin 1965 (in French) developed an approach still followed today, which draws on ancient sources and archaeological evidence. While their references are out of date, these books remain the most thorough investigations of ancient Greek building materials and construction techniques and are still valuable for both students and researchers. Based on a similar approach, Hellmann 2002 (also in French) provides a comprehensive and largely up-to-date overview, while also addressing design, building organization, style, and decoration. Rich in illustrations and references, it is a necessary resource for advanced students and researchers. Wider in scope, Malacrino 2010 (English translation of the Italian original) and Müller-Wiener 1988 (in German) include more concise overviews of Greek building materials and methods. Cooper 2008, Klein 2016, and Tucci 2014 are introductory reviews in English, principally intended for undergraduate students. For a cross-cultural perspective, see also Bianchini 2010 and Wright 2000–2009 (both cited under Greek Building Methods in the Larger Geographical Context and External Influences).
Cooper, Frederick. "Greek Engineering and Construction." In The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World. Edited by John P. Oleson, 225–255. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
This unconventional overview addresses how the mechanics of materials and efforts to prevent seismic damage affected temple design. Its overarching idea is that Greek builders had a "scientific" understanding of structures and materials in many ways comparable to those of modern engineers and technicians. Useful, although some concepts are merely asserted without supporting evidence or adequate references. Available online by subscription or library access.
Hellmann, Marie-Christine. L'architecture grecque I: Les principes de la construction. Paris: Picard, 2002.
Provides a comprehensive, richly illustrated, and up-to-date overview of ancient Greek building materials and methods, from the Archaic through the Hellenistic period. Addresses the role of the architect, worksites, design procedures, the architectural orders, and architectural decoration. A necessary resource for both students and scholars, it contains numerous references to specialist sources for further investigation.
Klein, Nancy L. "How Buildings Were Constructed." In A Companion to Greek Architecture. Edited by Margaret M. Miles, 105–118. Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2016.
DOI: 10.1002/9781118327586.ch8
A brief, well-balanced review of Greek building materials and methods, with up-to-date references and a useful guide to further readings. Very good starting point for undergraduate students. Available online by subscription.
Malacrino, Carmelo G. Constructing the Ancient World: Architectural Techniques of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Translated by Jay Hyams. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010.
English translation of Ingegneria dei Greci e dei Romani, first published in 2009. Accessible introduction to ancient Greek and Roman building materials and construction techniques. Also includes hydraulics; heating systems; and road, bridge, and tunnel construction. Richly illustrated, with a glossary for students.
Martin, Roland E. Manuel d'architecture Grecque: Matériaux et techniques. Paris: Picard, 1965.
Comprehensive and thorough review of Greek building materials and construction techniques. This book assembles information provided by Greek and Roman authors, ancient art, building accounts, inscriptions, and archaeological evidence known up until the time of its publication. Organized into sections on materials, building organization and methods, and stone masonry. The references are out of date, but on many aspects it remains the most in-depth overview. Includes several detailed tables. Still valuable for researchers as well as students.
Müller-Wiener, Wolfgang. Griechisches Bauwesen in der Antike. Munich: Beck, 1988.
Thematic overview of ancient Greek architecture, with a focus on building materials, tools, and techniques. It includes discussions of design; building organization and the roles of clients, architects, and builders; style and decoration; building types; and city planning. Discussions are mostly concise, and the book is useful in providing a sense of the complex relationships among different aspects of design, and of construction at different scales.
Orlandos, Anastasios K. Les matériaux de construction et la technique architecturale des anciens grecs. 2 vols. Paris: De Boccard, 1966–1968.
French translation of Τα υλικά δομής των αρχαίων Ελλήνων, first published in 1955–1958. Authoritative review of Greek building materials and methods, based on textual and material evidence. Volume 1 examines materials other than stone: wood, clay and terracotta, metal, and mortar. Volume 2 focuses on stone: types of building stones, organization of construction, building methods, masonry, and stone arches and vaults. The references are out of date, but the work remains a valuable resource for scholars and students.
Tucci, Pier Luigi. "The Materials and Techniques of Greek and Roman Architecture." In The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture. Edited by Clemente Marconi, 241–265. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
The first half of this essay offers a brief overview of Greek building technology. Organized by materials (wood, clay and terracotta, stone, metal) and methods. A good starting point for students. Available online by subscription or library access.
About Architecture Planning and Preservation »
Albert Kahn
Ancient Architecture and Urbanism in Western Europe (pre-R...
Ancient Iran
Architecture and the Urban Life of Cairo
Architecture of China - City Planning
Architecture of China-Late (Ming-Qing Dynasties)
Architecture of China-Middle (Han - Yuan Dynasties)
Architecture of East Asia
Architecture of Hong Kong
Architecture of Japan - Middle (Kofun-Nara)
Architecture of Monasteries
Architecture of Pisa
Architecture of Sicily and Magna Graecia
Architecture of South Asia
Arts and Crafts Movement
Assyria and Babylonia
Bronze-Age Cycladic/Minoan Architecture
Building Materials of Chinese Architecture
C. F. A. Voysey
Colonial and Modern Architecture in India
Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Edward Durell Stone
Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
Furness, Frank
Gothic Revival/Gothick
Henry Hobson Richardson
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Kenzo Tange
Marion Mahony Griffin
McKim, Mead & White
Medieval Castles of Britain and Ireland from the 11th to t...
Modern Architecture in Latin America
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims
Ornament in Europe: From Antiquity to the Twentieth Centur...
Pompeii, Origins through Destruction
Roman Republican Architecture
Rome, Origins Through Empire
Rudolph M. Schindler
Soviet Architecture
Suburbinization and Suburbs
Sullivan, Louis
Technology and Methods - Rome/Roman World


Ken Rush is a partner and head of the Asset & Aviation Finance team in Ireland, where he specialises in all aspects of asset finance and leasing with a focus on the financing and leasing of aircraft, aircraft engines, helicopters and other heavy transportation assets (such as rolling stock and vessels).
general banking and finance transactions, including secured and unsecured bilateral and syndicated lending, limited recourse financings and structured and leveraged financings.
Ken lectures on several aviation third level and professional courses and is a regular contributor to aviation industry journals and conferences.
2019 Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer (Asset Finance) - Ken Rush 'stands out as a top-tier lawyer' thanks to his 'rigorous legal approach and customer-focused relationships'.
2019 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Banking & Finance: Asset Finance) - "One interviewee describes Rush as "superb" and "my go-to lawyer," explaining: "He has great market knowledge and understanding of the issues." He established an aircraft leasing platform for AviaAm."
2018 Chambers Global & Europe Guide - (Banking & Finance: Asset Finance) A Notable Practitioner. "Clients view him as 'one of the best Irish counsel for aviation' and 'very user-friendly and technically good'."
2017 Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer: "Clients regard Walkers as 'the leading aircraft finance team in Dublin' and 'leading light' Ken Rush heads the practice."
2017 Chambers Global & Europe Guide - (Banking & Finance: Asset Finance) A Notable Practitioner. "'One of the leading lights in the Dublin aviation finance community,' Ken Rush is praised for being 'commercial, pragmatic and always able to come up with sensible solutions'."
2017 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer - "Ken Rush is said to be 'always excellent' by one client, and 'outstanding' by another."
"Clients hold the firm's asset finance team in high regard. 'Excellent work. I really like working with Ken Rush and his team, they offer great service,' says one partner at an international law firm."
2016 Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer: "With 'an excellent aviation finance practice', aviation partner Ken Rush is 'an excellent lawyer with great industry knowledge'."
2016 Chambers Global - Ken Rush of Walkers is "a leader in the aviation field" according to clients, who say his deep experience of aircraft deals give him a "persuasive authority." One source adds: "He is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with. He shines out over the competition because he gets to a commercial understanding much quicker than a lot of lawyers."
2015 Chambers Global - "An expert in the field of aviation finance, Ken Rush of Walkers receives strong praise. One source describes him as "very commercial and practical – he knows what the client wants and he knows the market well."
2015 Legal 500 - "Walkers Ireland is 'right up there with the best for aviation finance'. Ken Rush, who impresses clients with his 'strong industry insight', heads the asset finance team."
2015 Legal 500 - Ken Rush - Leading Individual (Aviation Finance / Banking and Finance chapter).
2015 IFLR 1000 - "very practical, proactive and commercial".
2014 Legal 500 - "The 'exceptional' Walkers impresses with its asset finance expertise, particularly on the aviation side...Aviation finance expert Ken Rush, who 'helps clients understand and adapt to risks when necessary'.
2014 Chambers Global & Chambers Europe - "Ken Rush is department head at Walkers. He is focused on aviation finance with clients praising his "excellent legal skills, and easy-going manner." They add: "He makes meetings very efficient, reflects well on our company and removes the antagonism which sometimes exists when two outside law firms go head-to-head."
2014 IFLR1000 - "The asset finance practice is led by Ken Rush…. "What we like best about the team is that they're willing to throw all their resources at a project, so you never feel constrained," says one client. "They work on the timelines you need to get the financing complete and we definitely get a great deal of comfort from the knowledge the team has in Irish law."
2013 Chambers Global - "Ken Rush of Walkers is a respected figure with a particular focus on asset finance. "He is amenable and helpful, with a can-do attitude."
2012 Legal 500 – "Walkers Ireland has a wealth of asset finance expertise with a particular focus on aircraft financing. Ken Rush leads the team."
2012 Chambers Global – "Ken has a particular focus on the financing and leasing of aircraft and related assets with experience in advising aircraft owners, airlines, asset financiers and lessors."
2011 Chambers Europe - "Ken brings extensive experience of cross-border asset finance transactions."
Ken Rush of Walkers is "a leader in the aviation field" according to clients, who say his deep experience of aircraft deals give him a "persuasive authority." One source adds: "He is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with. He shines out over the competition because he gets to a commercial understanding much quicker than a lot of lawyers."


text:
Phonemica review
Phonemica is a learning app for the iPhone that is your complete guide to grasping and understanding phonetics. It was developed by Astrarka Educational Solutions, is compatible with an iPhone and iPod Touch, and costs $0.99. The app takes an in-depth look at speech sounds and their corresponding symbols in an attempt at demonstrating proper pronunciation of the English language.
If you were taught English from a young age, Phonemica is a trip down the "Hooked on Phonics" memory lane. You get a lot in return when purchasing this app. To start with you get an uncut tutorial on phonemes. Phonemes are atomic sounds that make up the language; for example Æ represents the sound we make when pronouncing the "a" in the words hat, apple, mask, and hand. A table is provided with all of the phonemes and when you click on each one a recording plays to let you know how the sound is pronounced. There are 44 phonemes in the English language.
Just for perspective, there are only 26 letters, meaning that there are almost twice as many ways to pronounce letters, as there are letters. After you get a breakdown of what a phoneme is you can toggle to the tutorial section. In the tutorial section you get a lesson in vowels, consonants, graphemes, and a review at the end of your crash course. Graphemes, by the way, are written representations, consisting of one or more letters, of a phoneme. The next section of the app is the games. Oddity, Phonic Match, Sound Scribe, and Hangman are the four games offered. Hangman is the most entertaining of them all. You are given a phoneme, /sent?gre?d/, and it is up to your powers of knowledge retention to figure it out. Once you realize that it is centigrade (for example) you start typing in the word c, e, n, etc. and the game fills it in for you until you have a match.
I love Phonemica because I cannot get enough of the learning apps. You never know when you will meet a person who mispronounces everything and who you will need to show Phonemica to. When the person has gotten an earful from the app indicating the correct pronunciation, do your best not to gloat.
AppSafari Rating: 4.5/5
Download Phonemica at iTunes App Store
AppSafari review of Phonemica was written by Vanessa Paszterko on October 25th, 2010 and categorized under App Store, Education, Reference. Page viewed 4660 times, 1 so far today. Need help on using these apps? Please read the Help Page.
Big Biphle
Word Seek Social
White Letters
Travel Interpreter
Ultralingua Mobile

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: lp/lpr color printing option and lines counter I would like to print multiple files using  lp or lpr.The problem is that no matter how hard I have tried I can't make it print the files that I want in colour. Also I would like to add a lines counter on the printed files if this is possible of course.If lp or lpr are not capable of doing so please feel free to suggest another solution.

A: I have had trouble printing in color with lp and lpr (especially with hp printers). It may be a driver issue, as some of the default drivers in Ubuntu have issues. Have you tried installing the manufacture's drivers? If this is an hp printer try installing the hp-lip package from the repositories.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Articles Posted in Maryland Court of Appeals
United Parcel Service v. Strothers
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the court of special appeals affirming the circuit court's judgment affirming the decision of the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission granting Respondent's request for compensation for his hernia, holding that the court of special appeals did not err.In granting Respondent's request for compensation, the Commission found that Respondent sustained an accidental injury during employment, that his current hernia was the result of the accidental injury, and that, as a result of the hernia, Respondent was totally disabled for several months. The circuit court and court of special appeals affirmed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the court of special appeals did not err when it (1) held that "definite proof" under L&E 9-504(a)(1) applies to the quality of evidence presented and not the standard of proof a claimant must meet; and (2) concluded that Respondent met his burden of persuasion when producing medical evidence to a preponderance of the evidence standard. View "United Parcel Service v. Strothers" on Justia Law
Posted in: Government & Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury
Access Funding, LLC v. Linton
In this appeal centering on the existence of a valid arbitration agreement the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the judgment of the circuit court, holding that the circuit court erred in compelling arbitration of the question of whether the arbitration clause in the agreements at issue was valid.The arbitration clause in this case stemmed from transactions between lead paint tort plaintiffs who received structured settlements and affiliated factoring companies that specialize in purchasing structured settlement rights. Defendants filed motions to compel arbitration and stay the case, but Plaintiffs challenged the existence of a valid agreement to arbitrate. The trial court granted the motion to compel arbitration, finding that the arbitrator was to determine the issue of arbitrability. The Court of Special Appeals reversed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the circuit court erroneously compelled arbitration and that the issue of whether a valid arbitration agreement exists is an issue for the court to determine. View "Access Funding, LLC v. Linton" on Justia Law
Posted in: Arbitration & Mediation, Contracts, Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury
Hancock v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore
The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the court of special appeals affirming the judgment of the circuit court granting Defendants' respective motions to dismiss the underlying survivorship and wrongful death action in which Plaintiffs sought damages arising from the death of Kyle Hancock, holding that there was no error or abuse of discretion.Hancock was working for R.F. Warder when he was buried alive at an excavation site. Warder was an independent contractor hired by the City of Baltimore to perform the excavation work. Because Plaintiffs were barred from bringing negligence claims against Warder, Plaintiffs named as defendants the City and Keith Sutton, who was on site at the time of the accident. The circuit court granted Defendants' motions to dismiss. The court of special appeals affirmed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) one who hires an independent contractor is not liable to the contractor's employee for injuries caused by the contractor's negligence in performing the work for which it was hired; and (2) the duty of a contractor or subcontractor on a construction job to exercise due care to provide for the safety of the employees of other contractors or subcontractors is owed with respect to conditions that the contractor or subcontractor creates or over which it exercises control. View "Hancock v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore" on Justia Law
Posted in: Construction Law, Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury
Williams v. Dimensions Health Corp.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the circuit court granting the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict filed by Prince George's Hospital Center of Dimensions Health Corporation (Hospital) after the jury returned a verdict finding that the Hospital was vicariously liable for a surgeon's negligence, holding that there was ample evidence supporting the jury's finding that the surgeon was the apparent agent of the Hospital.Plaintiff was treated by a surgeon after motor vehicle crash who inflicted further injuries by failing to exercise the standard of care expected of trauma surgeons. The jury returned a verdict finding that the surgeon was negligent and directly liable. The jury then found that the surgeon was an agent of the Hospital and that the Hospital was vicariously liable for the surgeon's negligence. The circuit court granted the Hospital's judgment notwithstanding the verdict, concluding that there was insufficient evidence to show that the surgeon was an agent of the Hospital. The court of special appeals affirmed. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that there was ample evidence that supported the jury's finding that the surgeon was the apparent agent of the Hospital. View "Williams v. Dimensions Health Corp." on Justia Law
Posted in: Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury
Wadsworth v. Sharma
The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the court of special appeals affirming the judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants in this wrongful death action, holding that the lower courts correctly decided Plaintiff's claim because he pleaded a loss of chance case, which is not recognized in Maryland.After Stephanie Wadsworth died of breast cancer, Plaintiff, her husband, brought this survival action and wrongful death action against several healthcare providers, including Defendants. Defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting that the legal theory upon which Plaintiff's lawsuit was based - the loss of chance doctrine - was not recognized in Maryland. The trial court granted the motion. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the circuit court correctly determined that Plaintiff's case was a loss of chance case, which is not recognized in Maryland. View "Wadsworth v. Sharma" on Justia Law
Posted in: Maryland Court of Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Irwin Industrial Tool v. Pifer
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the court of special appeals reversing the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Irwin Industrial Tool Company in this wrongful death and product liability action brought by the Estate of Richard Pifer, holding that the grant of summary judgment based on the determination that there was not admissible evidence on which to challenge Irwin's request for summary judgment was erroneous.The Estate brought this action alleging that Irwin sold Strait-Line marking chalk that contained asbestos and caused Pifer's death from mesothelioma. Irwin filed a pretrial motion in limine to exclude evidence regarding an analysis of Strait-Line chalk by the Estate's expert that had results in a finding of asbestos. The circuit court granted the motion as to some of the evidence and then entered summary judgment for the Estate. The court of special appeals reversed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the evidence at issue was properly authenticated, and therefore, the circuit court abused its discretion in granting the Estate's motion in limine; and (2) the grant of summary judgment was erroneous. View "Irwin Industrial Tool v. Pifer" on Justia Law
Sanders v. Board of Education of Harford County
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the court of special appeals reversing the judgment of the circuit court denying Respondents' motion to dismiss Petitioner's petition for judicial review of the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission summarily denying Petitioner's second request for modification of an earlier order, holding that the circuit court erred.The Commission issued an order approving Petitioner's request for four additional weeks of physical therapy for her left shoulder that was injured due to a workplace accident. More than three years later, Petitioner filed a request for modification of the earlier order denying her request for authorization of surgery. The Commission denied the request without a hearing. Petitioner then filed a second request for modification, which the Commission denied without a hearing. The circuit court denied Petitioner's petition for judicial review. The court of special appeals reversed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the Commission's summary denial of Petitioner's request for modification was not subject to judicial review. View "Sanders v. Board of Education of Harford County" on Justia Law
Esteppe v. Baltimore City Police Department
The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the court of special appeals reversing the ruling of the circuit court that Baltimore City police detective Adam Lewellen had acted within the scope of his employment and that the Baltimore City Police Department was liable for the judgment against him, holding that Plaintiff was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law.Plaintiff sued Lewellen for several torts, and the circuit court found Lewellen liable for negligence, violations of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, and civil conspiracy. The court awarded damages in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $167,008. The court did not make any finding as to whether Lewellen was acting within the scope of his employment for purposes of the Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA), Md. Code Cts. & Jud. Proc 5-301 et seq. Plaintiff later filed a motion seeking to collect from the Police Department, pursuant to the LGTCA, the damages he had been awarded against Lewellen. The circuit court granted the motion. The court of special appeals reversed, concluding that Plaintiff failed to establish that Lewellen's actions were motivated at least in part to further the Police Department's interests. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the court of special appeals' opinion was unassailable in its analysis and conclusions. View "Esteppe v. Baltimore City Police Department" on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Rights, Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury
Town of Riverdale Park v. Askhar
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the court of special appeals affirming the circuit court's dismissal of Plaintiff's malicious prosecution claim and reversing the grant of Defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on Plaintiff's discrimination claim, holding that the court of special appeals did not err.Plaintiff sued the Town of Riverdale Park and members of the Riverdale Park Police Department for claims including intentional discrimination on the basis of national origin. The circuit court granted the Town's motion for judgment on the malicious prosecution claim and sent the discrimination claim to the jury. The jury found in favor of Plaintiff and awarded damages. The circuit court granted the Town's motion for JNOV, citing Plaintiff's lack of evidence. The court of special appeals affirmed the dismissal of the malicious prosecution claim but reversed the grant of the motion for JNOV. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that Plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of discrimination to withstand a motion for JNOV. View "Town of Riverdale Park v. Askhar" on Justia Law
Hector v. Bank of New York Mellon
The Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the court of special appeals affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) in this negligence complaint, holding that Ashley Hector and Alyaa Hector alleged sufficient facts for their claim against BNYM in its individual capacity to go to the jury.The Hectors lived as children in a row house that contained lead-based paint. The Hectors' landlord had taken out a mortgage on her interest in the property that became part of a residential mortgage backed securitization trust. When the landlord's interest in the property was sold at foreclosure BNYM as trustee as the purchaser. The Hectors filed a negligence complaint against BNYM. The circuit court granted summary judgment to BNYM, concluding that the Hectors erroneously named BNYM in its individual capacity as opposed to its fiduciary capacity. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) a trustee may be held individually liable for a tort committed in the course of trust administration if the trustee is personally at fault; and (2) the Hectors produced facts from which a jury could find that BNYM breached a duty it owed to the Hectors as the "owner" of the property. View "Hector v. Bank of New York Mellon" on Justia Law
Posted in: Maryland Court of Appeals, Personal Injury, Real Estate & Property Law


This is the inland region where people live and work, where the tasks of the nation are carried out. Considered below wao lani, it is where the daily life of man takes place. Where Hawaiians engage in farming, food preparation, weaving, and constructing shelters.


text:
scandal - a ton of storylines
'scandal' on abc.
has the show just decided to shock?
to touch us, moments need to register.
right now, everything's so rushed that i have to wonder: does any 1 care?
here's a basic overview of thursday's episode.
lisa kudrow's sister/daughter announces her laptop was stolen and she knows it was the other campaign. olivia and her team say they'll leave it to authorities and that lisa's campaign cannot be the one making accusations.
quinn tries to deflect the reality that she killed the man last episode. (by accident. she didn't know she was killing him, she thought the shot would knock him out. she was set up.) since he knew about the plane that crashed, olivia wants answers.
remember olivia thinks her mom's dead, went down in the plane. at the end of last episode, olivia's spy chief father went to 1 of america's secret prisons and we saw that he had olivia's mother locked away.
he's moving her out of the country, this episode. she wants to see her daughter. he brings photos. she notes they're clippings. where are the photos? why doesn't he have photos? what did he do to their daughter?
he tries to blame olivia for the estrangement. the mother won't let him.
he gets angry and leaves.
olivia's mother chews at her wrists, breaking blood vessels, to commit suicide.
he has her sedated. she manages to overcome a doctor and escapes.
the last scene is olivia walking in the street when a woman calls to her. liv freezes for a second, then she's about to cry and spins around and sees her mother.
that was more than enough for an episode.
instead there was so much. i'm ignoring abby's subplot of love with david.
but there was still fitz summoning olivia. she was carried by helicopter to a home. fitz tells her he built it for her.
1st lady mellie's looking for her husband and goes to the oval office. she asks his secretary to call his phone. no answer. she asks the secretary to call olivia's phone. (and no 1 thinks it's strange that the secretary knows olivia's cell phone number by heart?) no answer.
mellie knows they're together.
and though it's only supposed to be for an hour, the house for her? it melts olivia. she and fitz make love and spend the night.
wait, i'm still not done.
when she returns, jake immediately knows where she was and that she made love. he's not happy.
olivia's father says to the spy guy nemesis of huck that they will kill quinn if needed but right now they want her to be telling them what's going on (at olivia's office).
still not done.
last episode, the vice president's husband was revealed to be gay.
i didn't know that.
i missed it last week. i'll rewatch that episode.
remember, mellie and chief of staff cyrus were picking the woman to set the man up with - thinking a sex scandal would force vice president sally to line up behind fitz (and abandon her plans to run for the presidency).
at some point, they figured out the man was gay or bi.
i missed it.
this episode, using that info, cyrus and mellie have a new plan.
james, cyrus' husband lost his job, remember? he didn't land the interview with fitz and mellie, so he got fired by the network.
cyrus comes home with an interview of the vice president's husband. a newspaper wants it and he suggested james for it.
james thinks cyrus is making up to him. and he runs with it.
but it doesn't go well.
so mellie tells the husband (jack coleman) that james and cyrus have an open marriage.
cyrus shows james what to wear and tells him to take a bottle of wine and do the 2nd interview at the vice president's home. (remember, the previous episode had sally sent to iowa.)
so james does as instructed.
and jack coleman grabs him awkwardly and kisses him.
james is shocked.
jack coleman's shocked. he mentions the open marriage. he says mellie told him. he mentions how james brought wine and asked to do the interview at night, in his home, while his wife was away.
james realizes cyrus set this all up. cyrus used him.
he's very hurt.
we're not done.
so james goes home and tells cyrus he needs a shower. cyrus is gloating because james is in shock.
but cyrus gets some info on his cell phone - photos. of a shirtless james or jack (or maybe both, i don't remember) kissing jack coleman.
that happened after the scene we saw. in the scene we saw both had shirts on. so the question is, did james really sleep with him or did he realize cyrus would have some 1 taking photos and he played up to the photos to teach cyrus a lesson?
i dont' know.
but we're still not done with the episode.
lisa kudrow. the missing computer?
it is at the other campaign!
when the authorities announce this, the sister/daughter gloats about being right.
but there's a problem, the laptop had nothing of value on it. in part because it had been wiped the day before it was stolen.
olivia goes to kudrow with the bad news. this was all done by her daughter (that she tells the world was her sister). the sister explodes and says this is what they pay olivia and company to do. harrison shoots back that when they do it, they don't leave a trail to get caught.
olivia and lisa talk alone.
olivia tells lisa she's got to announce what happened.
lisa says her campaign's over.
no, not if she handles it right.
she has to also announce she fired her sister.
people will appreciate that. they will know it was a tough move and give her credit for doing it.
olivia offers to help her with the writing of what to say but lisa says that's not necessary.
at the press conference, lisa announces she put the laptop in the other campaign's office. she apologizes and announces her immediate withdrawal from the race.
she then tells olivia that she can't fire her own daughter or publicly humiliate her.
that's not all.
quinn goes home.
there's a photo of her at the building where the man died.
she calls out huck's name.
he's there. he lied at the office about not being able to develop the photo.
he's sitting on the floor. his torture tools (which quinn well knows) are on the floor.
he explains that it's time for her to talk 1 way or another.
and that's the end of the show.
Friday, November 22, 2013. Chaos and violence continue, flooding continues, earthquake -- well that's different, rumors attached to Paul Bremer have Nouri currently asking Barack for US troops in Iraq, and more.
National Iraqi News Agency notes that US State Dept official Brett McGurk met with Iraqi Vice President Khodair al-Khozai to discuss "the latest developments" in Iraq and he met yesterday with the head of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakeem, and that "US Ambassador to Iraq, Robert Beecroft, attended the meeting."
What could they be discussing?
And Beecroft an after thought?
Thank goodness that MoveOn and everyone else got together and said "NO" to Brett McGurk's nomination to be US Ambassador to Iraq.
Oh, wait, they didn't.
They stayed silent or they whored.
Brett did what?
That's right, he was a key negotiator in Iraq during Bully Boy Bush's occupation of the White House. His responsibilities included extending the US military presence in Iraq.
What could he be discussing this time?
The last week of October, chief thug and prime minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki visited DC. On Friday, November 1st, US President Barack Obama hosted Nouri at the White House.
Though the visit received some attention, it may be about to get a little more. At least in the Arab world which has a more functioning press than we do in the United States.
Kitabat reports on an interview Paul Bremer gave. I'll assume it was to a non-US outlet since there's no US coverage of Bremer's remarks (although the US press ignores Iraq repeatedly so maybe not).
Bremer stated in the interview that Nouri asked Barack to send US troops.
What answer did Nouri receive?
According to Bremer (according to Kitabat), he was not turned down, he was told the US was prepared to study how to best do this.
Dar Addustour columnist As Sheikh also weighs in on the Bremer interview and notes, if Bremer's remarks were accurate, Nouri has acted unilaterally and not informed the Parliament or sought their input or approval.
This would qualify as a serious Iraq issue.
So of course no one's talking about in the US media -- not even the so-called watchdogs and press critics.
Let's move to The Great Frauds of NYC. Peter Hart of FAIR, come on down. Hart wants to whine that some media members are comparing ObamaCare and/or its roll out to the Iraq War. That comparison's gone on for some time now, we've never made it here. It's not one I would make. It's also not the simplistic comparison FAIR and others reduce it to. ObamaCare supposedly is going to save lives. So, yes, it does matter whether the rollout works or not.
It is the same lies that led to the Iraq War?
To me, no. But the Iraq War -- the ongoing Iraq War -- actually matters to me.
Let's bring another loser into the conversation. Greg Mitchell's being itching for another woman to hate on. What do do after the pack sent out a woman to attack their despised network TV woman and it turned out the attacker wasn't a reporter but someone who repeatedly had sex with military officers to get her lame newspaper stories?
Find another woman to attack. At his blog Pressing Issues, Mitchell's had another fit. No, I'm not talking about his attack on Courtney Love -- in a week when he mentioned hundreds of male musicians and didn't attack any of them. I'm talking about this:
Unlike a lot of media and political writers I am not one to let bygones be bygones, at least in a very few tragic or high stakes cases. For example, the media failures in the run-up to the Iraq war, given the consequences. This explains my reaction to the Columbia Journalism Review today announcing, after a widely-watched search, that it was hiring Liz Spayd of The Washington Post as its new editor.
Now, I suppose I should review her entire career, for context, though others are doing it and you can read about it in plenty of places. She has been managing editor of the Post for years now and obviously supervised a good deal of important work (and some not so terrific, of course). But I am moved to recall, and then let go, one famous 2004 article, by Howard Kurtz, then media writer at the Post, which I covered in my book on those media failures and Iraq, So Wrong for So Long.
And what was so wrong? That she said this about the paper's coverage:
"I believe we pushed as hard or harder than anyone to question the administration's assertions on all kinds of subjects related to the war. . . . Do I wish we would have had more and pushed harder and deeper into questions of whether they possessed weapons of mass destruction? Absolutely," she said. "Do I feel we owe our readers an apology? I don't think so."
For context, last Friday, Martin Bashir made hideous comments on MSNBC. I'm not going to link to them -- I think they were hideous, why would I want to promote them? -- but I didn't see it. Every day this week, e-mails have come in insisting it must be noted.
And it might have been noted if I'd heard of his remarks on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or early Monday. I first heard of them on Tuesday and that was after his Monday evening apology.
We all say things that we regret.
He apologized. I did stream that. It appeared sincere.
So he made remarks that he admitted were out of bounds and he offered an apology.
To me, that's the end of the story.
I don't like Martin Bashir (going back to his 90s 'reporting'), but if someone offers a sincere apology for words they spoke, I think we're grown ups and we accept it.
Greg Mitchell is having a fit over Elizabeth Spayd's remarks in 2004 -- brief remarks.
Spayd worked for the paper. She states she wishes the paper had pushed harder on WMD. She doesn't believe the paper owes an apology.
I don't think the Washington Post needs to apologize either.
I think they need to add corrections to hundreds of articles they ran on Iraq.
I think they were wrong and I think they served up a lot of lousy journalism.
But that's a difference of opinion with Elizabeth Spayd. Or a difference of opinion I have with her opinion expressed back in 2004.
Back in March, Ava and I wrote "TV: The War Crimes Documentary" covering James Steele: America's Mystery Man In Iraq -- the British documentary about counter-insurgency in Iraq. I also covered it repeatedly here in multiple snapshots. dropping back to the April 30th Iraq snapshot:
For months, we were the only ones analyzing the MoU. Then there's Tim Arango's very important report noted above.
We have covered it and linked to it and covered it again. That didn't stop in 2012. We continue to cover it. In addition, we also repeatedly note his important report this year. In September, Tim Arango (New York Times) broke that story about Nouri arming and outfitting Shi'ite militias to target Sunnins:
In supporting Asaib al-Haq, Mr. Maliki has apparently made the risky calculation that by backing some Shiite militias, even in secret, he can maintain control over the country's restive Shiite population and, ultimately, retain power after the next national elections, which are scheduled for next year. Militiamen and residents of Shiite areas say members of Asaib al-Haq are given government badges and weapons and allowed freedom of movement by the security forces.
That's important. Why aren't press critics at FAIR, as well as Greg Mitchell, amplifying these reports? Why aren't they offering critiques of how the rest of the media treats Arango's reports as though they have "Classified" stamped on them?
And let's quote hypocrite and fat ass, limp dick liar Greg Mitchell one more time:
Unlike a lot of media and political writers I am not one to let bygones be bygones, at least in a very few tragic or high stakes cases. For example, the media failures in the run-up to the Iraq war, given the consequences.
High stackes cases?
That's what he says. And "the media failures in the run-up to the Iraq war, given the consequences."
What consequences?
You mean death and dying?
If so, that never ended and continues to this day.
So it must be Greg Mitchell's "media failures" that have prevented him repeatedly from noting Iraq.
The only time he brings up Iraq, is as a finished, past story -- and then, only to clobber people over the head with it.
Well put on your big boy pants Greg and explain to us -- if consequences matter -- why you didn't cover the documentary at your site, why you don't cover Arango's reports, why you don't cover the ongoing, 11-month old protests in Iraq?
These are some of the ongoing consequences of the Iraq War.
You want to hold someone else accountable, you need to make sure you're doing your job and, let's be honest, since Bully Boy Bush left the White House, Greg Mitchell's 'reporting' has been about running interference for the White House. He doesn't give a damn about the Iraqi people.
He can write -- and write poorly -- about people who question Barack's eligibility to be president.
We are critics of Barack Obama -- as we would be of any War Hawk. And yet I've never had the time to indulge in writing about that topic. We'd never noted it at Third if it wasn't a pattern of Greg Mitchell's lies.
Yes, Greg not only felt the need to write about it but, liar that he is when we pointed his mistake at Third (comprehension is so hard for Greg), when we laughed him for being so stupid and so wrong, he went back into Pressing Issues and changed what he wrote without noting that he'd changed it. That is a liar.
FAIR didn't cover the British documentary about counter-insurgency. They didn't cover the lack of coverage of Tim Arango's reports. They have yet to do a blog post, report or on air mention (CounterSpin) of how protests can continue for eleven months -- with protesters being killed -- and the US media can ignore it.
Iraq matters. As much today as it did in 2003, Iraq matters.
In fact, it actually matters more now. Back in 2003, there was media attention on Iraq -- All Things Media Big and Small. Today, there's really not attention in the United States.
And let's be real damn clear, in 2013, whining about what happened in 2003 is neither productive nor helpful.
It can be part larger effort to cover Iraq.
But if that's what passes for your Iraq coverage today?
You're not just a whore, you're a dumb whore.
This is from CJR's announcement of that Elizabeth Spayed was becoming editor in chief and publisher of Columbia Journalism Review (magazine) and of the CJR website:
Spayd has spent the last 25 years at the Washington Post, most recently as managing editor of the paper, where she helped supervise a newsroom of 600 journalists in Washington and around the world, overseeing coverage of everything from political, foreign, and financial news to investigative projects and features. Spayd's previous job was managing editor of the Post's website. She joined the Post in 1988 as an editor on the business desk, and before that she was business editor at the Detroit News. She earned her BA in journalism from Colorado State University in 1981.
"Journalism is shape-shifting into a form like nothing we've ever seen, a process that's fascinating and invigorating but also nerve-wracking and confusing," said Spayd. "It makes intelligent coverage of the field essential, and I hope as we fortify CJR's mission, we'll emerge as something of a North Star for those who care about journalism."
Spayd's mandate is to lead a strategic reset of CJR's audience and editorial vision, with an eye toward ensuring rising visibility, impact, and relevance for CJR's content through print, digital, video, and mobile channels. The magazine will continue its traditional media criticism, while also exploring and clarifying how traditional journalistic ethics apply to the digital space, as well as analyzing and evaluating new business models that have the capacity to change the profession.
You can judge for yourself whether she's qualified or not. I honestly don't care. (I do care that Mitchell's never-ending War On Women made her the latest target.) Mainly because we've got to roll up our sleeves and do what FAIR and Greg Mitchell and all the other useless ones won't do, we have to cover Iraq.
Latar @latar 3h
Just been watching reports of protests in #Iraq and all I can say is respect! #democracy #peoplepower
roshanbety @roshanbety 21 Nov
@masoud_rajavi 1min Iraqis defy 'Iran's puppet' al-Maliki with mass nationwide protests http://ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-w … #iraq #iran
Since December 21st, protests have been taking place in Iraq. Zvi Bar'el (Haaretz) observed this fall that the protests have taken place in spite of obstacles, "For its part, the regime has done all it can to prevent major demonstrations. The centers of the cities have been flooded with police. Cars fitted with loudspeakers have been banned from the streets and major access roads have been closed off. And there is a new directive which, in violation of Iraqi law, bans demonstrations out of 'concern for security risks.' None of this has managed to quell the protest and the regime understands that the demonstrations are liable to spread, posing a threat to the government." Iraqi Spring Media notes protests took place today in Rawa, Falluja, Ramadi, Jalawla, Tikrit, Samarra, among other places. Iraqi Spring Media Tweeted the following:
متظاهرو الرمادي يعلنون بقاءهم على الطرق الرئيسة التي اغلقت من قبلهم ولن يغادروها الا بعد اطلاق سراح المعتقلين. . pic.twitter.com/P7Opns808c
مظاهرات أهالي مدينة الرمادي القائمة الآن في المدينة: "اعتقال الأبرياء ظلم للشعب" . pic.twitter.com/X5vQ51Qjdb
#عاجل: عشيرة البوفهد تعلن #قطع الطرق الرئيسية المؤدية الى مدينة الرمادي #إحتجاجا على حملة #الاعتقالات التي طالت المدينة.
#أهالي_الرمادي يخرجون في #تظاهرة أحتجاجا على حملة #الاعتقالات التي طالت المدينة. . pic.twitter.com/DrEZzMhTKc
Kitabat reports that protesters decried the injustice of the government and delcared their support for the detainees, the displaced and the oppressed. It was noted that Nouri's government has killed and arrested thousands and thousands of innocent people, displaced families and attempted to marginalize the Sunni people. In Samarra, it was asked how long the Sunni people could endure that militias targeting them and the other attacks, how long can they endure the targeting and killing, and how many more 'talks' must take place resulting in empty promises and empty words?
National Iraqi News Agency reports Samarra's protest saw Sheikh Sajid Khudair denounce the government's refusal to protect the Sunni mosques in Baghdad ("a disgrace") leading to their closures today, "By what right kill the sons of Sunni component while the security forces which see the killing of innocent people keep silent, including Sheikh Qasim al-Mashhadani."
In September, Adnan Abu Zeed (Al-Monitor) reported:
In the same vein, Riyad al-Gharib, an Iraqi writer and media personality from Babil radio, told Al-Monitor, "The Iraqi dream of democracy is likely to fade away. Political elites have long undermined the meaning of the democratic process and therefore citizens -- who look up to these elites -- have begun to view democracy as a problem."
"Political elites ought to reconsider their policies, because the citizens who helped them arrive to power are capable of ousting them in a peaceful democratic process," he added.
There have still been no concessions. At the start of 2013, there was the pretense of releasing some of the innocent detainees. But the government refused to provide a list of the released -- not even to Parliament -- and at least some of the families of the 'released' never saw the 'released.'
Iraq's been facing many issues lately. Today was a new one for the month. Nihad Qais (Alsumaria) reports that Baghdad and other provinces were hit by an earthquake. Dar Addustour notes it was a 5.2 on the Richter scale and that it hit Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Basra and Wasit Province. All Iraq News reports on it here. Earthquakes in addition to the flooding. AFP reports, "The floodwaters, which have cut off entire areas of Baghdad and several other cities to most vehicles, were caused by several days of heavy rainfall that overwhelmed the crumbling drainage system. Video footage posted on Facebook depicted residents of the Iraqi capital negotiating water-logged streets in life rafts or on planks of wood, armed with makeshift oars."
On the issue of the flooding, UNAMI issued the following today:
UN Iraq working closely with Government to assist flood victims
Baghdad, 22 November 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Mr. Nickolay Mladenov and the UN family in Iraq have been closely following with Iraqi officials the assistance that the United Nations can provide to the Government, more particularly the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM), in its efforts in assisting the communities affected by the recent floods caused by heavy rains.
At an emergency meeting yesterday between representatives of the MoDM and the United Nations Humanitarian Country Team, it was announced that, while an overall joint assessment of needs is ongoing, the United Nations agencies are providing emergency assistance to the most affected populations, and are ready to support affected populations as required.
The UN Iraq assistance includes the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFIs) packages by the UN Refugee Agency (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR) to 600 families in several affected areas in Najaf, Kerbala, Anbar, Babylon and Baghdad; as well as pumping out water in flooded internally displaced settlements in Baghdad, through its implementing partners.
The UNHCR NFIs packages contain plastic sheets, mattresses, blankets, jerry cans, stoves, and kitchen and hygienic sets.
The United Nations agencies including the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are liaising and coordinating with the MoDM to identify the support needed towards ensuring a coordinated response to those in need.
The Iraqi people have to put up with Nouri's incompetent governance. They suffer from his lack of leadership. AFP's Prashant Rao Tweets:
Iraqis have taken to social media to vent their frustration over recent flooding in witty ways - @AFP by @ammar_afp: http://u.afp.com/it8
10 Retweets
3:48 AM - 22 Nov 13 · Details
Shahabeh Barooti @BarootiShahabeh 16h
@prashantrao @AFP @ammar_afp Iraq is meant to be a wealthy country? Shame people have to suffer so much under its RULE!
Meanwhile, Iraq Times reports that issues are being raised about potential health issues arising from the stagnant water -- measels, cholera, etc -- and calling for the government to address these issues. Hamid Shabab (Iraq Times) notes that there are forecasts predicting heavy rains next week.
The US Embassy in Baghdad issued the following yesterday:
The U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Baquba and Baghdad
The U.S. Mission in Iraq strongly condemns today's terrorist attack in Baquba that killed more than 25 innocent women, men, and children and yesterday's suicide attacks that killed dozens throughout Baghdad. The United States is committed in its support to the Government of Iraq in combating terrorism. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the victims of these attacks and wish a rapid recovery to the injured.
Violence continued today. National Iraqi News Agency reports Col Abid Homaish al-Jumaily's Ramadi home was attacked leaving two of his body guards injured, a Mosul sticky bombing left Mayor Abid Abbass Ali (a Shaback) dead, in al-Khalis 1 cleric and 1 of his relatives were shot dead leaving a mosque, a Baghdad roadside bombing (Mada'in distrcit) left 3 people dead and six injured, a Baghdad sticky bombing (Adhamiya) left 1 doctor dead, a Baghdad bombing (Tarmiya) left 3 Sahwa dead and three more injured, a Baghdad bombing (Abu Ghraib) left 1 person dead and four more injured, and a Baghdad bombing (Saydiya) left 1 person dead and nine more injured. Reuters adds, "The deadliest attack took place in a predominantly Sunni Doura neighborhood in southern Baghdad, where two roadside bombs exploded near a soft drinks store, killing six people and wounding 18, the police and medics said."
tim arrango
the iraq times
dar addustour
as sheikh
Posted by Sex And Politics and Screeds and Attitude at 11/23/2013 04:53:00 AM
michael moore's an idiot
michael morre needs to shut up.
he's always so stupid.
orpah uses her awful tv program to bring on judith miller and sell the iraq war and moore publishes a book after, doesn't know about that, and says oprah should be president.
michael moore is an idiot.
he never knows facts only how to bluster.
here's some of his latest crap:
This is what Samantha Power, now U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said today when asked whether the U.S. owes Afghans any kind of apology:
POWER: We have nothing to apologize for. Our soldiers have sacrificed a great deal.
This is what Power said at her confirmation hearings earlier this year:
POWER: America is the greatest country in the world and we have nothing to apologize for.
This is what Power said in 2003 about the weird, gross refusal of states and the people who serve them to ever apologize for anything:
POWER: It's the tendency of states, and as you could argue that on some level it is also of individuals, not to look back and not to reckon with what we've done wrong. Often if you look at our country ... we don't, states don't do that generally speaking.
So it's actually more interesting to look at historical precedents where states do. … And what's so amazing, briefly, is how much more it means to the victims, how therapeutic it can be, simply even to say it happened. It's a continuum, right, of reckoning – from "It happened," to "It happened and I was there," to "It happened and I was there and in fact I did it," or we, our predecessors did it, to "We did it and we made a mistake," to "We did it and we're sorry," to "We did it and we're sorry and here's your property back and here's some money." You know what I mean? And to not even start along that road ... but again, I do think we need to look at ourselves...
For more on Power's transition from someone who occasionally was honest about the U.S. government to someone who constantly lies, see here.
samantha power has not changed.
she's still the same scum she was but idiot dumb f**k michael moore never knows what he's talking about.
i'm swiping from c.i.
Here's Howard Zinn on what we'll kindly term Power's "myopia":
She believes that "there is a moral difference between setting out to destroy as many civilians as possible and killing civilians unintentionally and reluctantly in pursuit of a military objective." Of
course, there's a difference, but is there a "moral" difference? That is, can you say one action is more reprehensible than the other?
In countless news briefings, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, responding to reporters' questions about civilian deaths in bombing, would say those deaths were "unintentional" or "inadvertent" or "accidental," as if that disposed of the problem. In the Vietnam War,
the massive deaths of civilians by bombing were justified in the same way by Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon and various generals.
These words are misleading because they assume an action is either "deliberate" or "unintentional." There is something in between, for which the word is "inevitable." If you engage in an action, like aerial bombing, in which you cannot possibly distinguish between combatants
and civilians (as a former Air Force bombardier, I will attest to that), the deaths of civilians are inevitable, even if not "intentional." Does that difference exonerate you morally?
The terrorism of the suicide bomber and the terrorism of aerial bombardment are indeed morally equivalent. To say otherwise (as either side might) is to give one moral superiority over the other, and thus serve to perpetuate the horrors of our time.
From Edward Herman responding to Zinn's letter (to the New York Times -- and both can be found here):
Samantha Power's conclusion is that the U.S. policy toward genocide has been very imperfect and needs reorientation, less opportunism, and greater vigor. For Power, the United States is the solution, not the problem. These conclusions and policy recommendations rest *heavily on
her spectacular bias in case selection: She simply bypasses those that are ideologically inconvenient, where the United States has arguably committed genocide (Vietnam, Cambodia 1969-75, Iraq 1991-2003), or has given genocidal processes positive support (Indonesia, West Papua, East Timor, Guatemala, Israel, and South Africa). Incorporating them into an analysis would lead to sharply different conclusions and policy agendas, such as calling upon the
United States to simply stop doing it, or urging stronger global opposition to U.S. aggression and support of genocide, and proposing a much needed revolutionary change within the United States to remove the roots of its imperialistic and genocidal thrust. But the actual huge
bias, nicely leavened by admissions of imperfections and need for improvement in U.S. policy, readily explains why Samantha Power is loved by the New York Times and won a Pulitzer prize for her masterpiece of evasion and apologetics for "our" genocides and call for a more aggressive pursuit of "theirs."
is that really a change like moore's claiming?
the problem in 2003 was that idiots like michael moore didn't do the work needed and assumed that the war hawk power was a liberal. she's of the left, of the pro-war left.
Thursday, November 21, 2013. Chaos and violence continue, the floods continue, John Wright's simplistic 'answers' are damaging, Anonymous has a video, and more.
Did you hear about those awful Gittes?
Those people are just evil. They just want to take over the world. The whole region would be better off without them.
Thank goodness, we know that they are inherently evil, right?
Now we know the cause of all the violence.
And since it's just those damn Gittes, there's no reason to look to what anyone else is doing wrong, certainly not a government.
It's just those Gittes, they have death and destruction on the brain -- it's in their blood.
So now that we know the problem we just have to figure out if we're going to arrest them all or just kill 'em? Hunt em down, exterminate them, right?
There are no Gittes.
The above is stated for a reason (and Gittes because I had Chinatown on the brain -- script by Robert Towne and Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway star with Jack Nicholson playing private investigator JJ Gittes).
For the second day in a row, RT has allowed John Wright to blame Sunnis for the violence in the Middle East including Iraq.
How stupid or hateful is he?
Does he even know what the situation is in Syria?
But Wright tells you the problem is Sunnis. Sometimes he says "Sunni fundamentalists."
There are some Sunnis who do resort to violence - -they're not the only group in the rgion that does -- and it apparently is 'cute' to call them "fundamentalists." But 'cute' or not, that's also inaccurate. Fundemantalists are one thing -- in any religion, in any area. They take their religion very seriously. Doing so means they don't usually resort to violence. In the US, we have some religious fundamentalists who are opposed to this or that. Religious fundamentalist in the US do not, for example, kill abortion doctors. The ones who do that are extremists or fanatics; however, they aren't really "fundamentalists." Fundamentalists would take to prayer not to bombing an abortion clinic.
Fundamentalists are different than I am. I live a secular life with modern toys and amusements. But they're being different from me -- or me being different from them -- doesn't give me the right to misdescribe them. And pay really close attention here because this is the part that effects all of humanity: When you hold up violence as a form of religious fundamentalism?
The grown ups who are fundamentalists blow you off. They know better.
They know that they have strict observance of their faith and that's what makes them fundamentalists.
Kids?
Kids are always trying to make sense of the world and figure out where they fit in -- that is what growing ups about. So you take a confused kid with religious leanings -- especially one shocked by some new development or modernity -- and you raise him -- via the media -- to believe that religious fundamentalism -- strict observance of your faith -- means bombing and killing people?
You've just created a generation of people who now believe this is how you express your faith.
That's especially likely in Iraq where there are so many orphans as a result of the illegal war. In November of last year, Caroline Hawley (BBC News) reported "that between 800,000 to a million Iraqi children have lost one or both of their parents." That's a huge number. It's also probably an undercount -- 4.5 million is probably closer to reality., the Iraqi Orphan Foundation estimates the number to be 3 million and, at the start of 2009, Timothy Williams (New York Times) reported 740,000 widows in Iraq -- not all widows have children or children under the age of 18 but there are a huge number of orphans in Iraq without any parent and that was 2009. The violence hasn't ceased since 2009 and, in fact, it has picked up. Regardless of whether the number is four million or one million, that's a huge number -- especially in Iraq where the population is estimated.
The teenage years are fraught with confusion -- bodies change, hormones rage, you're still a child but confronted with adult situations. For some teenagers, that period can be one where they find salvation in religion or retreat deeply into it, however you want to see it. Do you really want to create the message for this group of children that bombing and shooting -- killing -- is religious fundamentalism?
John Wright's uninformed and ugly stereotype is not only false, it is highly damaging.
But it is false as well.
By blaming Sunnis for the problems in Iraq, Wright's able to ignore so much including how Nouri al-Maliki fuels the violence.
The mass arrests of Sunnis fuel the violence. Monday, for example, 85 people were rounded up in Wasit Province alone. The mass arrests would be disturbing in any country.
They're especially disturbing in Iraq.
There is no speedy justice. People linger in jails, detention centers and prisons with the no court appearance and, in fact, often with no charges brought against them.
Some held in prisons, jails and detention centers can't be charged. They were arrested but they were arrested for no real reason. They aren't even suspects. But, in Iraq, when you can't find the suspect, you're allowed to arrest their wives or mothers or siblings or fathers or children or grandparents.
They're rounded up and arrested with no one believing they broke a law. They're arrested, taken from their homes and thrown behind bars because they're related to a suspect.
The disappeared (into the 'legal system') are among the issues fueling the ongoing protests. As Mayada Al-Askari (Gulf News) observed Monday, "In the past two years, demonstrations have increased in Baghdad and other governorates as people have been calling for better services, the release of women detainees and more civil rights."
Now if the problem is just these 'bad' Sunnis, as John Wright keeps insisting, then we don't have to worry about what Nouri's doing, we don't have to worry about a minority population being disenfranchised.
Let's drop back to the October 4th snapshot:
Protests took place today. Iraqi Spring MC notes protests took place in Baghdad, in Tikrit, Najaf, Ramadi, Falluja, Samarra, Baquba, Balad Ruz, Jalawla, among other sites. Protests have been taking place non-stop since December 21st. Of today's protests, NINA notes:
Preachers of Friday-prayers called on the sit-inner in their sermons to continue the sit-ins as are the only way to get rid of injustice and abuse policy.
They said in the common prayer which held in six regions of Diyala province : " Iraqi government must not deal with the demands of the protestors in a double standard . Urging worshipers to unify their stand until getting the demands, release innocent prisoners and detainees from prisons.
Kitabat reports that Sheikh Mohammed al-Dulaimi spoke at the Falluja protest and accused the government of supporting militias who target and kill Sunnis. The Sheikh said that instead of implementing the demands of the protesters, the government would rather target or ignore the protesters. National Iraqi News offers the Sheikh said, ""The Iraqi government rather than implement the demands of the protesters and adopt genuine reconciliation with people, it tracking and embarrassing the protest leaders, since 9 Months ago claimants the usurped legal rights."
Sheikh Mohammed al-Dulaimi is correct in his accusation: Nouri al-Maliki (prime minister and chief thug of Iraq) is supporting Shi'ite militias. Tim Arango (New York Times) broke that story last week -- but somehow the US Congress and the rest of the media missed it. (The media may be playing dumb. Members of Congress actually missed it, I spoke with several yesterday about Tim Arango's report.) Arango noted:
So in addition to all the other targeting, they're also being targeted by Shi'ite militias and these are government sanctioned militias -- armed and outfitted by Nouri al-Maliki.
But don't worry about that.
That doesn't matter.
Remember, John Wright knows the problem: It's the Sunnis. That's the only problem. So there's no need to reform the government or to examine how all of this effects Iraq,
John Wright's xenophobia and ugly stereotypes are not helping anyone.
National Iraqi News Agency reports:
Security source told NINA that SWAT force raided the house of Hijra Mosque's Imam and Preacher, Salam Selbi al-Fahdawi, taking him to a security center.For its part, the Association of Moslem Scholars said that it will close on Friday all of the province's mosques protesting the arrests being practiced by security forces against the province's dignitaries and mosques imams and preachers, including Thursday's arrest, and that demonstration will follow the closure of mosques to protest the arrests and demanding the release of detainees.
You think that's gong to calm the violence? Or the arrest in Ramadi of former army officer Ahmed al-Dulaimi?
Monday came news that 12 more people were executed. Iraq was in the top three countries for numbers of executions last year with 130 executions. This year there have already been at least 144 executions. Ammar Karim (AFP) observed, "The growing use of the death penalty comes with violence in Iraq at a level not seen since 2008, when the country was just emerging from a brutal sectarian conflict."
And the violence just continues. Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) reports that an al-Sadiya suicide car bombing has caused multiple deaths and injuries. Sinan Salaheddin (AP) counts 38 dead and forty-five injured. National Iraqi News Agency reports Sheikh Mohammed Homadi was assassinated in Mosul, a western Baghdad car bombing claimed 6 lives and left fourteen people injured, a Qa'im bombing left two Iraqi soldiers injured, a Mosul bombing near a hotel left seven people injured, a northern Baghdad bombing claimed 1 life and left five people injured, a northern Baghdad suicide bombing targeting a military checkpoint left 3 Iraqi soldiers dead and six injured, 2 people were shot dead inside a Baghdad food store, 1 Peshmerga was shot dead in Mosul, a Baquba roadside bombing left one person injured, a Mousl armed clash left 2 police members killed and two more injured, a Khanaqin car bombing claimed 4 lives and left ten people injured, and a suspect -- in the Wednesday murder of Tharwat Moahmed Rachid (Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's chief body guard) -- was shot dead in Sulaimaniyah Province.
Iraq Body Count notes that, through Wednesday, there have been 503 violent deaths in Iraq so far this month and over 7,800 for the year so far. AFP's Prashant Rao Tweets:
With today's attacks in Iraq, the death toll this month has topped 400 for an eighth consecutive month - @AFP tally: http://u.afp.com/IraqToll
AFP reports on the flooding in Iraq and notes protests over inadequate public services:
"What is happening is because of the government," said Ali Hussein, a protester in Nasiriyah.
"There must be real measures taken after what has happened. They should take things seriously, as the conditions here are really bad."
Six people died in building collapses caused by flooding in Nasiriyah, while two women and a child were killed in similar circumstances in Diwaniyah.
In Babil province, south of Baghdad, two children died as a result of collapsing buildings, while more than 50 families had to take shelter at a tourist resort after their houses flooded.
As we've already noted this week, Iraq's now in the rainy season. This is not surprising, it happens every year. It is surprising that Nouri has refused to improve the public services.
Iraq's sewage civil system last had major work in the 1970s. Despite bringing in over 100 billion yearly for oil, Nouri won't spend money to fix things. Last December, he announced he would fix the public sewage system.
And then, he didn't.
Which is Nouri's pattern.
Without a working sewage system, the heavy rains do not drain, they stand in the streets and that's why most of the flooding is taking place.
That's on Nouri and no one else.
Turning to the United States, David DeGraw notes this Anonymous video to the music of Linkin Park's "A Light That Never Comes."
"A Light That Never Comes" is written by Linkin Park and Steve Aoki and first appears on their new album Recharged.
Nah you don't know me
Lightning above and a fire below me
You cannot catch me, cannot hold me
You cannot stop much less control me
When the floodgates open, brace your shores
That pressure don't care when it breaks your doors
Say it's all you can take, better take some more
(Oh)
'Cause I know what it's like to test fate
Had my shoulders pressed with that weight
Stood up strong in spite of that hate
What doesn't kill you makes you more strong
And I've been waiting for it so long
The nights go on
Waiting for a light that never comes
I chase the sun
When I was young they told me, they said
Make your bed, you lie in that bed
A king can only reign 'til instead
There comes that day, it's "off with his head"
You'll have my mercy then when you're gone
And I told them: nah you don't know me
Lightning above and a fire belowme
You cannot catch me, you cannot hold me
That pressure don't care, it breaks your door
Oh oh oh oh...
Anonymous notes:
Reform is the light that never comes. Tyranny reigns. Revolution is all we have left... This video was created in support of the Anonymous call for a Worldwide Wave of Action ~ #www. Here are several sites that have reposted the original call to action:
EvolveSociety
http://evolvesociety.org/feature/a-ca...
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/ite...
InterOcuppy
http://interoccupy.net/blog/a-call-fo...
US Day of Rage
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rrmtgk
Popular Resistance
http://www.popularresistance.org/a-ca...
AnonInsiders
http://anoninsiders.net/anonymous-cal...
Social media pages have been created in support on the following locations:
EvolveSociety:
https://evolvesociety.org/network/ind...
https://twitter.com/WaveOfAction
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Worldw...
caroline hawley
sinan salaheddin
ammar karim
the bitchy mary wendy roberts
revenge - the good
revenge - the bad


We knew it was only a matter of time before Everyday Food joined the group of Martha Stewart Living digital magazines for the iPad. (The magazine already has an application for the iPhone.) In the March issue (cover shown below) there are several ads for the new app, which will be available for download February 21 by clicking here. This issue, which I have propped here in my lap, is devoted to getting meals done fast, filled with wonderful new takes on pasta, quick-and-easy desserts (and slow-cooker brownies!) plus salads, side dishes and more.
The digital issue will include lots of bonus material, such as cooking videos from the food editors filled with insider advice and quick tips, step-by-step slide shows of recipes and how-tos and before-and-after shots of dishes and ingredient swaps that make the delicious recipes come to life. The App itself is free to download. Once installed, readers will automatically be able to download the January/February issue for free, and will also have the option of purchasing the March digital issue for $2.99.
So exciting. I can not wait to get it on my ipad.
Can't wait! Just love that.
I have a question regarding the magazine on the iPad.
Is it like iTunes, where you purchase the product and you can only use it on that machine (i'm exlduing transferring between iPhones or iPods), or the Kindle, where you purchase a book and then can download it onto any device?
i'm hoping it's like the Kindle because you then have the magazine forever, for the life of the device, and you can transfer onto any future device.
For now the content is only for the iPad and is not transferrable to any other Apple device. Some of the video content from the Apps can be viewed online at MarthaStewart.com, however.
Thanks for the answer. Say your iPad breaks. You get a new one. Are you able to download previoulsy purchased issues from the clouds, like a Kindle book purchase, or would you have to buy them again?
I will still need to pay for the same issue to see it on the iPad?
Same content but with bonus videos, extra tips, new links and more online goodies - if that's something you're interested in.


text:
require File.expand_path('../helper', __FILE__)

class ResponseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  setup do
    @response = Sinatra::Response.new
  end

  def assert_same_body(a, b)
    assert_equal a.to_enum(:each).to_a, b.to_enum(:each).to_a
  end

  it "initializes with 200, text/html, and empty body" do
    assert_equal 200, @response.status
    assert_equal 'text/html', @response['Content-Type']
    assert_equal [], @response.body
  end

  it 'uses case insensitive headers' do
    @response['content-type'] = 'application/foo'
    assert_equal 'application/foo', @response['Content-Type']
    assert_equal 'application/foo', @response['CONTENT-TYPE']
  end

  it 'writes to body' do
    @response.body = 'Hello'
    @response.write ' World'
    assert_equal 'Hello World', @response.body.join
  end

  [204, 304].each do |status_code|
    it "removes the Content-Type header and body when response status is #{status_code}" do
      @response.status = status_code
      @response.body = ['Hello World']
      assert_equal [status_code, {}, []], @response.finish
    end
  end

  it 'Calculates the Content-Length using the bytesize of the body' do
    @response.body = ['Hello', 'World!', '✈']
    status, headers, body = @response.finish
    assert_equal '14', headers['Content-Length']
    assert_same_body @response.body, body
  end

  it 'does not call #to_ary or #inject on the body' do
    object = Object.new
    def object.inject(*) fail 'called' end
    def object.to_ary(*) fail 'called' end
    def object.each(*) end
    @response.body = object
    assert @response.finish
  end

  it 'does not nest a Sinatra::Response' do
    @response.body = Sinatra::Response.new ["foo"]
    assert_same_body @response.body, ["foo"]
  end

  it 'does not nest a Rack::Response' do
    @response.body = Rack::Response.new ["foo"]
    assert_same_body @response.body, ["foo"]
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


102.3 BXR wants you to be a part of our team for the semester!
Description: Cumulus Broadcasting is located in Columbia, MO. Our market operates eight radio stations: 102.3 BXR, Q 106.1, Nash FM 100.1, Z 104.1, 101.5 KPLA, News Talk 1400 KFRU, COOL 97.5 and 1240 KLIK. The Promotions Department is in charge of planning the events for each of our eight stations. The Promotions team also manages all of the station websites, social media and digital content. This department communicates with all aspects of this business, from the Sales and Marketing Department to the Program Directors and on-air teams.
If interested, please send your résumé and cover letter to Brian.Wilson@cumulus.com. No phone calls, please.


I'm terrible at getting the right amount of water a day. I struggle to get 40 Oz Of water a day let alone double that. Coffee should not be the first thing you drink in the morning it should be water!!
So February I'm taking the water challenge and aiming to drink more water.
Our body is 60 percent water and water is critical to our heart,muscles,skin, cellular function.
Also did you know herbal teas count towards your daily water count!
Add berries , mint any fruit you like.
Get 1 cup strawberry and 2cups water juice from 1/2 lemon and a pinch of cinnamon and about 6-8 ice cubes.
Cinnamon hell's your liver to work better.
It helps your intestines work better.


text:
Q: Type casting issue in C# and wcf header in .NET I am now developing a WCF service using visual studio 2013 . My service contains a custom header field must be passed. Field name is "lisenseKey" I developed it. WCF service is working fine. Now I am about to call my service to test. I added a service reference to client project. Now I am calling like this:
MyService.Myservice proxy = new MyService.Myservice();
proxy.LisenseKey = "xxxxxx";
Label1.Text = proxy.GetMessage(TextBox1.Text);

When I assign license key value like this, it is showing error with red underline that:

"Cannot implicitly convert type string to MyService.MyService.string"

How can I type cast in this condition? Or is there any way to pass header? And I do not know how to use "MessageHeader".

A: Here is my service code . I am just trying to consume "GetMessage" method .
[ServiceContract]
    public interface IMyservice
    {
        [OperationContract]
        void DoWork();

        [OperationContract]
        string GetMessage(string name);
    }

    public class MyServiceMessageInspector:System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.IDispatchMessageInspector
    {
        public object AfterReceiveRequest(ref System.ServiceModel.Channels.Message request,System.ServiceModel.IClientChannel channel,
            System.ServiceModel.InstanceContext instanceContext)
        {
            if(request.Headers.FindHeader("LisenseKey","")==-1)
            {
                throw new FaultException("Lisense Key Was Not Provided");
            }

            var lisenseKey = request.Headers.GetHeader<string>("LisenseKey", "");
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(lisenseKey))
            {
                throw new FaultException("Lisnse key is not valid");
            }

            if(lisenseKey!="12345x")
            {
                throw new FaultException("Lisense key is not valid");
            }

            return instanceContext;
        }

        public void BeforeSendReply(ref System.ServiceModel.Channels.Message reply,object correlationState)
        {

        }
    }

    public class MyServiceMessageInspectorBehaviour:Attribute,System.ServiceModel.Description.IServiceBehavior
    {
        public void AddBindingParameters(System.ServiceModel.Description.ServiceDescription serviceDescription,
            System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase,
            System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection<System.ServiceModel.Description.ServiceEndpoint> endpoints,
            System.ServiceModel.Channels.BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters)
        {

        }

        public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(System.ServiceModel.Description.ServiceDescription serviceDescription,
            System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase)
        {
            foreach(ChannelDispatcher channelDispatcher in serviceHostBase.ChannelDispatchers)
            {
                foreach(var endpointDispatcher in channelDispatcher.Endpoints)
                {
                    endpointDispatcher.DispatchRuntime.MessageInspectors.Add(new MyServiceMessageInspector());
                }
            }
        }

        public void Validate(System.ServiceModel.Description.ServiceDescription serviceDescription,System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase)
        {

        }
    }


All online purchases are secure through Paypal. Payment can be made through a paypal account or with credit card.
Death will bring Life to Death, Life will bring Death to Life...NEVARMORE!
Original versions of highlighted songs are included on album.


text:
Home » Women's Basketball » Michigan stomps Cornhuskers on the road
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Michigan stomps Cornhuskers on the road
by Maggie Kolcon January 22, 2017 April 20, 2021
After dropping the first game of its road trip to No. 3 Maryland on Thursday, the Michigan women's basketball team was determined to return home from Nebraska with a win Sunday.
The Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) thoroughly outplayed the struggling Cornhuskers (1-7, 5-16), executing on all facets of the game to earn an 84-51 victory. For the third time in four games, four Michigan players contributed double-digit points: freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick, sophomore guard Nicole Munger, sophomore center Hallie Thome, and junior guard Katelynn Flaherty.
Gondrezick set the tempo early in the first period, assisting Thome for a layup at the 8:57 mark, then stealing the ball and taking it for a layup of her own less than thirty seconds later. By the end of the first quarter, Gondrezick had seven points — including another fast-break layup — and went on to record 13 points, four assists and two boards.
Flaherty once again led the team in scoring, finishing the game with 27 points on 11-for-16 shooting, and Munger came off the bench to go 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. Meanwhile, Thome notched 15 points, working hard down low to make it to the free-throw line, where she went 7-for-9.
The collective scoring efforts from the quartet helped Michigan end the game with a noteworthy 57.4 shooting percentage from the floor. Flaherty, Thome and Gondrezick are Michigan's top three scorers this season, but Munger's 18-point performance was a season-high — and only one point shy of a career-high.
"(Munger) was outstanding," Barnes Arico said. "She just gave us a different look from the floor spot. She's a guard for us, but when Hallie went and got in foul trouble and they stayed in that zone, we needed another scoring threat on the inside. Nicole provided that."
Despite the 33-point win, Nebraska appeared dangerous in the first quarter, shooting 70 percent from the floor. But Michigan's defense stood tall to weather the storm, and the Cornhuskers' shooting fell to just 40.8 percent by the game's end. Nebraska has typically relied on sophomore forward Jessica Shepard — the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year — but the Wolverines shut her down, limiting her to just four points.
Michigan's primary defensive standouts were Thome and junior forward Jillian Dunston. Dunston had six rebounds and three assists against the Cornhuskers, outrebounded only by Thome, who had a team-high of eight defensive boards. But Dunston was the Wolverine who clearly overwhelmed the 6-foot-4 Shepard.
"(Shepard) was obviously a major concern for us after the performance she had last year," Barnes Arico said. "I think (Dunston) has a year more experience underneath her belt, and I think our team does. We have a lot of pieces returning so we're more of an experienced squad. We spent a lot of time talking about what we needed to do against her, and I thought we executed the game plan."
Noticeably missing from the pack of double-digit scorers was senior guard and captain Siera Thompson, who scored just three points, but still contributed offensively with seven assists.
"I just think that (scoring) is probably number five on her list of things to do," Barnes Arico said. "Her leadership has been incredible. … She just does so much for us."
While the Wolverines were expected to beat the basement-dwelling Nebraska, it was still a confidence-building victory for Michigan.
"I think it was a test of our team's focus (to lock-in) on this game," Barnes Arico said. "Especially after playing at Maryland, it's easy to get up to play the number three team in the country. But to play them down to the wire, and then have to get ready for a team that's at the bottom of the league right now, and at their place — teams can slip up on games like that. And I think tonight really showed our maturity."
Backed by offensive improvements, Michigan downs Nebraska, 102-67
Strong defense leads the way in victory against Maryland
Michigan gets past Wisconsin in a 93-81 victory


text:
Q: How to filter large array using Swift-2 for high performance I tried while typing in search-bar its results should be updates in table view, for that I'm filtering data dynamically while typing.
It works well when I tested in simulator, but actually running on iPhone, while typing it gives very slow response.
I know, due to large array i.e. array of 100000 records, due to this it might be giving me slow response.
This is my actual filtering stuff, in which when user start typing it will filter the data.
   func searchBar(searchBar: UISearchBar, textDidChange searchText: String)
            {
                  self.filtered = self.data.filter({ (text) -> Bool in

                        let tmp: NSString = text
                        let range = tmp.rangeOfString(searchText, options: [NSStringCompareOptions.CaseInsensitiveSearch , NSStringCompareOptions.AnchoredSearch])
                    return range.location != NSNotFound

                })

                if(self.filtered.count == 0)
                {
                    self.searchActive = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    self.searchActive = true;
                    self.tableView.reloadData()
                }
                if(searchBar.text == "")
                {
                    searchBar.resignFirstResponder()
                }
                self.tableView.reloadData()

                searchBar.showsCancelButton = true
                self.ContainerView.hidden=true
                self.tableView.hidden=false
                if(searchBar.text != "")
                {
                    self.ContainerView.hidden=true
                    self.tableView.hidden=false
                }
        }

How do I need to implement it, in such a way that it should filter it fast and provide fast response ?
Whether I should implement it with "multithreading" & how?
Even I tried this stuff using following methods...
dispatch_to_background_queue {}
                &
    func dispatch_to_main_queue(block: dispatch_block_t?) {
      dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), block!)
     }
Please suggest me proper solution for this.

A: *

*Previously sorted or filtered constraint array makes life very simpler.

*Fetched data can be restricted by date its added, which can reduce number of data to be filtered
Also i believe this options are only a help or hint which is not necessarily needs to be strict, above can be slowly improved with respect to your feature.
Try using NSPredicate which is better to change i the course of improvement.