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Virgil Coburn
Around nine p.m. on Friday night, shots rang out in what is known as the quiet neighbourhood of Belama Phase One. Enforcement officer with the Central Health Region, Virgil Coburn, was gunned down on Beltex Crescent. News Five's Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Four shots, then an additional four others – the blast from gunshots echoed inside the homes of Belama Phase One community. And as quickly as the shots rang out, police arrived on the scene to find one person dead inside a yard on Beltex Crescent. That residence is where thirty-three-year-old Virgil Coburn was visiting and shortly after receiving food from a delivery guy on motorcycle, a gunman opened fire on him. News Five was first on scene seconds after police.
Sr. Supt. Reymundo Reyes
Sr. Supt. Reymundo Reyes, Belize Police Department
"The matter is being investigated so police dealing with it right now."
"Sir was it a murder that happened? Can you tell us whether someone was killed?"
"Somebody was shot."
"The person is dead sir?"
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department
"He was somewhere in front of his residence when he was also approached by a lone gunman that opened fire and fatally injured him. We must say that our investigators have gathered useful information that they believe could led to the identity of these assailants."
Residents flocked to the scene, including Coburn's family who today are perplexed by his killing. By all accounts, he was well-known in the community as the life of the party, a professional man who was not involved in any gang – he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Marshall Nunez
Marshall Nunez, Belama Resident
"We heard the gunshots and a few minutes later, a couple of the young men from Belama came near to where I live and that's when we heard the news that it was Virgil. Really and truly shocking because Virgil is not really engaged in that kind of lifestyle. For all the young men growing up in Belama know that essentially Virgil is the life of the party; he will dominate the conversation when there are conversations, will crack the jokes and so. So it was really and truly shocking to hear about that when it happened. A very cool persons; friendly. I think from phase one to phase two – maybe to phase three – Virgil is well-known because he is friendly to everybody. He is the type of person if you get to meet him and you become his friend, it would appear as though you were friends all your life."
Coburn will also be missed by his work family at Central Health Region, where back in early December he was hired as an enforcement officer under the supervision of Public Health Inspector Lisa Tillett.
Lisa Tillett
Lisa Tillett, Public Health Inspector
"Virgil was such a nice person. From day one, he stood out. Every day Virgil would come, say good morning, get the register, ensure everybody, sign their name and he would keep me updated with the enforcement officers that we have here. Due to the COVID, we never really had a chance to start working so what Doctor Melissa Diaz did as the regional manager, she said we needed to open a site to assist persons that are ill with the COVID. So I told her well then that I don't have any health inspectors because like sixty-five percent of them were down with the COVID. So I reached out to the enforcement officers and then he was the number one person who chose to get a team together for us and have us ready to go out to Swift Hall to open up. I never had a problem with Virgil. Virgil came to work every day – early, he would be the first face that I see. And that's why this morning, it was really hard for me to actually come to work."
Police did not disclose a motive behind the murder of Coburn. Duane
Moody for News Five.


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iRobot shares rally after earnings beat, outlook
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Shares of iRobot Corp. IRBT, -0.17% rallied late Tuesday after the maker of Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners reported third-quarter earnings and sales above expectations and increased its 2017 guidance thanks to "positive momentum" in the U.S. and EMEA, "where growth is accelerating." iRobot said it earned $22.1 million, or 76 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $19.5 million, or 70 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $205.4 million, compared with $168.6 million for the third quarter of 2016. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 47 cents a share on sales of $205 million. The company said it expects revenue between $870 million and $880 million in 2017, and per-share earnings between $1.65 and $2 for the year. The FactSet analysts expect 2017 earnings of $1.57 a share on sales of $852 million.
Claudia Assis is a San Francisco-based reporter for MarketWatch. Follow her on Twitter @ClaudiaAssisMW.

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Includes either the e-book and workbook of A Woman's manner throughout the Twelve StepsRecovery isn't really a man's international, and but to a girl it might probably occasionally appear that method. Geared in particular to that girl, this ebook brings a female viewpoint to the Twelve Step software, seeking out the therapeutic messages underneath the male-oriented words.Based on an open exploration and a versatile interpretation of the Twelve Steps, this new standpoint takes under consideration the mental improvement of ladies because it pertains to habit and restoration, in addition to the social and cultural components that have an effect on girls specifically. Acknowledging that restoration increases specific matters for women--from questions on sexuality, relationships, and daily life to anxieties approximately talking up at mixed-gender meetings--A Woman's manner in the course of the Twelve Steps focuses without delay at the female adventure of habit and therapeutic. the writer explores the Twelve Steps one after the other, reiterating each one in its conventional language, then explaining and illustrating it in a manner that highlights a woman's experience--empowering the reader to take possession of her personal restoration method in addition to her development as a woman.Designed for use along side A Woman's approach during the Twelve Steps, this workbook is helping deepen and expand the certainty of the teachings taught within the booklet and brings them to lifestyles with uncomplicated workouts and journaling actions. It additional empowers each one lady to take possession of her restoration through documenting her progress and restoration strategy in a in my opinion significant method. not like many interpretations of the Twelve Steps for girls, this workbook makes use of the unique Steps language, keeping its spirit and focusing awareness on its therapeutic message.Covington publications ladies to reinterpret the stairs to help their very own restoration. "When we glance inside of ourselves and reframe the unique wording within the manner that works most sensible for us, then every one folks, separately, can observe the which means for ourselves," she writes. In sections dedicated to all of the Twelve Steps, Covington blends narrative, self-assessment questions concerned with a female definition of phrases akin to powerlessness and letting pass, guided imagery workouts, and different experiential activities.Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D., is nationally famous as a clinician, writer, organizational advisor, and lecturer. With decades of expertise, she has built an cutting edge, gender-responsive method of tackle the remedy wishes of girls and ladies that has been confirmed potent in public, inner most, and institutional settings.
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We packed our lunches and set off to the park to enjoy the glorious Saturday!
When we arrived our boys challenged us to a game of kickball.
After a while, we took a break and lounged around on the grassy knoll making shapes with the puffy clouds over us.
Before we knew it our tummies were growling. We sat around the towel turned into a blanket and enjoyed our simple wheat bread sandwiches.
This is what we call a simple family fun fitness day. It didn't cost us anything and we got some exercise. We enjoyed the outdoors and played together. I even got to squeeze in some reading. You probably envision weights and aerobic exercise when you think of fitness activities. And you probably don't even think of fun. Well fitness activities are not limited to only that type of exerise.
I am always looking for ways to get my kids off the coach and enjoying the outdoors. Our family game nights or famly weekends are filled with these fun family fitness activities. You can even use them in your homeschool to get some physical education into your day.
Note, "track" doesn't necessarily mean an official running track but it's any area that is marked off with clear boundaries.
Play Tag. Go to a track and then have your child try to chase you around the track. If he tags you then you're it and you still stay on the track and you try to tag him.
Wet Cops and Robbers. Go to a track or a park with an area where there's a trail. Assign who is going to be the cop and who is going to be the robber then squirt each other with a water gun if it's hot outside.
Pass the Baton. Outline the area where you will run and pass the baton. It can be in a straight line or on a track course. Have your child go to one end of your outline area. Run to your child holding the baton and then pass it to them and they take it back to where you were. You can time yourselves. Add a twist to it and skip to each other instead of running or jump rope to each other.
Uno Fitness– Before hand, the Uno card had an assigned exercise. Get a pile of Uno cards and have each child pick a card. Then have each child tell the group what color card he got and what exercise is assigned to that color. So if he got a blue card then that one was assigned 10 jumping jacks. If they got a WILD card then they chose the exercise. Assign 2 minutes of the exercise to each card. Feel free to change the time to whatever is appropriate for your child's age and ability.
Nerf Gun. Go around a track and one person is given a gun and their job is to run around the track and shoot the other person. Once that person is shot they change.
Obstacle Course. We found a park with a fun playground area and we turned it into our obstacle course. We had the kids jump over the tires, skip around the playground, crawl through the tunnels and slide down to end. You can turn anything into an obstacle course. Bring along a few props like water bottles and rope.
Last man out. If your kids are still at the age where they can't handle losing then you may want to try another game. With this game, the children run around your track as many times as you choose and then you say, "The last man is out." So the person to get to the "finish" line is out. You keep doing that until you have one child left.
Water Balloon Fight! Give them a balloon for every lap they run or 10 minutes they are exercising. At the end of your fitness activity let them fill up their balloons with water and play!
Organized Game. Your game does not need to be an official game with all of the rules in place. Instead come up with your own rules that will work with your child's age and play a game of soccer, basketball or ultimate frisbee. All of these games definitely get you moving!
Shark and Minnows Game. Mark off a rectangular area with clear boundaries. You need one person to be it. That person is the shark and will stand in the middle. Have them run from one side to the other without getting caught after the shark yells, "Come minnows!". If the shark tags a minnow then they stand in the middle with the shark and help tag.
I honestly believe the family that plays together stays together. Remember the focus here is not about losing weight but it's about family fitness fun. Through play you are staying fit and connecting with your children. It gives us opportunities to discover new things about each other. We also get to model good sportsmanship and help our kids learn how to be good team players. Not to mention, you're getting exercise and sunshine.
My hope is to get my children having so much fun they don't even know they are staying fit in the process.


For years I was asked where folks could get help for ministries to Spanish speaking ministries. While my Kidology Handbook is available for FREE on Kidology.org, I've always wished we could do more.
I am delighted to be a part of a Spanish magazine called entre niños. It is loaded with wonderful content in both English and Spanish.
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That will take you to a page where they can see the Table of Contents for the latest edition. Click on the red box at the top right of that page that says "Recibe gratis revista Entre Ninos" and it will take you to a registration page. Enter your email, a password (Clave), and the password again (Escribe de nueo la clav). Then you will have free access to all 19 editions of the Entre Ninos magazine!


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Q: MySQL Update field of set IF NULL or other value I am currently using two update queries and am wondering if there is a way to cut it down to one.
field1 OFTYPE INT
field2 OFTYPE DATETIME
field3 OFTYPE DATETIME

UPDATE `Table1` SET `field1` = `field1` + 1, `field2` = NOW() WHERE `id` = $id;
UPDATE `Table1` SET `field3` = NOW() WHERE `id` = $id AND (`field3` < '2011-00-00 00:00:00' OR `field3` IS NULL);

I'm trying to get a query that would do the UPDATE more like so:
UPDATE `Table1`
SET `field1` = `field1` + 1,
    `field2` = NOW(),
    `field3` = ISNULL(NOW(), `first_seen`);

A: You can do it like that:
UPDATE `Table1`
SET `field1` = `field1` + 1,
    `field2` = NOW(),
    `field3` = COALESCE(field3, NOW())
WHERE id = 1;

This will update all field1 and field2 and if field3 is null will update it too, if its not null it will remain what it was. But this works only for NULL!!!

A: I think that's it's possible for you to do this using an IF statement.  The IF statement takes 3 parameters when you're using it: the expression, value if true, value if false
So in your case, you could probably write your queries in one go like the following:
UPDATE Table1
SET
    field1 = field1 + 1,
    field2 = NOW(),
    field3 = IF(field3 < '2011-00-00 00:00:00' OR field3 IS NULL, NOW(), field3)
WHERE id = $id;

This way, if expression is true, then field3 will be NOW() and otherwise, it'll remain as it was.

A: In your case you could use CASE*:
UPDATE Table1
SET field1 = field1 + 1,
  field2 = NOW(),
  field3 =
        CASE
        WHEN field3 < '2011-00-00 00:00:00' THEN /* Evaluates to false if NULL */
          NOW()
        WHEN field3 IS NULL THEN
          NOW()
        ELSE /* Don't change */
          field3
        END
WHERE id = 1

*Pun optional

A: If field3 have to be updated with a different condition from field1 and field2, I suppose that you can't do all in one query.
What you can do is a TRANSACTION if the queries have to be executed together or nothing.

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NASHVILLE, TN (September 17, 2021) – Gary LeVox, most well-known and beloved as lead singer of Rascal Flatts, shares new song "Working On Sunday" today via Big Machine Records. The prayerful track follows the release of his solo debut collection ONE ON ONE earlier this year. Watch the official music video for "Working On Sunday" here.
LeVox shared, "I am so excited about this song! I co-wrote 'Working On Sunday' with Cledus T Judd, Wendell Mobley and Tony Martin a couple years ago. I have loved it since day one and the timing felt right to drop it now. We wrote it about a relationship, but it's been amazing to see how the chorus means so much more to everyone who hears it. They have applied it to their own situations such as COVID, the military, first responders and just everyday life that we all go through. I'm so grateful this song can tell someone's story through a melodic prayer. It's the power and medicine of music!"
After 20 years as front man to one of the most influential groups in Country history, LeVox embarks on a solo chapter that combines two of his biggest passions – music and faith. For the first time, LeVox will hit the road solo this fall to bring his ONE ON ONE LIVE! show to fans. Tickets are on sale now at GaryLeVox.com.
ONE ON ONE LIVE! DATES:
10/14/21 | Evansville, IN – Victory Theater
10/16/21 | Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
10/21/21 | Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
10/22/21 | Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
10/29/21 | Warren, OH – W.D. Packard Music Hall
10/30/21 | Wabash, IN – Honeywell Center
11/11/21 | Carmel, IN – The Palladium
11/12/21 | Newark, OH – The Midland Theatre
11/13/21 | Rockford, IL – Coronado Performing Arts
With his debut Christian single "The Distance," the Ohio native unveiled the empowering first taste of his solo artistry, delivering an epic expression of the power of belief that's tailor made for the COVID-19 era. Grounded in the Flatts legacy, but clearly existing on a different sonic plane, the track features an exhilarating mix of LeVox's stratospheric vocals and high-energy instrumentation, encouraging fans of both Country and contemporary Christian music to never give up – and it's a message he knows by heart. "The Distance" is one of five songs on LeVox's debut solo collection ONE ON ONE (Big Machine Records), which includes multiple compelling collaborations as LeVox leans on his "congregation" to explore his new purpose. GRAMMY-winning Jonathan McReynolds offers a testimony of gratitude for "Never Forget," and LeVox's daughter Brittany joins the family business on "While I Wait." Then, with the reflective "All I See," country-rap firebrand BRELAND helps the superstar keep his eyes on the ultimate prize and LeVox and MercyMe mix California pop and sunny spirituality on "A Little Love." LeVox also recently released "We Got Fight," featured as the coveted end credit in Netflix's new film The Ice Road, out now.
JOHN 5 ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SINNER
VIDEO ALERT: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE IS "ALWAYS GONNA LOVE YOU"
DOUBLE AMPUTEE VETERAN SHARES STORY OF STRENGTH THROUGH CREATIVETS TUNE "DOING OK" - OUT TODAY (1/20)
BIG MACHINE MUSIC OPENS LOS ANGELES OFFICE, ANNOUNCES HIRING OF TIMMY HAEHL
JUSTIN MOORE ANNOUNCES 12-DATE COUNTRY ON IT TOUR SLATED FOR ARENAS ACROSS THE US
DANIELLE BRADBERY PLEADS "BREAK MY HEART AGAIN"
TYLER RICH IS VERIFIED FAITHFUL TO THE 49ERS AHEAD OF NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
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Tiaa fu Grande Sposa Reale del faraone Amenofi II, unica sua sposa a noi nota, e madre del faraone Thutmose IV.

Non ebbe il titolo, peraltro abbastanza usuale, di Figlia del Re; così, i suoi genitori non sono stati identificati con certezza. Si è ipotizzato che fosse una sorella o sorellastra di Amenofi II, ma non si hanno certezze al riguardo. Durante il regno del marito, le donne della famiglia reale venivano molto meno rappresentate e nominate per contro alla rilevanza delle regine e principesse dei regni precedenti: questo perché Amenofi II temeva che una donna potesse usurpare il potere come aveva fatto Hatshepsut pochi decenni prima. Tiaa è l'unica moglie di Amenofi di cui ci sia giunta notizia, e unicamente per il fatto d'essere la madre del successore, Thutmose IV. Fu solo durante con l'ascesa al potere del figlio, intorno al 1398 a.C. che ella ricevette il titolo di Grande Sposa Reale; quando regnava il marito, il titolo apparteneva parimenti alla madre del re, Merira-Hatshepsut.

Tiaa non figura in nessun monumento edificato da Amenofi II, ma solo in quelli del regno di Thutmose IV. Dall'ascesa del figlio, il ruolo e l'influenza di Tiaa crebbero sensibilmente: oltre a quello già citato di Grande Sposa Reale, ella ricevette gli onori di Madre del Re e Sposa del dio. Varie statue mostrano Thutmose in compagnia della regina madre Tiaa e della moglie, la regina Nefertari; svariate immagini della regina Merira-Hatshepsut, suocera di Tiaa e nonna di Thutmose, furono modificate per raffigurare la nuova regina madre. Una delle figlie del faraone, Tiaa, probabilmente fu chiamata così in suo onore.

Tiaa fu inumata nella tomba KV32 della Valle dei Re, ove sono stati rinvenuti frammenti del suo corredo funebre, compreso un vaso canopo. Secoli dopo un allagamento, dovuto alle piogge torrenziali che sporadicamente colpiscono la Valle, spostò pezzi del corredo nella adiacente tomba KV47, quella del faraone Siptah (della XIX dinastia), inducendo gli studiosi a credere che la madre di quel sovrano si chiamasse Tiaa.

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Nasemah completed NCEA Levels 1 and 2 with Excellence Endorsements and has been awarded prizes for academic success.
She has been a leader at the Al-Farooq Centre as Prefect / Class Monitor for three years and on the School Creative Committee in 2014 plus a Senior Leader in the PE Committee in 2013. She has been elected in 2015 for the position of Deputy House Leader, Leader of the Ball Committee and Peer Support Leader. She has also been involved with the School production for the last three years. Outside of school she attends Quran Classes at the local Mosque and is involved in the NZ Afghan organisation.
"…Nasemah is a confident, honest and helpful student with a great sense of humour. She helps in directing and motivating others to manage their time efficiently….She enjoys interacting with others, doing collaborative work and has the ability to complete projects as a joint effort. She is a team player…" Regina Rasheed, Principal, Zayed College for Girls.
Nasemah plans to be the first in her family to attend University to study for a Bachelor of Health Science in Auckland, with a goal of working in an Emergency Department or as a Paramedic.


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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Arianespace Conclude MOUOn Cooperation in Commercial Space Rocket Launches
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Arianespace Conclude MOU
On Cooperation in Commercial Space Rocket Launches
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Arianespace S.A.
Tokyo, June 7, 2013 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace S.A. today concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pertaining primarily to implementation of joint proposals relating to commercial space rocket launches. An exchange of the MOU documents took place at the Japanese Prime Minister's official residence in the presence of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande, who is currently in Japan on an official visit. The exchange ceremony was attended by MHI Chairman Hideaki Omiya and Jacques Breton, Arianespace's Senior Vice President in charge of Sales & Customers.
With the new MOU, MHI and Arianespace agreed to collectively probe the creation of innovative new launch services and standardization of satellite preparation tasks at launch sites as a follow-up to their cooperative achievements to date. The aims behind the latest initiative are further development of the commercial launch market and sustained enhancement of the two companies' related services.
Cooperation between Japan's space industry and Arianespace traces back to the early 1990s, when the two sides exchanged views in a quest to standardize rocket and payload interfaces. Out of those exchanges evolved a new cooperative relationship between MHI and Arianespace that led to the two companies' formation of a "Launch Services Alliance." The new MOU is designed to take their mutual partnership one step further.
MHI Chairman Hideaki Omiya spoke of the new MOU in the following terms. "MHI is very proud to conclude this memorandum with Arianespace, a company that boasts a greater than 50% share of the global commercial launch market," he said. "We are confident that by cooperating with Arianespace we will be able to provide customers with more attractive services of higher value. Relations between France and MHI span many different areas, and with this latest development we look forward to the further strengthening or our ties."
Returning from the Guiana Space Center after the successful launch of the ATV4 mission to the International Space Station, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël expressed his satisfaction with the formal signature of this partnership, less than a month after his trip to Japan. He warmly thanked the French President and Japanese Prime Minister for helping to spotlight this collaboration between Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Arianespace's Jacques Breton, the company's Senior Vice President in charge of Sales & Customers, offered these remarks on the occasion: "Arianespace is especially proud of this agreement concluded with the giant of the Japanese space industry," he commented. "This cooperative arrangement should enable both MHI and us to propose services to our clients that are more flexible and better suited to their needs. Japan has been a major partner for Arianespace for 30 years, and will continue to be so for many more years to come."
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Flossing is the only way you can remove plaque and food debris from in between your teeth that your toothbrush can't reach. Plaque and bacteria buildup can lead to tooth decay and gum disease, so it's vital that you floss every day. But, are you flossing the right way? Keep reading to learn the best flossing technique and what type of floss you should be using from your dentist in Bucktown.
Start with about 18 inches of floss, wrap it around each middle finger, and leave an inch or two of floss hanging at the end to work with.
Hold the floss without slack, using your thumbs to guide it gently up and down between each tooth.
The key is to be gentle but thorough. Curve the floss around each tooth and make sure to go beneath the gumline. Try to avoid forcing the floss down in between your teeth because it could cut or bruise your gums.
Use different sections of the floss to clean each tooth to avoid reinsertion of plaque and food debris. That's why you'll need around 18 inches of floss for each session.
Use the same back-and-forth motion to lift the floss away from your teeth. This is the finishing part of flossing that will rid you of food debris and other bacteria.
You can use these tips for the best flossing technique, but be sure to find what works best for you. If you need to use more than 18 inches of floss, do it. Whatever encourages you to floss everyday will be the best way to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
There are two main types of floss you can choose from: nylon (multifilament) floss and PTFE (monofilament floss).
Nylon floss can be found waxed or unwaxed, and it can be made in a variety of flavors. Since it's composed of strands of nylon, it may sometimes tear or shred in between tight-fitting teeth. PTFE (single filament floss) is more expensive, but it slides easily in between tight spaces without shredding. When using the proper techniques above, both of these types of floss will do a great job of removing plaque and debris.
Dr. Jerry Bock has been providing quality oral healthcare for over 20 years. He believes patient education is key to oral health success, which is why he wants you to know the right flossing techniques. He currently practices at Cityview Dental Arts, and he can be contacted through his website or by phone at (773) 358-2966 for any questions.


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Er'mias Nasara
July 28, 2022 — August 7, 2022
Er'mias [translated: "Gift from God"] Mitchell Reign Nasara, born July 28, 2022, fulfilled his life's purpose in just 10 days where he ended life's journey August 7, in the arms of his loving parents. During his life, he knew no harm, evil or pain. All he will ever know is love in its purest form; a mother and father's love. He was like the sun; he made even the darkest days feel warm and hopeful. He enjoyed breastfeeding, sucking on his fingers, trying to lift his head up, taking naps with mommy and daddy, being held, looking at each other as he opened his eyes more and was able to recognize faces and voices, cuddles, and singing and reading with daddy. But most importantly, he brought joy, happiness, peace and pure bliss with him, that will be felt forever. He will always be a piece of Heaven on Earth.
He was the cherished infant son of Nicolas and Brianna (Vanfossen) Johnsen; beloved grandson of Adam Jones and Jean Johnsen, Cheryl Vanfossen and Bruce Allen Vanfossen II (deceased), and great-grandson of Bruce and Carol Vanfossen, Shirley Russell (deceased), and Mary and Roger Johnsen; dearest nephew of LaShante' Agnew, Monisha Harris, Serenity Vanfossen, Darnelle Harris, Miriam Huff, Leah Sick, Kiymara Smith, Jodi Marie Siegrist, Charity Jones, Destiny Jones, Malikia Peltier, and Zach Hall; dearest great-nephew of Skylar Mitchell Jones and Rudolph "Tony" Russell, Denise Russell, and Vincent Belcher, and great-great-nephew of Dorothy Kellam, Rose Scott, Edward Belcher, Terrell Russell, Susan Heimark, and Shawn Russell (deceased).
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
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Against tense global backdrop, let the Games begin
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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, a group of volunteers wearing handbook, Korean traditional dress, greet athletes entering the Olympic Village as flags including North Korea's, fly prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Olympics are often presented as an ideal, but because of what they are – a gathering of people from many diverse nations with many national interests that takes place in the real world – politics can tend to pop up. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — On the one hand: The world gathers for a scripted, globalized spectacle of competition and unity. North Korean athletes and performers stream into the rival South for a display of cooperation that maybe, just maybe, could ease anxiety about possible nuclear war. The North's head of state announces plans to visit the South for the first time. The U.S. vice president is stopping by, too.
On the other: Angry South Koreans bump up against riot police to protest the arrivals. The North's government immediately calls the demonstration a "spasm of psychopaths." The president of the United States insists that America must become "great again" — and goads the North Korean leader on Twitter.
And outward from there it ripples, across a planet riven by uncertainty and anger.
That the world is a contradictory and quarrelsome place is hardly breaking news. But on the week that the 2018 Winter Olympics begin, tucked away in chilly mountains that loom over one of the planet's most contentious patches of earth, it somehow seems more so at this moment.
When the torch is lit during the opening ceremonies in Pyeongchang's Olympic stadium on Friday night, it will become one of many flames being fanned around the world. Few others are anywhere near as uplifting.
"It's hard to talk about these Olympics without bearing in mind that for all the wonderful ideals that are brought to mind by the Olympic Games, and rightfully so, right now the Korean Peninsula is the most dangerous place on Earth," says Mark Hertsgaard, author of "The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World."
As its organizers often say, an Olympics are an opportunity to sublimate politics into healthy competition and show that the world can come together for a noble purpose: an excellence of body and mind produced by hard work and sheer determination.
And yes, that's happening in Pyeongchang even before the Games begin, most dramatically with the joint Korean women's hockey team, which will feature players from the long-divided North and South skating and competing together on the same ice.
But bypassing political bumpiness entirely is a challenge when the other main point of the Olympics — national pride, as seen through the prism of sports — can come with some serious geopolitical baggage.
This is also the first Games to take place since Donald Trump became president of the United States in early 2017. And whether you love him or hate him, it's clear that he has changed the global conversation through his willingness to be voluble in ways previous presidents have avoided.
One of Trump's hallmarks has been his attitude of America first. That has always played to a mixed audience at the Olympics, and this edition will be no exception. For all its country-specific fervor, the Olympics is a proudly multilateral event taking place this year in a world that, from Brexit to Trump policies, is awash in a burst of unilateralism.
How those two notions mix — particularly with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and North Korea's figurehead head of state, Kim Yong Nam, both planning to visit Pyeongchang with clear political agendas — will prove interesting.
There is also the specter of non-athletic scandal around the edges.
—The Russian team is banned because of doping issues; Russian athletes, however, are competing — but without their flag to wrap themselves in.
—U.S. Gymnastics, a staple of the Summer Games, is reeling after its team doctor was convicted of sexually assaulting dozens of athletes.
—Even the fall of TV personality Matt Lauer, a fixture of past Olympic coverage for American viewers, was linked to sexual misconduct at the Sochi Games.
But geopolitics hang heaviest.
This corner of the world is filled with countries whose histories run deep with unique, often tense relationships with each other and with the United States. That's true not only of the two Koreas but of neighbors Japan and China, the locations of the 2020 and 2022 Games respectively. With that trifecta in mind, it's hard to imagine that regional relationships won't affect the tenor of not only these Olympics but the next two as well.
That's on display this week. Pence is coming to Pyeongchang as a kind of bulwark against too much good feeling about Korean cooperation. "We'll be ensuring that whatever cooperation that's existing between North and South Korea today on Olympic teams does not cloud the reality of a regime that must continue to be isolated by the world community," he said Monday.
Not to be outdone, the North's official news agency is weighing in regularly as the opening of the Games approaches. "The U.S. has revealed its intention to make the Winter Olympics a theatre for stand-off with the DPRK," it said, using the initials for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.
Against this backdrop, it will be interesting to watch the opening ceremony, typically a moment for a country to showcase vivid imagery about its own history. What space, if any, will that performance give to North Korea and the conflict that divided the peninsula seven decades ago?
"There is a way in which countries use especially the opening ceremony to talk about their narrative, their myth, their origin," says Sarah Mendelson, head of Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College's program in Washington and the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Economic and Social Council.
"It's going to be very interesting to see how they deal with this — with the Korean War," she says. "How do you not talk about the seminal event?"
On the ground in Pyeongchang, optimism presents itself in remarks like this one a few days ago, from athletes' village volunteer Go Do Hyoung, a South Korean faced with the possibility of meeting people from the North:
"I just want to say to them, 'How are you? Nice to meet you. Welcome to South Korea.' And just take one picture, something like that. We South Korean people don't have much chance to talk with North Korean(s). So I just want to know who they are and what they want to know about. Just know them in person."
Ultimately, that's where a lot of human diplomacy takes place: at ground level, among amateurs. You just have to create the conditions for it. The Olympics does that — puts people of many stripes together in an arena where, unlike the thunderdome of actual politics, winning doesn't have to mean making sure that the other party is told aggressively that they've just lost.
"We get to see, in the Olympics, where clash doesn't have to be destructive. This kind of clash shows us what we can be capable of," says Meg Mott, a political scientist at Marlboro College in Vermont. "It can show us how to have winners and losers and not destroy each other."
At a moment in history when enmities are high and hints of war are in the air, that's a notable message — especially when coming from a bunch of highly skilled athletes gathered in the mountains to show what humanity's excellence can really mean.
Ted Anthony has been director of Asia-Pacific News for The Associated Press since 2014. Follow him on Twitter at (at)anthonyted


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Galkayo is home to tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs), families who have fled conflict in other parts of the country. Over the past five years, several temporary camps have become established settlements. But the creation of long-lasting job opportunities has not kept up. Many people have depleted the financial reserves they built up before resettling, and find it difficult to integrate into the host community without jobs or funds to sustain them.
Relief International conducted an assessment in December 2014 that showed most IDPs were relying on humanitarian assistance for basic household needs such as food, shelter and water. Many also relied on this assistance for support services such as counseling, tuition fees and health promotion workshops that could help them recover.
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Blutab is a Ag based treatment, really not sure of the total chemistry. It claims to be safe for adhesive dentistry.
Am I just missing the obvious, "It's safe, didn't you take high school chemistry?" or is it, "Use Goggle, you idiot!" or is it, "Not safe, but we just won't discuss it?"
I think it's more of a what the heck does this have to do with Simplicity?? As you posted it in the Simplicity forum.
ooops, yeah, I guess I forgot to add the, "I'm an exclusive Simplicity user, and I was wondering if this product has any detrimental effect on the bond strength of Simplicity, in particular," part.
This is about colloidal silver, and the truth is I cannot tell you if it has any effect.
Maybe you could send me some treated water and I could apply it to teeth and see if it matters.
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Thanks John, I had a hard time just thinking it through if it would be a problem. One of my ops get heavy waterline build-up, strange it's only that one op, so I use a self-contained water system there.
I've been adding MicroClear to the water for years, and really don't know what it's effects are either.
I think I'll get the Patterson rep to front me some BluTabs and try to package off some water treated with each, if your willing to test it for me. Thanks, and do you have any product in mind that you already know is safe?
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Q: Ruby on Rails Error Handling, Catching Error and Message I'm trying to figure out the best way to catch a specific error thrown AND the error's message in Ruby on Rails. My use case is that I encounter a timeout error every now and then which is thrown with a general error and I want to treat the timeout error differently than other errors within the same general error. I'm not sure what other type of errors could be thrown in the general error but I assume more of them exist. I have some sample code below of how I'm currently handling it, but I was thinking there might be a better way which I haven't found yet?
tries = 0
begin
  tries += 1
  <code>
rescue Foo::Bar => e
  case e.to_s
  when 'More specific timeout error message'
    retry unless tries >= 5
  else
    # Let me see other error messages
    log.info("Error: #{e.to_s}")
  end
end

A: You can use multi rescue, to handle different errors.
begin
  # DO SOMETHING
rescue Net::Timeout => e # change it to the error your want to catch, check the log.
  # handle it
rescue SyntaxError => e # just an example
  # handle it
rescue => e # any error that not catch by above rescue go here.
  # handle it
end

Read more:
http://phrogz.net/programmingruby/tut_exceptions.html
You can try Rollbar, it help report error on production.

A: Take a look at retriable gem. It seems like a good fit for what you're proposing. Usually you'd rescue from an specific error type, but retriable also gives you the choice to rescue based on the error message.
begin
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    # and its message matches /More specific timeout error message/

    # code here...
  end
rescue => e # rescue for everything else
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end


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Elizabeth Warren might not even make it past her first run for office.
Warren: DNC star, Mass. underdog
Elizabeth Warren will take the stage in Charlotte on Wednesday night feted as one of the Democratic Party's brightest stars, a heroine of the progressive left and potential presidential material.
Back in Massachusetts, Warren might not even make it past her first run for office.
To the amazement of many in her party, Warren enters the fall home stretch against Republican Sen. Scott Brown behind in polls, trailing among independents and even failing to lock down her own party.
( Also on POLITICO: 5 landmines for Dems in Charlotte)
The sharp-tongued consumer advocate and Harvard Law professor is struggling to connect with working-class swing voters, many of whom seem more comfortable with Brown and his middle-of-the-road, regular-guy persona. Her fierce criticism of Wall Street has sent some Democratic Bay State financial types scurrying into Brown's camp, too.
It's the tale of two Elizabeth Warrens: the conscience of the left for many conventioneers vs. the candidate in real danger of losing the Democrats' best Senate pickup opportunity of the year. A top dog in North Carolina, an underdog in Massachusetts.
( PHOTOS: Scenes from the DNC)
Her problems are part Brown and part her own. Warren's portrayal of the freshman senator as a covert ideologue hasn't stuck, thanks to his soft tone on cultural issues like abortion and gay rights, coupled with a well-executed, down-home ad campaign.
And her campaign message isn't resonating with a good number of Democrats. She's losing about a fifth of them to Brown, according to an Aug. 16-19 Public Policy Polling survey that had the senator up by 5 points. And more voters think she's too liberal than believe he's too conservative — by an 11 percent margin.
"On the Democratic side, we're the victims of our own spin with Scott Brown. In 2009, we said, 'You look, he's going to be a mess, an ideologue, he's going to be stupid.' Well, he hasn't been any of those things," said Boston-based Democratic consultant Scott Ferson. "She should be 10 points up. It's a problem."
Bruce Percelay, a longtime Democratic donor and close friend of Sen. John Kerry, is making a rare trek across party lines to support Brown. Percelay plans to work for Kerry's reelection in 2014 and has given tens of thousands of dollars to Reps. Ed Markey and Mike Capuano as well as the national Democratic Party. But earlier this year Percelay gave $3,250 to Brown.
"Elizabeth Warren is not someone who I can comfortably wrap my arms around," he said. "Not everyone is willing to express it, but [Brown] is the perfect Massachusetts Republican. He's socially moderate and fiscally conservative and not a strong ideologue. People are very comfortable with that."
In an interview, he said he was unsettled by the controversy surrounding Warren's claim to Cherokee heritage and her hot rhetoric on economic disparity.
"While she's very quick to chastise the wealthy, a lot of her fundraising is coming from very wealthy people on the West Coast," he said. "There's a concern about how genuine she is. Conversely, Scott Brown is an extremely genuine person."
Asked to comment on Brown's crossover appeal, Warren spokeswoman Julie Edwards didn't back down from the Brown-as-ideologue critique, touting what she called his "support for right-wing Republicans like Sharron Angle, Christine O'Donnell, Jeff Flake and George Allen."
Still, Percelay's not alone.
Health care operator Ralph de la Torre and investment manager Jonathan Davis are two other deep-pocketed Bay State donors known for opening their wallets for Democrats. De la Torre even hosted a fundraiser for Martha Coakley's failed Senate campaign in 2009 and doled out $30,400 to the DSCC in Oct. 2010.
Both wrote checks to Brown earlier this year, with de la Torre contributing $5,000, the maximum amount allowed.
Even Democratic Boston Mayor Tom Menino, who will address the Democratic convention ahead of Warren on Wednesday night, is keeping his powder dry at this climactic moment for his party's candidate.
"That decision will be made later on," the mayor said when asked whether he'll endorse Warren, according to the Boston Herald. "Right now, it's premature."
Marisa DeFranco, a North Shore immigration lawyer who waged a primary challenge against Warren, said it was a mistake for Democrats to believe they could easily nationalize a race against such a shrewd and well-liked political personality as Brown.
"People meet him and they really like him. But you had [DSCC chairwoman] Patty Murray saying they were just going to fly a superhero in here and win. That's not how it works," said DeFranco. "There's a real disconnect between the national Democrats and people on the ground."
Brown is capitalizing on that breach, making it the defining narrative of his campaign.
He has already run three statewide ads touting endorsements from local Democratic officials. Last month, a Democratic state lawmaker accompanied Brown's wife on a series of campaign stops. Even Democrats in Warren's camp don't hesitate to muse to reporters about how likable Brown is.
Therein lies the best explanation Warren's troops have for how Brown is beating her in a notoriously blue state that Obama is projected to carry by double digits: Brown, they say, has succeeded in making the race about personality instead of substance.
Having all but ceded the fight on that front, Democrats are hoping turnout among the faithful will pull Warren over the finish line.
Warren's campaign has knocked on more than a half-million doors and will accelerate that pace after the convention, according to Philip Johnston, a former two-time state Democratic Party chairman who is hosting a $100,000 event for Warren in Charlotte this week. He said her organizational advantages will begin to bear fruit as the race comes into focus for the masses and the two share a debate stage.
"I understand some people are complaining about the campaign but … Brown's avoiding any discussion of issues and just wants to focus on him as a human being," said Johnston. "She has a very substantive, aggressive message on economic issues. People start to pay attention after Labor Day. If she's 5 points down two weeks out, I'd start to worry. I don't think that's going to be the case."
Democrats hope to hammer home a more streamlined message coming out of the convention highlighting the implications of a Brown victory on control of the U.S. Senate.
"Just imagine if Republicans win the White House or gain control of the U.S. Senate," blared a recent Warren radio spot attempting to tie Brown to embattled Missouri Senate contender Todd Akin.
But Ferson believes the burden is on Warren to make her case case to the reflexively nonpartisan voters who will decide her fate, which likely means placing herself in some uncomfortable situations.
"In person, she's a rock star. But she's talking to people who already think she's a rock star. She should be in a room with persuadable voters, taking tough questions," he said. "She's got to preach in somebody else's church — not to the choir in her own."
Kate Nocera contributed to this report.
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The New York Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction and the Standing Committee on Elections conducted two public hearings in October of 2018 to examine the State's compliance with current parole standards of release and the Governor's Executive Order granting parolees conditional pardons so that they could register to vote.
The committees evaluated both issues, in-depth, separately and apart when possible. Moreover, the committees heard testimony from a wide range of stakeholders including a former member of the parole board, representatives of schools and parole officers, and advocates for parolee rights as well as received written testimony. The feedback gleaned was instrumental in the committees' efforts to formulate recommendations.
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Der Eastface-Nunatak ist ein kleiner Nunatak an der nördlichen Hillary-Küste des ostantarktischen Viktorialands. Er ragt 17,5 km südlich des Mount Morning auf.

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'Anumpa Warrior' chronicles WWI Choctaw warriors
By MARGARET BARNO
"Anumpa Warrior: Choctaw Warriors of World War I," by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, RockHaven Publishing, 2018, paperback, 317 pages, $15.99
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, a Choctaw storyteller and writer, living in Texas, tells the events few of whom in the United States know about during World War I in France in 1918.
Developed in the trenches while the Choctaw warriors were serving as runners, passing messages from officer centers throughout the areas where they were fighting Germans, officers learned that the enemy was hacking into communication lines. Knowing when and where strikes were planned to hit German lines, they struck first, killing hundreds of American and Canadian soldiers.
Quite by accident, one of the officers overheard five Choctaw soldiers speaking in their native language. That incident was pivotal in shorting the war, arresting hundreds of German prisoners and saving thousands of American and Canadian lives. To these brave and silent heroes, France awarded to the Code Talkers the highest military awards their country could bestow on a soldier.
Following the Trail of Tears, the relocation of Native American peoples, in school tribes were forbidden to speak their native tongues in school or in public, breaching that order was punished by corporeal punishment, much of which many were brutal.
The Choctaw Nation was a peaceful tribe who lived mostly in the Mississippi Valley. The walk to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma, and forcing young children to leave their families to become Americanized, didn't change the basic nature despite the hardships endured.
When the U.S. entered the Great War in 1917, young men from the tribe were among the first to volunteer to prove that they were Americans, even before they were granted full American citizenship; they fought fearlessly for that cause alongside the French.
Choctaw Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer researched materials based on these achievements, incorporating the tribe's history, interviewing relatives. The result is a historical novel, detailed in every aspect in "Anumpa Warrior: Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I." The author brings readers to the action of these American heroes.
Margaret Barno lives in Tyler. She is an avid reader, story and puzzle creator, and called Galveston home for 17 years.
Bailey Jones Jul 15, 2019 2:51pm
That's a story I wish I'd been taught in school. We're all familiar with the code talkers of WW2, but I've never heard of this before.
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WESTFIELD -- Barnes Air National Guard Base and the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard will host another edition of the Westfield International Air Show just more than a year from now.
The air show, scheduled Sept. 10-11, 2016, will come on the heels of the Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base, which drew 300,000 people to the base in Chicopee in May.
"The two bases want to get back in a pattern of taking turns hosting an air show every other year," said Maj. Matthew Mutti of the 104th, the air show director.
Barnes last hosted an air show in 2010.
Construction projects at Barnes, including a $13.5 million new runway, and overseas deployments for the 104th made it impossible to host air shows some years, Mutti said.
The 104th has already started working with Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, as the civilian side of the airport is known, and with Westfield authorities.
The 104th has put in requests for the U.S Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic demonstration team and the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds team.
The Westfield show doesn't have a chance at getting the U.S. Navy Blue Angles in 2016 because the Blue Angels were at this year's Westover show, and they typically don't appear in the same area in consecutive years.
There is an air show scheduling conference each December where the schedule of which team is going where gets hashed out for the following summer, Mutti said.
Mutti predicts about 250,000 visitors over the two days.
The second day of the event will be the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Mutti said the anniversary will be marked in some way.


Demand for the American currency remains at a high level. Yesterday, the US dollar again strengthened against the majors. The dollar index (#DX) updated the local highs. The US currency was supported by positive data on the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector of the US from ISM. In September, the indicator increased from 58.8 to 60.8 and reached a record high in the last few years. On the EUR/USD currency pair, there were aggressive sales. The euro reached a round level of 1.17000. The nearest resistance is at 1.17600.
The publication of important economic reports from the US and the Eurozone is not planned today.
Stochastic Oscillator is located in the neutral zone, the %K line is above the %D line, which indicates the correction of the EUR/USD quotes.
Today, we recommend opening positions from the key levels.
If the price fixes below the round level of 1.17000, it is necessary to consider sales of EUR/USD. The movement is tending to 1.16500.
Alternative option. If the EUR/USD quotes overcome the level of 1.17600, we expect a corrective movement. The target movement level is 1.18000.
Yesterday, the bearish sentiment prevailed on GBP/USD. The pound weakened against the US dollar by more than 100 points. In September, business activity in the UK manufacturing sector fell by 1.4% to 55.9. The currency found support at 1.32400. The round level of 1.33000 is the nearest resistance. At the moment there is a correction of the GBP/USD quotes. We are waiting for statistics from the UK.
At 11:30 (GMT+3:00) the index of business activity in the construction sector of the UK will be published.
If the statistics from the UK turns out to be weak, we expect a further drop in GBP/USD. The movement is tending to 1.32400-1.32000.
An alternative may be the growth of the GBP/USD currency pair to 1.33300-1.33650.
When following a position, it is better use a trailing stop.
Yesterday, purchases prevailed on USD/CAD again. At the moment, the key support and resistance levels are 1.24850 and 1.25250, respectively. In the near future, a technical correction is possible. The positions must be opened from these marks. We recommend paying attention to the dynamics of the oil quotations.
Stochastic Oscillator is in the neutral zone, the %K line is below the %D line, which indicates the USD/CAD price drop.
If the price fixes above 1.25250, we expect further growth of the USD/CAD currency pair. The target movement level is 1.25750.
Alternative option. If the USD/CAD rate overcomes the 1.24850 mark, it is necessary to look for entry points to the market to open short positions. The movement is tending potentially to 1.24500-1.24200.
Yesterday's trading on USD/JPY was quite active. At the same time, a unidirectional trend was not observed. At the moment, the bullish sentiment prevails on USD/JPY. The price is testing a key resistance of 113.250. The nearest support is at 112.850. We recommend paying attention to the US government bonds yield.
The MACD histogram is located in the positive zone and above the signal line, which indicates the growth of the USD/JPY currency pair.
Stochastic Oscillator has left the overbought zone, the %K line is below the %D line, which gives a signal to sell USD/JPY.
If the price fixes above the resistance level of 113.250, we recommend looking for entry points to the market to open long positions. The movement is tending to 113.500-113.750.
Alternative option. If the price fixes below 112.850, it is necessary to consider selling USD/JPY. The target movement level is 112.500-112.250.


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package scalaprops

import scalaz.Equal
import scalaz.std.anyVal._
import GenTest._
import ScalapropsScalaz._

object CogenStateTest extends Scalaprops {
  implicit def cogenStateEqual[A: Equal]: Equal[CogenState[A]] =
    Equal.equal { (x, y) => Equal[Rand].equal(x.rand, y.rand) && Equal[Gen[A]].equal(x.gen, y.gen) }

  implicit def cogenStateGen[A](implicit A: Gen[Gen[A]]): Gen[CogenState[A]] =
    Gen.from2(CogenState.apply[A])

  val laws = scalazlaws.functor.all[CogenState]
  val equal = scalazlaws.equal.all[CogenState[Int]]
}

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Every minute of every day, the world consumes one million plastic bags. When you consider it can take up to 1000 years for a shopping bag to decompose – and the fact that only 0.5 per cent of those bags are recycled – the scale of the waste problem seems overwhelming*. But there are glimmers of hope. Thanks to organisations such as Parley for the Oceans, attitudes in the corporate world are slowly evolving. Since partnering with adidas in 2015, Parley have pioneered the next wave of sustainable manufacturing. Now the NMD_CS1 is setting a new high-water mark for environmentally conscious footwear production.
While many local governments and small companies are making moves to phase out plastic bags altogether, adidas is taking the movement one step further. The strategic aim behind their Parley collaboration is to drive eco-innovation and sustainability through product design and manufacturing for a global audience. Where traditional recycling relies on the consumer's responsible disposal of plastics to keep the process moving, Parley's approach ups the ante, rescuing and revitalising trash that has already slipped through storm water drains and spilled into the ocean.
The first fruits of the initiative arrived in 2015 when the Parley UltraBOOST concept was unveiled with full-length BOOST cushioning and Primeknit construction. Each shoe used synthetic yarn made from 11 recycled plastic bottles scooped out of the Indian Ocean. The principal objective was to reclaim materials that were polluting oceans and return them to active duty as an innovation statement. However, before the project could be considered a commercially viable proposition, adidas had to invest some serious time and resources into the cause. Fully committed, the R&D team has continued to push the boundaries of manufacturing using repurposed ocean plastics.
Stage two for Parley was to address another scourge of the sea. In many places around the world it's illegal to own gillnets – not only are they indiscriminate killers of all kinds of fish, they're just as lethal when cut adrift. The follow-up Parley shoe offered redemption to wayward netting in the form of 3D-printed sole units that were produced inside the adidas Futurecraft laboratory.
Just one year after the first reclaimed ocean plastic yarn was woven into adidas Primeknit, the first commerical-scale Parley shoe went into production. Some 7000 pairs of UltraBOOST Uncaged dropped, with a mission statement declaring that one million pairs of recycled ocean plastic shoes would be made. Parley then released their own versions of the NMD_R1, UltraBOOST, adiZero Prime and EQT utilising uppers made from 95 per cent ocean plastic. Momentum was building and units were growing.
The latest adidas x Parley colab is the NMD_CS1. Sitting above bubbly white BOOST, calming sea-foam Primeknit is interspersed with black stripes across the stretch-fit upper. Zoom in on the stripey textile and it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago, those tidily spun yarns were plastic bags bobbing around in the ocean. With its striking mid-cut construction, the City Sock uses more recycled yarn per shoe than any previous Parley production.
With tried and tested comfort, not to mention the performance credentials of BOOST, the new Parley NMD not only looks tight, it's also a positive for the future of our planet. Diverting ocean waste is one small step, but stoking conversations around sustainability is something all companies should be incorporating into their product matrix. Thankfully, adidas is way ahead of the curve on this issue. Expect to see plenty more recycled ocean plastic being introduced into their product lineup, starting with a range of eco-swimwear.
The ultimate end game for adidas and Parley is that one day they will simply run out of waste materials; however, with the current global greed for plastic bags, it seems an impossible aim. In the meantime, at least we have the NMD_CS1 as proof that small steps can come in worthy packages.
The Parley for the Ocean x adidas NMD_CS1 will be available March 31 from adidas stores and online.
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Robbery detectives believe heists at two San Diego jewelry stores within six weeks of each other are connected.
The latest robbery happened Saturday night at the Jared store on Carmel Mountain Road.
Police say one suspect armed with a gun told everyone to get on the ground while a second suspect smashed glass cases with a hammer and stole jewelry.
The robbery came less than six weeks after two armed suspects pulled off a smash-and-grab heist at the Jared Store on Camino De La Reina in Mission Valley on Dec. 5.
Surveillance cameras in the Mission Valley store show the men — dressed in dark clothing with their faces concealed by bandanas — point a gun at customers and employees and clean out a display case.
The suspects were in and out of the store in less than a minute.
Employees say Carmel Mountain Ranch location hired private security after the heist.
San Diego Police Department Robbery Unit Lieutenant Martha Sainz said the Mission Valley location lost about $200,000 worth of merchandise. The Carmel Mountain location's losses are unknown, Lt. Sainz said.
Anyone with information can call SDPD's Robbery Unit at (619) 531-2299 or the Crime Stopper's anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Anonymous tips can also be made online at www.sdcrimestoppers.org.
Up to $1,000 is being offered as a reward for information leading to an arrest.


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In the two years I've been running The Interviewr, I've needed no verification..
People could sign up and start using their accounts right off the bat..
Recently, over the past couple of weeks, I've had a couple users who have signed up, and made a ton of calls to numbers in China all in an hour or two.
This lead to rampant over usage on my Twilio account… In fact, this particular person was responsible for a cost with Twilio that was more than double what the other 2000 users have ever done in the past two years.
Both times the fine folks at Twilio have jumped in and helped get the account back up and running, but it was time to start taking action.
The first quick thing that was done.. Require all new users to verify their email addresses on sign up..
The second step.. Wasn't quite as quick, but also wasn't too painful..
Before anyone can create any interviews, all users who have signed up after Sunday are required to verify a phone number, using a basic two-step authentication procedure..
The user will enter their phone number, and receive a text message containing their unique code.. On the web site, they then enter their code and if the code they enter matches the code sent to their phone, then they allowed to schedule interviews.
These are annoying steps, I've always hated having to verify these things before I could use a web site.. But were necessary to prevent spam users.
Another step that was taken, was disabling any calling to Asia, Africa, South America, and parts of Europe.. This might be an unpopular move.. But it was necessary for the moment.. Once things have quieted down, then I can look at reactivating calls to certain countries as requested.
Currently, the countries supported are Canada, US, UK and France..
The final step added, was to activate some usage tracking and alerts.. If for some reason, a user does a higher number of calls in an hour, then I'll get an alert.. If that user is especially a new user and suddenly starts making a ton of calls within an hour of signing up.. Then I'll especially get an alert..
Some of these changes may prove unpopular, but in the end, they'll also help my users have a better experience as we cut down on the users who just want to take advantage of the system..