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Movies with Meaning
Lots of us love movies, and some of us prefer the more serious themes of introspection and self-discovery, complexities of war, spiritual crisis, personal challenge and struggle. I'm that sort of movie goer, dramas are my style, my genre. I have a long list of loved movies, but have put together some of my favorites, all of which I could watch repeatedly and see something new and intriguing.
Wild (2014) an autobiographical movie of Cheryl Strayed, portrayed by Reese Witherspoon, tells the true story of a grieving and lost young woman, who has lost her mother, and her marriage. She hikes the Pacific Coast Trail, 1100 miles, by herself and finds herself along the way. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who cherishes their mother and the lessons in life shared with family. I'd also recommend the movie to anyone who has a curiosity about the need for solitude and a contemplative sort of life. It's also interesting to see Reese's character reach deep inside to find tenacity and meaning in completing a goal. For readers, see Cheryl Strayed memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
American Beauty (1999) stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning. At the time of release, initial reviews and comments left me completely disinterested. I don't believe I actually watched this until 2005. Upon viewing, I loved every minute, every time I watched. I loved the soundtrack, the acting, the story, and felt connected to each of the main characters in some way. Spacey plays depressed, malcontent Lester Burnham, dissatisfied with modern life, marriage/family, and work and sets out to figure out what he wants and needs. Carolyn Burnham, played by Annette Benning, quickly loses her patience with Lester and withdraws her emotional support early on. Their only child, Jane, is struggling with her own issues, and views her parents with contempt (which they have earned). She finds support and companionship from a next door neighbor, Ricky Fitts. Ricky is dark, artistic, and understands Jane.
American Beauty articulates the disillusionment so many of us experience with day to day responsibilities of earning a living, paying a mortgage, and the games that often become a part of modern life. Despair, confusion, and disappointment impact each of the characters, their responses wildly different; and in many ways understandable.
My favorite quote from the movie is, "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in." This quote led a number of conversations with my daughter discussing the beauty in the moment, of the moment, and how much we miss if we are looking for something to be grand, or to be bigger or better than we expected. American Beauty reminds me to live my life according to my design, and to appreciate every day.
I have only viewed The Homesman (2014) once, but I will definitely want to watch again. Set post-Civil War, The Homesman tells the story of women on the prairie in the Nebraska Territory. (IMDB states that The Homesman is initially set in Loup City, Nebraska). Battling the harsh realities of the pioneer experience, and dealing with even more harsh social realities of being a woman held to expectations of the good and perfect mother, good wife, and never tiring as a partner to men conquering the land, these women are challenged in ways I can barely imagine. Hillary Swank convincingly plays Mary Bee Cuddy, a single woman who is homesteading. After three women in the community succumb to stress and mental "breakdown," she agrees to travel to Iowa and return them to more civilized communities to be cared for. Tommy Lee Jones directs and has the lead male role. Jones character, George Briggs, accompanies Hillary and the three other women across the prairie.
I'd recommend The Homesman to anyone with interest in the realistic hardships that people experienced while attempting to make a life on the Great Plains. I'd also suggest that viewers who admire the contributions of women to the settlement of the plains would also enjoy this movie. For me, the personal struggle of the characters between doing what is right, good, and compassionate with survival in harsh conditions is my take away from the film.
Oliver Stone directed Heaven and Earth, a 1993 film about a Vietnamese woman in a farming village in South Viet Nam. The character is based on the life of Le Ly (Hayslip), played by Hiep Thi Le. The story follows the actual history of the French being forced out of the country, and the US entering Viet Nam in the 1960's to prevent the spread of communism. This lengthy movie tells the story of Le Ly's early adulthood as a rice farmer's daughter in South Viet Nam. The movie reveals historically accurate situations with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gaining their foot hold in the South. Le Ly is faced with numerous conflicts as she sees her village, family, and community torn apart by war. She moves to Saigon to start a new life, and meets USMC Steve Butler, played by Tommy Lee Jones, and moves to the states with him, settling in California. Le Ly experiences culture shock and personal shock as Steve begins to demonstrate PTSD and acts out violently and with rage, often targeting Le Ly.
Le Ly frequently reveals her pain about missing her family and the home of her ancestors. She attempts to adjust to life in California but never gives up her identity as Vietnamese.
Some interesting sub-themes include Le Ly spiritual life and perception of the world as a traditional Buddhist. Twenty some years after leaving Viet Nam, she travels back to see family. On her return flight she expresses her realization that she is no longer a part of her homeland and her family, and states that she is trapped between heaven and earth.
Of particular interest to me is the woman's perspective on the conflict and war in South Vietnam and the impact on her life and the life of her family and husband.
If Heaven and Earth appeals to you, I'd definitely recommend planning at least two viewings. It is complicated, has numerous sub-themes, and is long at 140 minutes.
Happy viewing, friends! And, let me know what movies make your list.
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Contrary to popular convention, their Golden age of Nollywood (circa 1999 – 2012) never really faded into obscurity. Long before the new Gen-Z obsession with that era of Nollywood began thanks to the tireless curation of the people behind Twitter profile YungNollywood and Instagram profile 'Nolly.Babes', we've always turned to the actors who personified that golden era, used them in our memes, quoted their best lines from films like epochal films like 'Osuofia in London'.
In 2016, Ebony proved with the first Wedding Party film, that the actors who defined that era were not only iconic but were still marketable even today. Since then we've seen a resurgence of veteran actors like Sola Sobowale, Patience Ozokwor and Chiwetalu Agu, taking on supporting roles in films that still centre Nollywood's new darlings. Well, Ebony Life is finally subverting the trope and taking a real gamble with their new film, Chief Daddy.
Chief Daddy's trailer just dropped and from what we can see, it headlines Nkem Owoh and Patience Ozokwor, two of the best to ever do it. From the trailer, we can tell they are long-term employees of a magnanimous Chief Beecroft, a billionaire with a string of wives and ex-wives and a tight fist around his finances. The bickering employees are the first to find out when the chief dies from what seems like a heart attack. We see the shenanigans that follow through their eyes when his extended family returns, all eager to take their share of his fortune.
I have a few ideas for how this film will end, but from the chemistry between Nkem Owoh and Patience, we're in for a good ride no matter how the cookie crumbles. The supporting cast is pretty impressive too, with Shaffy Bello, AMVCA winner Falz the Bahd Guy, Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Funke Akindele, Dakore Egbuson and Richard Mofe Damijo. We still have a few months before the film comes out (it's coming out in December, but for now here's a first teaser.


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Catastrophic Flooding Throughout South Carolina
Governor urges people to stay off roads, says conditions changing by the minute.
ByDANIEL MANZO and DAVID CHIU
A man watches as a vehicle tries to navigate flood waters in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 as heavy rains continue to saturate the state, causing widespread flooding.
Gerry Broome/AP Photo
— -- South Carolina is enduring its worst rains "in 1,000 years," Gov. Nikki Haley said Sunday, urging residents to stay off the roads as conditions were "changing by the minute," with roads flooding and rivers at their highest levels in decades.
According to the National Weather Service, one area of downtown Columbia, the South Carolina capital, received nearly 17 inches of rain in 17 hours, and it was still raining.
"We're in the middle of it," she said. "We've still got easily another 24 hours that you should be extremely careful. We've got more rainfall that's expected."
South Carolina officials had advised residents to not drive any time Sudnay or Monday, citing dangers including downed power lines and bacteria in the water.
Southeast Hit by 'Historic' Rainfall
Gusty Wind May Add to Weather Risks on Soggy East Coast
"This is different than a hurricane because it is water, it is slow moving and it is sitting, We can't just move the water out," Haley said.
There were six weather-related fatalities in South Carolina and one-weather related one in North Carolina, according to South Carolina Emergency Management Division as of early Monday morning, bringing the total of seven deaths across the two states.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation earlier announced Sunday that one of its workers died in flood waters in Columbia.
Columbia's police department announced that authorities will commence concentrated search and rescue operations Monday morning. The operation includes helping residents of Columbia and Richland County residents who need to be evacuated. Those citizens who are rescued will be taken out of the flood zone in military vehicles and transported by bus to a designated safe zone shelter, said the department. Crews will also mark a bright orange 'X' on the front door of a house that had been checked.
The National Weather Service Charleston South Carolina tweeted that the flash flood warning for Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties was extended until 9:30 Monday morning.
South Carolina Emergency Management also reported that 10 counties or municipalities have declared states of emergency, while eight counties or municipalities have imposed overnight curfews.
Some 30,000 customers were without power, and a 75-mile stretch of I-95 was closed as a result of the flooding.
Many residents of Columbia were without drinking water Sunday evening because of water main breaks from the flooding, and officials say those affected should be prepared to be without potable water from the city system for three to four days. Earlier, the city issued a boil water advisory for all of its 375,000 customers
The Coast Guard joined rescue efforts Sunday near Charleston, as rain continued to fall on the area, part of a storm system causing flash flood emergencies and power outages along the East Coast.
The Coast Guard Charleston Sector said it was assisting with land rescues in Berkeley County, near Huger, which is north of Charleston.
The National Weather Service's Charleston South Carolina Forecast Office said that Charleston received 11.5 inches of rain on Saturday, making it the wettest day on record for the city.
Over the next two days, parts of eastern South Carolina and North Carolina could receive 10 more inches of rain.
Other sections of South Carolina experienced incredible amounts of rain. Columbia received over 7 inches Saturday night, while North Myrtle Beach accumulated more than 15 inches worth of water in the past few days.
South Carolina's Greenville-Spartanburg Airport got 2.3 inches of rain Saturday, breaking the record of 0.77 inches back in 1961, according to NWS meteorologist John Tomko.
Cars are parked in front of a flooded apartment building in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 4, 2015.
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A flash flood emergency was issued for Berkeley and Charleston counties, with catastrophic flash flooding expected, according to NWS. A flash flood emergency was also issued for southern portions of Dorchester County, the NWS tweeted, which was characterized as a "life-threatening situation."
Meanwhile, Charleston County Emergency Management reported swift water rescues taking place in Charleston, North Charleston, Ladson, Cainhoy and Awendaw, with evacuations continuing in Shadowmoss.
Mario Formisano, emergency management director for Dorchester County, said that the flooding has been widespread and that there were about 140 rescues Saturday evening into Sunday morning. He added that SUVs and trucks were being used to rescue trapped residents, and that those rescued or evacuated were taken to Summerville High School.
According to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division early Sunday morning, more than 29,000 electric customers were without power throughout the state. It also reported that there are 83 road closures across South Carolina, 46 of them in Charleston County.
In downtown Charleston Saturday, roads were closed to incoming traffic as rain flooded roads and left some drivers stranded as their vehicles were surrounded by water. Meanwhile, inland parts of South Carolina were also hit hard by the rain.
The mid-Atlantic region was also affected by flooded roads and power outages were reported in several states.
In response to the storm, President Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina, which will bring federal assistance to state and local efforts.
Rachel Katz, Will Gretsky, Matthew Foster, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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We are glad to tell you we have a new 2017 Catalog Sheet ready for you. You can download the .pdf right here. It includes two of the new releases we have for 2017: "The Kids' Guide to Making Great Stories" AND "The Fox and Crow" (finally!) Aesop book.
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Michelle and Sean were recently at the "Welcome to Kindergarten" for the Pendergast School District in Avondale, Arizona. 100 lucky families received a free copy of the DADDYTELLER book from Sean. PESD uses a bee as a mascot ("We BEE-lieve in You!")…so Sean captured the moment in a photo. Thanks for hosting us, good PESD folks!
As part of our kick-off for the new "Apples for the Princess: A Fairytale about Kindness and Honesty," we added a few free coloring pages for you to download and give to your kids (or you can keep them for yourself, à la an adult coloring book, too.) Find the links to the free pages by scrolling down the posting at this link now. Enjoy!
4. Fairytales teach that life requires a journey.
5. Fairytales teach that things are not always what they seem.
6. Fairytales teach that even those who live in castles have problems.
It's important, we think, that we understand that nothing children (especially) encounter is done in a vacuum of experience. As parents, we need to actively engage in all media from ancient tales to modern phone screens. What is your child seeing? All media can be used to teach, even the moments that you think the child "isn't ready for." Engage. Look at your kids. Tell them fairytales…or read them. 🙂 .
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Are fairytales any good any more for modern audiences, for kids, for schools, for life? The fairytale has taken somewhat of a beating of late. Thought to be too "this" or "that," it's easy to miss the teachable moments in the middle of trying to seek balance in these older stories…or the new ones being made. Here are a few of our thoughts. This is the first three of the series. You can find Part Two at this link now. Most of the illustrations in this collection are from our "Apples for the Princess" kid's book. Please feel free to Pin or Book or Tweet or link to us on social media. Thanks!
1. Fairytales teach that our words can have consequences and rewards.
2. Fairytales teach that one kind action can help and heal.
3. Fairytales teach that others should first be treated well with dignity.


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What songs are honestly about John?
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From Tug of War: "Trying to outdo each other (or one another?)" in a "Tug of War"--was about John and Paul, wasn't it, their dynamics toward the end of the Beatles
I always saw it as a peace song, comparing the sport with an actual war. In a time to come We will be dancing to the beat Played on a different drum Some day, we will all live in peace. Stick around, we're nearly there.
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The whole of 'Monkberry Moon Delight', cryptic, metaphoric, about the whole break-up, the lawsuits, the press drama.
I'm not hearing or reading that in these lyrics which seem free flowing and fun. The only quote I could find from Paul is: When my kids were young they used to call milk 'monk' for whatever reason that kids do - I think it's magical the way that kids can develop better names for things than the real ones. In fact, as a joke, Linda and I still occasionally refer to an object by that child-language name. So, monk was always milk, and monkberry moon delight was a fantasy drink, rather like Love Potion No. 9, hence the line in the song, 'sipping monkberry moon delight'. It was a fantasy milk shake. Can you explain
"Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose" "When a rattle of rats had awoken" "I stood with a knot in my stomach" * "Two youngsters concealed in a barrel" "I don't get the gist of your letter" and so on. *Paul McCartney on the Beatles' break-up: "We had to go and fight, which I didn't want, really. [..] It was murderous. I had a knot in my stomach all summer." - Richard Meryman, Life Magazine, April 1971
It seems like a stretch to me, but thanks for pointing that out. That's minimal at best and not enough to say it was about the Beatles or Lennon for me Paul has also said that Too Many People was the only song directed to John. I like Monkberry but I don't think Paul put in a lot of effort into the lyrics. They seem off the cuff and ad-libbed to me
Can you turn the heat up, or are we practicing to be Canadians? Ringo Starr
Today I love you more than yesterday/Right now I love you more right now John Lennon
World Tour/New World Tour/Driving USA Tour/US Tour/Up and Coming Tour/On The Run/Out There
This one is about telling your feelings to someone before it's too late. Something Paul has regretted not doing with John. Also, "what kind of magic might have worked if we had stayed calm..." Maybe not about John per se, but inspired by the sentiment of not having closure at his death.
By the same logic you could look at many of Paul's songs as being about John, or not. The only one I know of that has been acknowledged as being about John, is Here Today. John heard Too Many People, and thought it was about him and Yoko, and provoked him to write How Do You Sleep. I also think Let Me Roll It was about John, or to John, and John himself really liked it. And of course Early Days from New is about him and John.
How about "brother John" from let 'em in?
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I've read that that refers to Linda's brother, John Eastman.
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I believe Dear Friend is about John.
Life is what happens to you while your busy making other plans.
John 3:16 BELIEVE!
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Yes, that one for sure.


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StreetSmart restaurants help peninsula's needy
By MP News Group December 14, 2015 No Comments2 Mins Read
EMERGENCY relief for the homeless on the Mornington Peninsula received a welcome shot in the arm in May with a $5000 grant from StreetSmart.
The money allowed Southern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre to establish a food pantry to assist those at high risk of homelessness, or those that are homeless, with food, medication, transport and other material aid.
The pantry provides basic food to make needy people's lives as comfortable as possible. It assists them to achieve self-reliance, thus encouraging self-determination over their lives.
And local businesses are eager to help: Through the DineSmart campaign restaurants Pizza D'Oh, Blairgowrie, Smokehouse Pizza, Sorrento, and Tucks Ridge Café, Red Hill, donated funds to StreetSmart. In the lead-up to the new year, the restaurants are asking each table to add a $2 donation to their bill for those in need.
"The simple idea is that everyone who dines out can leave a small donation to help in their local community," StreetSmart Australia founder and CEO Adam Robinson said.
"From day one we have funded local grassroots services in the communities where the funds are raised. It's important that these smaller services are supported as they are often on the front line. I'd encourage everyone to seek out these restaurants and chip in their $2."
Southern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre manager Jackie Currie, based at Rosebud, said: "It has been a challenging time for our community.
"The loss of any emergency relief funding simply means we are helping less. StreetSmart has made it possible for us to provide a new way of helping those who most need it.
"The support of our three local restaurants has been amazing, and we encourage more to come on board.
"Our hope over the next 12 months is to grow this pantry to include far more resources to assist those in our community who need these essential items."
Cafes and restaurants wanting to sign up for DineSmart, or Café Smart – to open 5 August 2016 – can register online at streetsmartaustralia.org
Details: Southern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre, 878 Point Nepean Rd, PO Box 91, Rosebud 3939, or call 5986 1285 or email admin@spcsic.org
The website is spcsic.org
Donations can be sent to givenow.com.au/southernpeninsulacomsupportandinfo
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Juniors at Espoirs Poitou-Charentes
12 Apr Juniors at Espoirs Poitou-Charentes
Several young Irish players traveled to Iteuil, France this weekend to compete at the Espoirs Poitou-Charentes tournament. Niamh O'Brien played Sunday in the girls' singles 14 qualifying draw, but was defeated by Aurelie Marchal of France 1-6 4-6. Also in the girls' 14 category, Aisling O'Riordan and Julia Byrne are competing in the maindraw. Aisling will face Vinciane Remy of France in the first round, while Julia is set to play Alice Rame of France today in her first match.
On the boys' side, Eoin McGovern and Neil Chambers are both competing in the main draw of the boys' 14 singles. Eoin enters the tournament as the ninth seed, while Neil will face off against Joseph Guillin of France in the first round.


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Seventh Circuit: Reference to Amount of Static Debt as 'Current Balance' Didn't Violate FDCPA
by the Consumer Financial Services Group
The Seventh Circuit held in Koehn v. Delta Outsource Group, Inc., et al. that using the term "current balance" in a collection letter to reference a static amount of debt was not misleading and did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
The plaintiff alleged that a collection letter she received from the collection agency Delta Outsource Group, Inc. (Delta) was false, deceptive, and misleading in violation of the FDCPA because it referred to her debt as the "current balance" even though her account was static, meaning additional fees and interest could no longer be added. According to the plaintiff, the term "current balance" falsely implied that the "current balance" might increase, thereby misleading debtors to give such static debts greater priority than they otherwise would. Delta successfully moved to dismiss the complaint for failing to state a claim, arguing it was apparent on the face of the letter that no significant fraction of the population would be misled.
Although the Seventh Circuit observed that "whether a dunning letter will mislead or confuse is often a question of fact that cannot be resolved on a motion to dismiss," it cited a 2012 Seventh Circuit decision that stated, "If it is apparent that 'not even a significant fraction of the population would be misled by a collection letter, then the complaint can and should be dismissed.'"
The Seventh Circuit also distinguished its 2004 decision in Chuway v. Nat'l Action Fin. Servs., where it held a collection letter stating the debtor's "balance" was a specified amount but included a sentence saying to call a toll-free telephone number to "obtain your most current balance information" violated the FDCPA. According to the Seventh Circuit, "the letter implied that the only way the debtor could obtain the current balance was to call the debt collector (although in fact the printed balance was not subject to change)." The Seventh Circuit observed that while the plaintiff's interpretation of the collection letter in Chuway was "reasonable," the decision "did not reach as far as the common and innocuous language plaintiff challenges here." According to the Seventh Circuit, Delta's letter "contain[ed] no directive to call for 'a current balance,' nor does it include any language implying that 'current balance' means anything other than the balanced owed."
Affirming the district court's dismissal of the complaint, the Seventh Circuit commented that "[i]t takes an ingenious misreading of this letter to find it misleading. And that same ingenuity would call into question the even simpler phrase that 'the balance is $____.' After all, the simple present-tense verb 'is' also implies 'current,' doesn't it?"
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China is displacing 9,000 people to make room for a humongous, alien-hunting telescope
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FAST will be the biggest and most sensitive radio telescope in the world.
By Adam Epstein
Entertainment reporter
Published February 16, 2016 This article is more than 2 years old.
To find aliens, China has decided to uproot over 9,000 humans.
Last year, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that construction was nearly complete on the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), a massive radio telescope designed to survey the sky for signs of extraterrestrial life. Today (Feb. 16), Xinhua reported the Chinese government will relocate 9,110 residents who live within 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) of the FAST site in the southwestern province of Guizhou.
Residents will each be given 12,000 yuan ($1,840) for their trouble. Li Yuecheng, a Communist Party official in Guizhou, told Xinhua that the residents need to be moved in order to "create a sound electromagnetic wave environment" for the telescope.
Construction on FAST, which can fit 30 football fields inside of it, began in 2011 and is expected to finish sometime this year. FAST will be almost twice as long in diameter as Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, currently the largest radio telescope in the world.
Radio telescopes like FAST collect incoming radio waves, instead of visible light. "A radio telescope is like a sensitive ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe," Nan Rendong, chief scientist of FAST, told Xinhua last year. "It is like identifying the sound of cicadas in a thunderstorm."
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), the branch of astronomy concerned with finding aliens, has so far been unsuccessful in doing so—though the universe is vast and we've only examined a tiny fraction of it. Perhaps China's new telescope will find something.
According to Xinhua, FAST will be three times more sensitive than the Arecibo Observatory, allowing it to receive weaker and more distant radio signals. The project cost 1.2 billion yuan ($184 million).
China has displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens in the last few years in order to build dams and other infrastructure programs. An estimated 1.5 million people were relocated in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics.


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Billings Gazette newsroom organizes union campaign; waits on word from Lee execs
By Martin KidstonMay 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 By Missoula Current
Facing mandatory furloughs and an uncertain future, members of the newsroom at the Billings Gazette on Thursday announced the formation of a union campaign in hopes of gaining a voice in the decisions made by the newspaper's corporate owner.
The Gazette is Montana's largest print paper and one of five in the state owned by Lee Enterprises. The company has roughly three weeks to issue a response.
"We've been organizing for the past six months, but it's been years in the making," said Anna Paige, a Gazette reporter and the communications coordinator for the Montana News Guild. "At this point, we're waiting for a response (from Lee). We hope they voluntarily recognize the union."
Of the 21 employees who are eligible at the Billings Gazette, 19 have confirmed their intent to join the guild, according to Paige. Like other newsrooms across the country, including those in Montana, the paper has seen its ranks diminish over the past decade due to layoffs and buyouts.
"We have seen plenty of fellow journalists be let go, laid off and offered buyouts," said Paige. "Our industry has shrunk by half in the past two decades, which mirrors national trends. We haven't had cost of living increases across the board in many years and our health insurance costs are incredibly high."
While forming a guild isn't a magic bullet, Paige said, it could give the newspaper's journalist a voice in future decisions regarding furloughs, layoffs and other issues.
"We'd like to be able to bargain and negotiate with the company when mandatory furloughs come into play," said Paige. "We understand that sacrifices need to be made for the industry to survive, but we don't have a voice in that conversation and it really did push us toward getting this union announced."
Lee Enterprises has successfully defeated efforts by newsroom staffers to unionize over the past 10 years. In the past, reporters at the Missoulian considered a similar move but were dissuaded by corporate officials.
More recently, staffers at the former Missoula Independent voted to unionize after Lee Enterprises purchased the weekly paper in 2017. The company closed the paper a year later and locked its employees out of the office without notice.
But the Casper Star Tribune, also owned by Lee, successfully unionized several years ago. Paige said it has served as a model for members of the Montana News Guild at the Billings Gazette.
"They have successful unionized and negotiated with the company for pay raises and concessions during furlough," said Paige. "They have been a good guide for us and we support our fellow newsrooms in their efforts going forward if this is a path they want to take. Casper was instrumental in supporting us."
While the company has made deep cuts to its newsrooms, it has handed its top executives sizable salaries and compensation packages. Among them, LEE CEO Kevin Mowbray earned more than $1.8 million in 2019 while the salary for other top executives ranged from $541,000 to $959,000.
Bonuses to the top five Lee executives in 2019 also ranged from $96,000 to $449,000. Those salaries and bonuses have often been a source of contention among the company's journalists, who have forgone pay raises while watching as coworkers lost their jobs.
"For too long we have seen our corporate out-of-state employer, Lee Enterprises, cut our staff and raise our medical costs while providing few, if any, cost of living increases," the guild's organizing committee said in a statement. "We believe that through unionizing, we can create a more stable environment for local news to grow."


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Warwick update teased in League of Legends lore story
It certainly looks that way.
By Ryan Gilliam@RyGilliam Jan 9, 2017, 12:18pm EST
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Thursday, Riot released a new story on its lore website, Universe (which is very cool, by the way). The story is told from the point of view of everyone's favorite troll pick chemist, Singed, as he narrates a horrific tale of kidnapping and experimentation. Now all of this is speculation (backed up by pretty solid evidence) so keep that in mind, but, this is almost definitely the reworked story of Warwick's creation. And here is why.
Now, ignoring the fact Riot has literally stated the Warwick update will come before the next new champion at the beginning of last December, there is sizable evidence to prove that Singed is building Warwick here, and perhaps even a hint at the old lore? If we are just diving in here, let's look at the most obvious hint first. This image:
Here we see a design for a mechanical hand, with sharp metal claws, that Singed is planning on attaching to his victim. Do they look familiar? Well, they should.
While certainly not identical (it appears Warwick is using some kind of weird fingertip covers in his new splash art here), the designs resemble the metal claws of the Big Bad Wolf himself. Old Warwick looks as though he will be getting a update to more than just his visuals or abilities, as Singed seems to have plans to replace a lot of that fleshy body with a newer, more metal version.
In the story, the test subject (who we assume is Warwick, if that hasn't been obvious) loses an arm, which Singed replaces. We see a silhouette of the completed piece in the final image:
The shape of that arm certainly does resemble our furry friend, and the positioning of his legs and the hunched nature of his body in this picture certainly makes me think "Wolf-Man."
In case you are not yet convinced, Singed refers to the subject using the word "beast" three times. The first is in the opening paragraph when he is able to "recognize the beast within" before he kidnaps The-Man-Formally-Known-As-Warwick. The second is towards the end when he refers to the subject's "beastial form." Finally, Singed aims to track down the test subject, who he refers to as "the beast," and finish his work in the final paragraph.
This is a story about Warwick. Ok?
Now the interesting question is what stage of transformation will new Warwick be in as a playable character in League of Legends? In Singed's designs, it looks as though he plans to attach some weird harpoon looking stuff to his new test dummy:
However, in the previous image we spoke about (with Warwick suspended in the background), he is presumed dead by Singed and thrown out into the streets of Zaun (he then wakes up and destroys Singed's workshop before retreating). So as far as this story is concerned, Warwick has a bunch of weird chemicals in him and a crazy metal Wolf-Man hand...and that is it. So are we playing that guy now? Doubtful. It would be very surprising to see Riot embrace such a different look for a rework (although, possible). Surely, Singed either catches up to him and augments him further, or he finds some other way to cover his body in blue-ish hair before hitting Summoner's Rift.
Now, I mentioned earlier there is a possible hint towards old lore at the end of this story. Those of you familiar with Old Warwick's lore know he is very closely connected to Soraka. For those of you who don't know about this:
Yeah, this was Soraka's splash art back in the day
Old lore alert:
Soraka was a celestial being who lived in a beautiful garden that protected her. People would come from all around to ask for her healing.
Warwick, on the other hand, was a close friend of Singed (since it appears that Singed does not know his subject in the new story, this has probably been changed) and was basically a kidnapper/bounty hunter. His job was to hunt down people for Singed and other weirdos to experiment on. In an attempt to empower himself, he asked his old friend to make him super cool. Singed required Warwick bring him three ingredients for a transformation potion: silver from the Shadow Isles (where Hecarim and Maokai are from), the fang of a Balefire dire wolf (???), and the heart of a celestial being...
One day, Warwick, showed up to beg Soraka for help, carrying what he said was his dead wife (but was probably just some random lady he killed). She was like "I can't fix that lady, she is dead. Sorry." and Warwick got real sad (not really, because he is a liar). Anyway, Warwick and Soraka became friends. Warwick then came to Soraka with a (totally made up) story about finding his (not) wife's killers. He ran out of the grove saying he would confront and kill them.
Soraka, knowing that leaving the grove is BAD, did so anyway to chase after Warwick. She saw Warwick fighting some dudes (local Ionian drunks or some random crew of dudes that Warwick wanted to murder? Who knows) and she started healing him like mad. In the end, afraid that Warwick would die, she abandoned her own ideals to use her magic for EVIL and kills the group Warwick is fighting. Using her magic to harm rather than heal made her mortal, and Warwick stabbed her in the gut, trying to get at her heart. Soraka, pissed, messed him up with magic, and he ran all the way back to Zaun.
Warwick, unable to get the heart of the celestial being and now all deformed from Soraka burns, decides to be super dumb and drink the not-yet-completed potion, even though Singed tells him that it is a really bad idea. Shockingly, things go bad when Warwick drinks the potion, and he turns into a Wolf-Man. While it makes him strong, he is unable to fully control his blood lust and starts doing a bad job at kidnapping people (because he kills them instead).
Now, we should probably assume that most (if not all) of that story is gone now that we are getting a Warwick rework. However, there is a possibility our new Warwick could still be tied to Soraka. Towards the end of the story, Singed writes about how the man, enraged, shouts a single word at Singed. Later, Singed reveals that this word was a name. Soraka, perhaps?
This is certainly speculation, but, based on the very connected nature of these characters in the past lore, it is certainly possible that Warwick, now beastified, could seek out the mystical healer Soraka to return him to his human state (which will obviously end badly since we have to have to get a champion out of this somehow). Maybe it's that, or maybe he shouts Gragas' name because he owes him 50 gold. I don't know, and you probably don't either (if you do, please comment below). But, until we have the whole story, I am going to continue to think that we are looking at a Soraka deep cut here, and that I was clever for pointing it out.
Hopefully, we will find out all of the answers (including confirming that this is indeed Warwick) soon, when Riot reveals the full redesign or Warwick on the PBE.


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Q: Index keys of an object where the value satisfies a condition I'm trying to write a function that takes two objects and the name of a key that both objects contain, assuming the associated values are both arrays, and compares the length of the two arrays.
The general form of the function is this:
const compareByKeyLength = <T extends Record<string, unknown[]>, K extends keyof T>(
  a: T,
  b: T,
  key: K,
) => {
  return a[key].length < b[key].length ? 1 : -1;
};

However, I want to modify this so that T does not necessarily extend Record<string, unknown[]>. That is, it cannot be assumed that the T can be indexed by any arbitrary string to get an array. Some keys on the object will be other types. What I want is to limit the allowed values for K such that only the keys which are associated with array values can be given as input.
This is my best guess as to how to implement this, but as you can see, the compiler still doesn't accept that the values will be arrays:
// Find all keys in an object whose type is an array.
type ArrayKeys<O> = {
  [K in keyof O]: O[K] extends any[] ? K : never
}[keyof O];

// Example to test if `ArrayKeys` works.
const example = {
  foo: [1, 2, 3],
  bar: "bar",
  baz: ["one", "two", "three"],
};

// Evaluates to: "foo" | "baz"
type ExampleArrayKeys = ArrayKeys<typeof example>;

// Somehow `T[ArrayKeys<T>]` doesn't prove that the value accessed will be an array. Not sure why.
const compareByKeyLength = <T,>(
  a: T,
  b: T,
  key: ArrayKeys<T>,
) => {
  return a[key].length < b[key].length ? 1 : -1; // Error: Property 'length' does not exist on type 'T[ArrayKeys<T>]'.
};

TS Playground
My questions:

*

*What is the reason my attempt doesn't do what I want? Is it a limitation of the compiler to understand that T[ArrayKeys<T>] will always be an array? Or is that actually unsound and I'm just not seeing why?

*Is what I'm trying to do expressible in the type system, or do I need to use runtime checks to verify that the values are actually arrays?

A: Maybe this is what you need:
const compareByKeyLength = <
  A extends Record<Key, any[]>,
  B extends Record<Key, any[]>,
  Key extends keyof A & keyof B
>
(
  a: A,
  b: B,
  key: Key,
) => {
  return a[key].length < b[key].length ? 1 : -1;
};

compareByKeyLength({a: [], b: 123}, {a: [], c: 123}, "a")

I introduce the generic type Key which is both a keyof A and keyof B. Then I specify that the inputs a and b are of the generic types A and B which both have the key Key with an array type any[].
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layout: default
title: Access control
parent: Advanced features
grand_parent: Using ClusterFuzz
permalink: /using-clusterfuzz/advanced/access-control/
nav_order: 1
---

# Access control

This page explains how you can restrict access to various parts of the ClusterFuzz web interface.
This is controlled by defining the user(s) as part of one of the following groups.

- TOC
{:toc}
---

## Regular users

Regular users are usually the developers in your project, who triage and fix bugs. They
can access most pages of the ClusterFuzz web interface, but with restricted permissions.
This includes:
* Testcases page (excluding security vulnerabilities)
* Testcase report page (excluding security vulnerabilities)
* Crash statistics page (excluding security vulnerabilities)
* Crashes by range page (excluding security vulnerabilities)
* Fuzzer statistics page
* Upload testcase page
* Fuzzers page (view only)
* Corpora page (view only)
* Bots page

They do not have access to the following pages:
* Job page
* Configuration page

## Privileged users

Privileged users have unrestricted access to most parts of ClusterFuzz. These
users can access all pages that a regular user can.
However, privileged users can also:
* Access security bugs (Security: "YES" in report).
* Upload new fuzzers on Fuzzers page.
* Upload new corpora on Corpora page.
* Create new jobs on Jobs page.

Privileged users are defined by the [Administrators](#administrators) on the Configuration page.

## Administrators

An [administrator](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/users/adminusers)
has access to all parts of the ClusterFuzz web interface.
This includes everything a privileged user has access to, and also includes:
* Access to the Configuration page.
  * Setting user permissions using:
    * "Privileged Users" (e.g. `user@example.com`).
    * "User permissions" section.

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Health anxiety or hypochondria is more common than you might imagine. It ranges in severity from those that worry about getting ill, or the health of their families and take many precautions to keep everyone well, to those that can do little else other than worry. Those with severe health anxiety can find that their symptoms completely take over their life. They struggle to go about day to day life because they are so worried that their lifestyle could cause illness.
Often the struggles of health anxiety come about after an illness or injury. It's only natural for people that have suffered from an illness, especially a serious one, to be worried about becoming unwell again. But, if your anxiety is taking over your life, it's time to find ways to cope and to manage your fears.
Health anxiety can lead to worry. You might assume the worst at the first sign of even mild illness. But, having anxiety doesn't mean that you are wrong. Allow yourself regular vision tests, a hearing test, and check-ups with your doctor to take care of your health. If your anxiety is having an adverse effect on your day to day life, you might also want to see a mental health professional for further advice. Speaking to other people about your health, and getting it checked out can help to put your mind at ease, but it can also help to get these thoughts out of your head.
If you've got health anxiety, you might find that you are thinking about your health all of the time. You might spend hours every day checking your symptoms online, asking others for their opinions or worrying about symptoms that might not exist.
Start keeping a diary of every time you do this. Then, try to reduce how much time you devote to thinking about your health over time. Some people also find that they are able to change their thought process by writing things down. Instead of just writing "I'm worried about headaches," also write "headaches can be a sign of stress." Focus on the second, more balanced comment, instead of your fear.
It's essential that you carry on as usual, even if you have to push yourself to do things that you are worried about. When you are at home, if you start to worry, call a friend or go out for a walk. Try to keep busy, and carry on as normal as much as possible.
Stress never helps anxiety. When you are stressed out, everything seems worse. Those headaches that worry you aren't the only symptoms caused or worsened by stress.
So, find ways to reduce your stress, and you might find that your anxiety levels decrease and your health worries don't seem as frightening. Many people find that exercise, eating well, getting lots of sleep, talking to friends and relaxing with a good book in a hot bubble bath helps. Looking after yourself better will also give you the peace of mind of knowing that you are doing your best to keep yourself healthy and strong.
Many people go begin therapy in distress but without awareness of the behaviors and interactions which are causing them pain. Listening closely to clients' stories while interacting with them, therapists are able to help people identify maladaptive patterns of behavior.
This is the first step towards change and growth. Plus, sometimes it helps to just talk things through.
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What kind of crazy garage sale brings in that kind of money? I have absolutely no idea how that happened, other than the fact that God must have multiplied the money once it hit the change box. 🙂 So many wonderful friends donated loads and loads of stuff for us to sell. Our oh so gracious and amazing friends Tom and Emma let us host the sale at their house since we live on a super steep hill. On Thursday night we stood in their house attempting to sort the junk sale items, and we literally almost cried (well, not so much Jed and Tom, more like Emma and me…or maybe just me…). It was a serious case of Hoarders. Tom and Emma get a standing ovation for hosting this beast. We made such memories together…I would almost be tempted to do a re-do just for some more quality snacking with T and E…almost.
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I like to try to eat fish about 2-3 times a week because I don't eat a lot of other meat, it can be a great source of healthy protein and fat. But fish can be expensive and sometimes I'm just not great at cooking white fish. So, I've come up with a solution which makes for a really easy one pot meal. Buy frozen fish (I get mine at Costco) and defrost it. Then, chop up a bunch of veggies with coconut milk and curry powder and place them in the oven at about 350 degrees until they are almost done. Then, place the defrosted fish on top and cover it with the sauce and cook for a bit more, until the fish is done! It's a versatile dish that can help you use up whatever veggies are in your fridge.


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set -e -u -x

## Variables -----------------------------------------------------------------

# tempest and testr options, default is to run tempest in serial
export TESTR_OPTS=${TESTR_OPTS:-''}

# Disable the python output buffering so that jenkins gets the output properly
export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Extra options to pass to the AIO bootstrap process
export BOOTSTRAP_OPTS=${BOOTSTRAP_OPTS:-''}

# Ensure the terminal type is set
export TERM=linux

# Store the clone repo root location
export OSA_CLONE_DIR="$(readlink -f $(dirname ${0})/..)"

# The directory in which the ansible logs will be placed
export ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR="/openstack/log/ansible-logging"

# Set the scenario to execute based on the first CLI parameter
export SCENARIO=${1:-"aio_lxc"}

# Set the action base on the second CLI parameter
# Actions available: [ 'deploy', 'upgrade', 'varstest', 'shastest', 'linters' ]
export ACTION=${2:-"deploy"}

# Set the installation method for the OpenStack services
export INSTALL_METHOD=${3:-"source"}

# Set the source branch for upgrade tests
# Be sure to change this whenever a new stable branch
# is created. The checkout must always be N-1.
export UPGRADE_SOURCE_BRANCH=${UPGRADE_SOURCE_BRANCH:-'stable/yoga'}

# enable the ARA callback plugin
export SETUP_ARA=${SETUP_ARA:-true}

## Change branch for Upgrades ------------------------------------------------
# If the action is to upgrade, then store the current SHA,
# checkout the source SHA before executing the greenfield
# deployment.
# This needs to be done before the first "source" to ensure
# the correct functions are used for the branch.
if [[ "${ACTION}" == "upgrade" ]]; then
    # Store the target SHA/branch
    export UPGRADE_TARGET_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
    export OPENSTACK_SETUP_EXTRA_ARGS="-e tempest_install=no -e tempest_run=no -e rally_install=no"
    export ANSIBLE_GATHER_SUBSET="network,hardware,virtual"

    # Now checkout the source SHA/branch
    git checkout ${UPGRADE_SOURCE_BRANCH}

    unset SKIP_OSA_RUNTIME_VENV_BUILD
    unset SKIP_OSA_BOOTSTRAP_AIO
    unset SKIP_OSA_ROLE_CLONE
fi

## Functions -----------------------------------------------------------------
info_block "Checking for required libraries." 2> /dev/null || source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/scripts-library.sh"

## Main ----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
log_instance_info

run_dstat || true

load_nodepool_pip_opts

# Bootstrap Ansible
if [[ -z "${SKIP_OSA_BOOTSTRAP_AIO+defined}" ]]; then
  source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh"
fi

# Flush all the iptables rules set by openstack-infra
if which iptables; then
  iptables -F
  iptables -X
  iptables -t nat -F
  iptables -t nat -X
  iptables -t mangle -F
  iptables -t mangle -X
  iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
  iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
  iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
fi

# Bootstrap an AIO
if [[ -z "${SKIP_OSA_BOOTSTRAP_AIO+defined}" && "${ACTION}" != "linters" &&  "${ACTION}" != "shastest" ]]; then
    source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh"
fi

if [[ "${ACTION}" == "varstest" ]]; then
  pushd "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/tests"
      openstack-ansible test-vars-overrides.yml
  popd
elif [[ "${ACTION}" == "shastest" ]]; then
  pushd "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/tests"
      openstack-ansible test-upstream-shas.yml
  popd
elif [[ "${ACTION}" == "linters" ]]; then
  pushd "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}"
    # Install linter tools
    ${PIP_COMMAND} install --isolated ${PIP_OPTS} -r ${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/test-requirements.txt
    # Disable Ansible color output
    export ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR=1
    # Create ansible logging directory
    mkdir -p ${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}

    # Prepare the hosts
    export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/ansible-syntax-check.log"

    # defining working directories
    VENV_BIN_DIR=$(dirname ${PIP_COMMAND})

    # Due to ansible-lint bug, it can't run from venv without sourcing it
    # https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-lint/issues/1507
    source ${VENV_BIN_DIR}/activate
    source /usr/local/bin/openstack-ansible.rc
    # Check if we have test playbook and running checks
    if [[ -f "/etc/ansible/roles/${SCENARIO}/examples/playbook.yml" ]]; then
      ROLE_DIR="/etc/ansible/roles/${SCENARIO}"
      ${VENV_BIN_DIR}/ansible-lint ${ROLE_DIR}/examples/playbook.yml -c ${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/.ansible-lint
      ansible-playbook --syntax-check --list-tasks ${ROLE_DIR}/examples/playbook.yml
    # If we don't have test playbook we assume that we're testing integrated repo
    else
      ROLE_DIR="${OSA_CLONE_DIR}"
      ${VENV_BIN_DIR}/ansible-lint playbooks/ --exclude /etc/ansible/roles
      ansible-playbook --syntax-check --list-tasks playbooks/setup-everything.yml
    fi

    # Run bashate
    grep --recursive --binary-files=without-match \
      --files-with-match '^.!.*\(ba\)\?sh$' \
      --exclude-dir .tox \
      --exclude-dir .git \
      "${ROLE_DIR}" | xargs -r -n1 ${VENV_BIN_DIR}/bashate --error . --verbose --ignore=E003,E006,E040

    # Run pep8 check
    grep --recursive --binary-files=without-match \
      --files-with-match '^.!.*python$' \
      --exclude-dir .eggs \
      --exclude-dir .git \
      --exclude-dir .tox \
      --exclude-dir *.egg-info \
      --exclude-dir doc \
      "${ROLE_DIR}" | xargs -r ${VENV_BIN_DIR}/flake8 --verbose

    deactivate
  popd
else
  pushd "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/playbooks"
    # Disable Ansible color output
    export ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR=1
    export ANSIBLE_GATHER_SUBSET="${ANSIBLE_GATHER_SUBSET:-!all,min}"

    # Create ansible logging directory
    mkdir -p ${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}

    # Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
    log_instance_info

    # First we gather facts about the hosts to populate the fact cache.
    # We can't gather the facts for all hosts yet because the containers
    # aren't built yet.
    ansible -m setup -a "gather_subset=${ANSIBLE_GATHER_SUBSET}" hosts 2>${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/facts-hosts.log

    # Prepare the hosts
    export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/setup-hosts.log"
    openstack-ansible setup-hosts.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False

    # Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
    log_instance_info

    if [[ $SCENARIO =~ "hosts" ]]; then
      # Verify our hosts setup and do not continue with openstack/infra part
      openstack-ansible healthcheck-hosts.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False
      exit $?
    fi

    # Reload environment file and apply variables for the session
    set -a
    . /etc/environment
    set +a

    # Once setup-hosts is complete, we should gather facts for everything
    # (now including containers) so that the fact cache is complete for the
    # remainder of the run.
    ansible -m setup -a "gather_subset=${ANSIBLE_GATHER_SUBSET}" all 1>${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/facts-all.log

    # Prepare the infrastructure
    export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/setup-infrastructure.log"
    openstack-ansible setup-infrastructure.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False

    # Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
    log_instance_info

    if [[ $SCENARIO =~ "infra" && $ACTION != "upgrade"  ]]; then
      # Verify our infra setup and do not continue with openstack part
      openstack-ansible healthcheck-infrastructure.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False
    fi

    # Setup OpenStack
    export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="${ANSIBLE_LOG_DIR}/setup-openstack.log"
    openstack-ansible setup-openstack.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False ${OPENSTACK_SETUP_EXTRA_ARGS:-}

    # Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
    log_instance_info

  popd
fi

# If the action is to upgrade, then checkout the original SHA for
# the checkout, and execute the upgrade.
if [[ "${ACTION}" == "upgrade" ]]; then

    # Checkout the original HEAD we started with
    git checkout ${UPGRADE_TARGET_BRANCH}

    # Unset environment variables used by the bootstrap-ansible
    # script to allow newer versions of Ansible and global
    # requirements to be installed.
    unset ANSIBLE_PACKAGE
    unset TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE
    unset PIP_OPTS
    unset UPGRADE_TARGET_BRANCH

    load_nodepool_pip_opts

    # Source the current scripts-library.sh functions
    source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/scripts-library.sh"
    # We need this as in stein we were deploying custom
    # /etc/openstack_deploy/env.d/aio_metal.yml for metal installs
    export SKIP_CUSTOM_ENVD_CHECK=true
    export DROP_ROLE_DIRS=true

    # Export ZUUL_SRC_PATH only when integrated repo folder exists. Based on that
    # we make an assumption about if we're in CI or not
    if [[ -d "/home/zuul/src/opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible" ]]; then
      export ZUUL_SRC_PATH="/home/zuul/src"
      # Doing symlinking here, as bootstrap role won't be called
      ln -s $ZUUL_SRC_PATH /openstack/src
    fi
    # To execute the upgrade script we need to provide
    # an affirmative response to the warning that the
    # upgrade is irreversable.
    echo 'YES' | bash "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/run-upgrade.sh"

    if [[ $SCENARIO =~ "infra" ]]; then
      # TODO(noonedeadpunk): Remove after Y release
      set -a
      . ${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/upgrade-utilities/unset-ansible-env.rc
      set +a
      # Verify our infra setup after upgrade
      openstack-ansible ${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml -e osa_gather_facts=False
    fi

fi

exit_success


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Alisha Lehmann (Tägertschi, 21 januari 1999) is een Zwitserse profvoetbalster

Carrière

Clubcarrière
Lehman speelde in de jeugdopleiding van de Zwitserse club FC Konolfingen. Daarna vervolgde ze haar loopbaan bij BSC Young Boys, waar ze in 2016 met het hoogste vrouwenteam uitkwam in de Nationalliga A (vanaf 2020 Super League geheten). In augustus 2018 tekende ze, op 19-jarige leeftijd, een contract bij West Ham United FC. Vanaf de tweede helft van het seizoen 2020-2021 werd ze uitgeleend aan Everton FC om daar het seizoen af te maken.

Eind juni 2021 werd bekend dat Lehmann een contract had getekend bij bij Aston Villa FC. In juli 2022 verlengde ze haar contract met een jaar, nadat ze 23 keer had gespeeld en vier doelpunten had gemaakt tijdens haar eerste seizoen bij de club.

Interlandcarrière
Lehmann kwam uit voor verschillende Zwitserse jeugdelftallen. In 2017 speelde ze haar eerste wedstrijd voor het Zwitsers voetbalelftal.

Privé
Lehmann had van 2018 tot 2021 een relatie met haar Zwitserse teamgenote Ramona Bachmann. Vanaf eind 2021 was ze ongeveer een jaar samen met Douglas Luiz, die ook speelt bij Aston Villa.

Externe link
 Profiel Alisha Lehmann op Flashscore.nl

Zwitsers voetballer

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"And," at their instigation, "one of them (the Pharisees) a doctor of the law." whose occupation it was to expound the law. St. Mark (12:28) says, He was "a Scribe." Hence, a Pharisee might sometimes be a Scribe. "Asked Him, tempting Him," that is, making an experiment whether He would answer his question on the practical precepts of the law, as well as He had answered the Sadducees on a speculative point; for, "He had heard them," our Redeemer and the Sadducees, "reasoning together" (Mark 12:28). Most likely, he interrogated our Redeemer, not so much in a captious spirit, as with a view of obtaining information, "seeing that He had answered them (the Sadducees) well." Hence, our Redeemer says of him (Mark 12:34), "thou art not far off from the kingdom of God." Others think, he commenced in an evil, captious spirit. Hence, they take "tempting," in a bad sense; but, that he left better disposed (St. Chrysos. in Matth. Hom. 72).
"The great commandment," that is, the greatest commandment among those propounded by Moses, compared with which others are not great, the commandment whose fulfilment is most agreeable to God. The Hebrew has no superlative; hence, the Greek phrase here partakes of the Hebrew idiom. The interpreter (v. 38) renders it, the greatest. It is observed by Von. Bede (in Matth. 12), that it was a question much debated among the Scribes and Pharisees, which was the greatest commandment among those delivered by Moses, some giving a preference to those which related to the offering of gifts and sacrifices. Hence, they placed them before those that related to honouring our parents (15:4, 5, &c.). Others gave the preference to the precepts, which had immediately for object, the love of God and of our neighbour. Hence, the Scribe praises our Lord's answer on the subject (Mark 12:32–34).
Mat 22:37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.
"Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord," &c. In Mark (12:29), our Redeemer quotes, in substance, from Deut. 6:4, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God." (In Deut. it is, "the Lord our God is one Lord"), as if to convey, that the faith in God, as Lord of all things, would lead us to love Him above all things; and as "ONE God," would show, He alone was to be loved in this supreme way. Hence, to be loved "with our whole (undivided) heart." This oneness has reference to the Divine nature. The word, for "Lord," is Jehovah, derived from the verb, to be. It has, therefore, reference to the Divine nature. The plurality of persons is insinuated in the triple repetition—1st, "the Lord;" 2nd, "thy God;" 3rd, "is one God." Similar are the words of the Psalmist, "Benedicat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedicat nos Deus." "Deus noster," is put in the second place, because by His Incarnation, the Second Person is peculiarly our God. The same is observed in the words of Deuteronomy (6:4), "the Lord (1) our God (2) is one Lord" (3).
"Thou shall love," is the same as an imperative form, love thou. "With thy whole heart," &c. In Deuteronomy (6:5) it is, "with thy whole heart, with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength." The words, "with thy whole mind," are omitted. In Mark (12:30), Luke (10:27), four members are expressed—"thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, thy whole strength." Some expositors distinguish these several members, and endeavour to assign to them a distinct meaning. St. Thomas (2da 2dæ Article 4), by the heart, understands the will; and by the three others, the principles of action, which are moved by the will, viz., the intellect, signified by the "mind;" the inferior appetite, expressed by "soul" (ψυχη); and the external power of action, denoted by "strength." Hence, God is to be so loved by us, that our entire intention should be borne towards Him (ex corde); our intellect subject to Him; our sensual appetite regulated according to Him; our entire external course of action obedient to Him, and rendered conformable to His will and precepts. Others give different significations to the several members of the sentence; but, the general and more commonly received opinion is, that it matters but little whether there be four or only three members in the sentence; that there is no use in seeking for a distinct meaning for each, since they all signify the same as the words, "with thy whole heart." They are added, and the same idea conveyed in different words, to intensify the sense For, that in the words, "with thy whole heart," all the others are included, appears clear from this, that in SS. Scripture, at times, the words, "with thy whole heart," alone are employed to express the great love of God; at times, a second member only is added, "from thy whole soul," to express the same thing; and sometimes a third member, "with thy whole strength." Thus, David is said to have followed the Lord "with his whole heart." (3 Kings 1) Josias (4 Kings 23:3) made a covenant for the people, that they would keep His commandments, "with all their heart, and with all their soul;" and he himself is said (verse 25), to have "returned to the Lord with all his heart, and all his soul, and all his strength." Hence, these several words are used, or rather, the same idea is expressed in different words, for greater emphasis' sake. For, the word, "heart," embraces the affections, expressed by "soul;" and intellect, expressed by "mind" (διανοια); and, moreover, in order that a man could be said to do a thing "with all his heart," he should use his utmost exertions, as far as his strength would allow. Hence, is added, "with all thy strength." The whole precept may be, then, summed up briefly, in the words, "thou shalt love the Lord … with thy whole heart." The question next is, what these words mean. They certainly cannot refer to our actually and constantly loving God with all the energies of our soul, so that we should be constantly engaged in acts of love, that we should love nothing but Him, and love Him as much as He deserves to be loved. In this sense, the precept can only be fulfilled in the life to come. In this sense, we can only hope to arrive at the love of God, as the term of our fruition in heaven. In this sense, it might be suited to the angels; but, it would be impossible for us, poor weak mortals here on earth. It is in this sense, that St. Augustine, speaking in certain portions of his works, both of this precept of loving God, and of the precept, "thou shalt not covet," says, they are not accomplished in this life, but only to be fulfilled in the life to come. The most probable meaning of them, then, is, that our love of God should be comparatively supreme; that we should be so habitually disposed, that we would bestow our love on no object opposed to God; that we would share His love with no other being, but love every one else for Him; that we should love Him, not merely with our lips, but with our hearts, unlike those who loved Him with their mouth, but their heart was not right with Him. (Psa. 77:36, 37.) We should, then, love Him from our heart, and our entire heart, not coldly nor remissly, nor with a divided affection. 2ndly. It should be finally supreme. In other words, God should be the ultimate end of our actions, so that we should observe all His ordinances, and refer all we do to His honour and glory. Hence, we should love what He loves; love whatever tends to His honour, and hate and detest whatever is an obstacle to His glory, whatever derogates from it, whatever offends Him. 3rdly. It should be appreciatively, not intensitively supreme. In other words, we should not appreciate or value anything else in creation, so much as God. We should be prepared to make any sacrifice, be it of life, fortune, friends, &c., sooner than do anything opposed to His love. This may be regarded as a general precept, prescribing not only internal acts of love, to be exercised now and then, but habitual love, and external acts as well; the same as is conveyed in the second precept regarding our neighbour, whom we are to love in "work and truth." For, on these two, our Lord says, "dependeth the whole Law and the Prophets;" so that a man may be said to fulfil the precept when He retains habitual love in all his actions, wishes for, and does nothing contrary to, the love of God.
Mat 22:38 This is the greatest and the first commandment.
"The greatest." In the Greek it is, ἡ μεγάλη … εντολη—"the great … commandment." But the interpreter conveyed the sense; since, the love of God "with our whole heart" has, for object, the most important and noblest virtue—the end of the entire law. From it spring the virtue of religion, and all the moral virtues. It is also the "first," the most exalted in dignity and excellence; since, its object is God Himself, the first and supreme Good.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
It is supposed here by our Redeemer, that our love of ourselves is within due bounds, not excessive, nor tending to objects which might be unlawful or finally ruinous; for, He first supposes we love God as we ought, in which love of God is contained the love of ourselves. This latter, our Redeemer does not here prescribe, but pre-supposes. For, if we love not God, or love ourselves otherwise than for God, we hate ourselves; as it is, on the other hand, in the love of Him that the greatest and most perfect love of ourselves consists. Hence, our Redeemer calls the love of our neighbour the "second," and not the third, commandment; since, the love of ourselves, which He supposes, is contained in the love of God. The inordinate, excessive love of ourselves, is guarded against in the first precept, "Thou shall love the Lord thy God," &c. In this the proper love of ourselves, which is the model of the love of our neighbour, is supposed. As the words, "thou shalt love," &c., in the precept, relating to God, implies, not merely acts of love at times, and habitual feelings of love at all times, with the exclusion of all feelings opposed to this love; but also, its practical manifestation by good works; so the same applies to the words, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself," &c. They convey to us, that we are not merely to elicit acts of love of our neighbour at times, and entertain habitual feelings of love for him at all times, exclusive of hatred or any feelings opposed to the love of him; but also, that we should practically manifest the sincerity of this love in our actions, since it is thus we love ourselves. We should endeavour to promote whatever advances his temporal or spiritual interests, and remove whatever would obstruct them. As the love of God is shown by keeping the Commandments; so, is the love of our neighbour tested and manifested by works—"Let us love, not in word or in tongue; but in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18).
In a word, the love of our neighbour, like unto that which we bear ourselves, should be such, that we would do, in his regard, whatever we should reasonably expect to be done to us, and treat him as we would reasonably expect to be treated by him, in the same circumstances.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.
"On these two commandments dependeth the whole Law and the Prophets." By "the Law and the Prophets," are meant, the contents of the entire Old Testament. The Jews understood, by "the Law," the Books of Moses, and by "the Prophets," all the other books, viz., Kings, Paralipomenon, Psalms, &c. The meaning of the words is, that in these two precepts, of loving God and our neighbour, are contained, summarily, as conclusions in principles or in their premises, all the precepts given by God to man, which are briefly summed up in the Decalogue. These two precepts are the epitome, and brief compendious summary, of the whole Scriptures, of all the other precepts of God, whether positive or negative. The precepts regarding God are contained in the love of God; hence, to this the first three precepts of the Decalogue, contained in the first table of the Commandments, have reference. The precepts regarding our neighbour, whether positive or negative, are contained in loving our neighbour as ourselves. To it the several precepts of the second table of the Decalogue have reference. Hence, St. Paul says on this subject, that "love (of our neighbour) is the fulfilling of the Law" (Rom. 13:10).
On these two precepts all the others "depend." They hang from them, as branches from the main trunk of a tree. All the works of mercy, and the precepts of the other virtues, natural and supernatural, are referred to these two precepts, of the love of God and our neighbour. The precepts of faith, hope, charity, and religion, are contained in the precept of the love of God. The precepts of justice, truth, fidelity, mercy, gratitude, &c., are contained in the precept of the love of our neighbour (A. Lapide). Our Redeemer here intimates to us, that we should always keep these precepts before our eyes, and that to them we should refer, and by them regulate and guide all our thoughts, words, and actions. In Deuteronomy (6:5–9), the same is expressly enjoined in reference to the great precept of loving God.
"The Pharisees being gathered together" (see verse 34, where the object of their assembling is expressed). From St. Mark (12:35), it appears it was in the temple, where Jesus was teaching, this occurred. "Jesus asked them," viz., the Pharisees, who boasted so much of their knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. After they had exhausted all their useless, captious questions, our Redeemer, now seeing them assembled before Him, becomes interrogator in turn; but, His question, far from being captious or useless, had for object, to instruct the entire people in the necessary, saving faith, in His own Divinity, without which it would be impossible to please God, or be justified. As He had in His answer to their question, pointed out the rule of conduct they should follow; so here, He proposes, what they should believe. The Pharisees had repeatedly made it a subject of accusation against Him, that He made Himself the Son of God, notwithstanding the clearest evidence of miracles adduced by Him in proof of this fundamental truth (John 5:18; 10:33; 19:7; 8:58). Our Redeemer now proves, from SS. Scripture, that the Messiah was not merely a man, or a mere earthly conqueror, who would extend the kingdom of Israel to the ends of the earth, and raise it to a state of earthly grandeur, magnificence, and glory, of which its condition, under Solomon, was a mere shadow, as the Jews believed and expected; but, that He would be God also.
Mat 22:42 Saying: What think you of Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him: David's.
"What think you of Christ?" &c. In Mark (12:35), Luke (20:41), the question is proposed in a different way, as if our Redeemer asked, not in the second person, as here, "What think you of Christ?" but in the third person, "How do the Scribes (Luke, 'they') say, that Christ is the son of David?" But, there is no difference in sense. Most likely, St. Matthew gives the precise mode in which the question was put to them in the second person; but the other Evangelists, without precisely giving the identical words, give the sense; for, many of the Pharisees were Scribes, or, at least, they answered according to the teachings and opinions of the Scribes. Or, it may be said, that our Redeemer, having asked the Pharisees, as here, "what think you … whose son is He?" They answered, the Scribes or Doctors of the Law say, He is the son of David; and then our Redeemer asked, as in Mark, "How do the Scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?" The answer is ascribed to the Scribes, the Doctors of the Law and expounders of the SS. Scripture; since, it was not clearly or expressly stated in SS. Scripture that He was the son of David, but only implied and deduced from Scripture by reasoning. In Isaias (8) it is said, He was to sit on the throne of David. In Micheas (5) it is said, He was to be born in Bethlehem, &c. Our Redeemer's object in proposing this question was, to confute the opinion of the Scribes regarding the paternity of Christ. For, although He was really, according to the flesh, the son of David; still, He was not exclusively so, as they imagined. He wishes to enlighten them on His Divine nature and eternal generation; and from the very SS. Scriptures which they themselves admitted, He proves that He must be more than mere man; more than the mere son of David. For, as such, He would not be David's superior or "Lord." No son, as such, is the superior of his own father. From the fact of David calling Him his "Lord," it is inferred, He was something more than the "son of David." He proposes the same question to His Apostles, distinctly referring to Himself, "quem vos dicitis me esse;" but, here, He refrains from putting the question in this form, as the Pharisees would, undoubtedly, blaspheme, and say He was a seducer, an enemy of God.
He saith to them," in presence of the entire people, whom He wished to instruct on this important fundamental point of faith.
"How then doth David in spirit?" &c. He shows, that their answer was quite an inadequate reply; and that, if they adhered to it exclusively and conceived nothing of Christ more elevated than that He was mere man, they could not understand of account for the words which were uttered by David, in the Psalms; uttered by him, under the influence of inspiration and the dictation of God's "Spirit," which, therefore, were perfectly true. The words, "David in spirit," are very emphatic, as they imply, that it was the "Spirit" who possessed David, rather than David himself, that spoke.
Mat 22:44 The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
"The Lord said to my Lord," &c. The words mean, "the Lord (God the Father) said to my Lord," viz, Christ, His eternal Son. "Sit on my right hand," after having vanquished all Thine enemies, death, and the devil, by Thy death, by Thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension. Then, His Father placed Him "above all principality, and power … and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come" (Eph. 1:21).
"Until I make Thy enemies." "Until," does not imply that after that time, He would cease to sit at His right hand. It only signifies, that the event of putting His enemies under His feet, was most certainly to happen, which is clearly expressed by St. Paul (Heb. 10:13), "From henceforth expecting, till His enemies be made His footstool." The word, "until," has the meaning of, "even until," and implies, a continual, uninterrupted reign, even at the time when there might be a doubt as to His sitting at the right hand of God, viz., before all His enemies were utterly prostrated. For after this period, there could be no doubt of His reigning. So, the words mean, "Sit at My right hand," even during the period which may elapse, before I utterly subject all Thine enemies. For, afterwards, there can be no doubt of your reigning.
"Thy footstool," implies, the utmost humiliation and prostration. The idea is borrowed from a cruel custom sometimes resorted to by conquerors, of putting their foot on the neck of the vanquished, as a mark of utter subjugation. It is recorded of some fierce conquerors, that they made their royal captives footstools when about to mount on horseback. Sapor treated the Emperor Aurelian thus; and Tamerlane, the haughty Tartar Emperor, treated Bajazet, the Emperor of the Turks, in the same way.
This will be fulfilled in regard to Christ, in the Day of Judgment. (1 Cor. 15:24, &c.) Our Redeemer quotes these latter words, "until I make Thine enemies," &c., which did not immediately concern the answer to His question, for the purpose of conveying to His enemies the utter discomfiture, humiliation, and eternal misery they would one day have to endure, as the result of their opposition to Himself.
Mat 22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
"If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?…And no man was able to answer Him," &c. His objection so utterly disconcerted them, that they were reduced to silence. The silence of the Pharisees shows, how utterly absurd it is to understand Psalm 110, of any other than our Divine Lord. The Pharisees, at the time, understood it of Him. So did the whole Jewish Church; otherwise, they would have replied, that David did not refer to Him at all; and hence, that it was not necessary to understand the words, "my Lord," of Him. Moreover, it is of Him alone, certain passages of the same Psalm could be understood v.g., "Thou art a Priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech." Hence, the absurdity of understanding the Psalm of either David, or Melchisedech, or Eleazar, &c., as some modern Jews do. The force of our Redeemer's argument is not precisely, that He is called, "my Lord," since, these words might be applied to one who is not God. Thus, David calls Saul "his lord" (1 Sam 26); but, in this, that David calls his own son "his Lord," which implies, that He must be David's superior and master, which would be verified only in the supposition, that He was more than man. Thus, for instance, Philip of Macedon, would not call Alexander the Great, who was far more powerful than his father, "his lord," because, Philip was not subject to Alexander. Now, David, on whose throne Christ was to sit, and this, at a distant day, calls Him "his Lord," which, of course, refers to His being his Saviour, as God-man.
"Neither durst any man," &c., of the class who were silenced by Him. "Ask Him any more questions," of a captious nature, as they were in the habit of doing. "From that day forth," during His public ministry. From this, it is clear, He taught publicly afterwards. For if He did not publicly teach later on, what wonder, if no one put to Him questions under the circumstances referred to? His disciples, after this, asked Him some questions, and He was questioned privately, in the house of Caiphas, on some points, by His enemies.
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Glasgow Dangerous Driving Charge Becomes Careless 6 Points
Our client was accused of dangerous driving involving speeding, tailgating, undertaking over the course of 3 miles, blissfully unaware that he was being hotly pursued by two of Glasgow's finest...
He was pulled over and charged with dangerous driving.
The police officers captured the incident on dash-cam footage and reported the case to the Procurator Fiscal who elected to proceed with a contravention of section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (dangerous driving).
Following release of the Crown evidence we were firmly of the opinion that the appropriate charge against our client ought to have been one of careless driving.
We discussed the matter at length with the Crown and with some reluctance they accepted that the driving complained of did not meet the test for dangerous driving. Our plea offer was accepted in advance of the trial date.
Our Mr Lyon addressed Glasgow Sheriff Court in mitigation on 1st April 2021.
Our client received 6 points and a fine.


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Stemming from ancient times, entomophagy is the practice of humans eating bugs and arachnids for nutrition. But in the United States, you are more likely to see bugs served as food on a reality television show than on most dinner tables. Still, people around the world today eat insects regularly as part of their diet. Grasshoppers and beetles and all kinds of creepy-crawlies are a cheap, readily available and nutritious alternative for our rapidly-expanding human population.
There are around 1,900 known species of bugs currently used as food. The most popular edible bug is the beetle, followed by caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, locusts and crickets.
Eating bugs has significant benefits for the earth and your health. They require an extremely small amount of food compared to any other creature that we consume. In fact, bugs can sometimes be raised off of a by-product such as organic waste.
Insects also are healthier for our environment than many other foods because they don't produce environmental toxins. Plus, bugs are free of problematic hormones, which is healthier for our bodies.
Entomophagy benefits the billions of starving and food insecure people in the world. High-protein bugs that are free or cheap to obtain can be a powerful tool against hunger.
Yet, most Americans simply don't want to eat bugs. While scientists work to develop tastier varieties and highlight the environmental benefits, the idea that the pests on our porch can be dinner is still a reach for many of us. Yet another common pest – the snail – is also an ancient food source that's a delicacy in parts of Western Europe and on certain American tables and upscale restaurants. So, perhaps bugs are next.
A Food and Agriculture (FAO) report notes that many insects are packed with nutrients and protein. In fact, the FAO views insects as a possible superfood.
For instance, crickets are a popular choice that contain 121 calories, 12.9 grams of protein and just over five grams each of fat and carbohydrates. This crunchy mouthful is considered a whole food because of its nutrition profile.
The omega-3 and omega-six fatty acids in mealworms inches up close to the content of some fish. And, mealworms' protein, vitamin and mineral content approaches what's found in fish and meat.
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In certain areas of Mexico, people commonly eat chapulines – or grasshoppers – in tacos. The grasshoppers, which taste like smoked bacon, are roasted with many spices and placed whole into corn tortillas. Chapulines are high in protein and contain a plethora of nutrients such as selenium, iodine and magnesium.
Asia and India also serve grasshoppers in restaurants and street markets. You can find bowls of roasted and salted grasshoppers and crickets. Asian countries also use red ants to make a popular red ant stew. Children learn from a young age how to hunt and pluck red ants from the ground to be made into spicy soup.
Despite the reluctance of most American consumers, entomophagy is slowly catching on in the US. Companies are capitalizing on the growing demand for these nutrient-packed, environmentally friendly foods – making a variety of products, including desserts and powders available.
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If you do decide to take a whirl at insect-eating, it's not recommended to collect bugs from your backyard or local areas. Pesticides are all-too-common, and even if you don't use them yourself, they can blow in on the wind. So, be sure to research your sources wisely.


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Das Pfarrhaus Hermannstein wurde 1494 im heutigen Wetzlarer Stadtteil Hermannstein in Mittelhessen erbaut. Es ist als Baudenkmal in die Denkmalliste der Stadt Wetzlar eingetragen.

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Das Pfarrhaus wurde 1494 als Klause für Beginen nördlich der Kirche gebaut. Es war ursprünglich mit einem 1772/79 entfernten Brückenzugang vom Obergeschoss auf die Nordwestempore der Kirche versehen. Der Zugang ist in der Kirche noch sichtbar.

Die Klause umfasste zunächst nur einen Teil des heutigen Pfarrhauses. Der zweistöckige Mittelbau ist der älteste Bauabschnitt. Er besteht aus einem Rechteck von etwa 16,5 × 7 m mit 1,20 m dicken Bruchsteinmauern. Nicht lange nach Fertigstellung erweiterte man die Klause an der Südseite um einen 9 × 6 m großen ebenfalls zweistöckigen Anbau. Das Erdgeschoss diente als Eingangshalle, der Raum darüber wurde Konventszimmer.

Der dritte Bauabschnitt auf der nördlichen Seite wurde 1780 in einer Raumbeschreibung erwähnt, das genaue Baudatum lässt sich jedoch nicht feststellen. Er passte von jeher nicht zur alten Klause. Über dem dickwandigen Fundament erhob sich ein Fachwerkbau mit Lehmwänden. 1892 wurde dessen Baufälligkeit festgestellt. Der Anbau wurde bis auf die Grundmauern eingerissen und mit Backsteinen, die nicht zum alten Klostergebäude passten, neu errichtet. 1974 wurde der Backsteinbau beschiefert und dadurch der Gesamteindruck der Anlage verbessert.

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I first became familiar with Nav after his appearance on 'Re-Up' from Belly's latest project Inzombia. The track was one of my favourite songs from 2016, and I found myself drawn to it on a personal level. Just like Belly, Nav is signed to The Weeknd's XO label.
If you're familiar with The Weeknd, then you are fully aware of the themes he commonly sings about — drugs (particularly prescription), fame and women. Just like his boss, Nav also emphasises on the same topics in his music. Whether his words are as authentic and reflective is a whole other argument.
Before I get into the lyricism of the project, it is important to note that Nav does much of his own production. Not only does he pop Zans, get sad and write some jams, he also produces beats. It's something he should be commended for, especially considering that many artists can't do that.
As I mentioned, Nav's lyrical content is similar to his XO boss. I'm not questioning the realities of his life or his mental state (it's not my place to do that), but his constant mention of popping Adderall and Xanax, sipping on Codeine or whatever prescription drugs he talks about in every song becomes tedious. As someone who used to take Benzodiazepines for depression, I can guarantee that no one takes that many pills for fun. I understand the recreational use of prescription drugs in hip hop is highly popularised, but Nav's frequent mention of them goes beyond this. Maybe he doesn't want to dive too deep into why pills are a major part of his life and music. It just doesn't sit well with me that he's glamorising the use of them.
The only real sign we get that there's an underlying cause for his extreme use of pills is on 'Sleep' when he says that "I got demons all around me". Without diving into deeper issues, his lyrics on the project are shallow. It's as if he's bragging about taking so many drugs when it's something you really don't want to brag about. Again, we're not talking the infrequent pill, as evident in his lyrics, they're a big part of his life. Moving forward, I question whether it's possible for his lyrics to grow. He can't make every song about popping pills, it becomes too repetitive after a while.
Nav's other vice is women, which is clearly referenced to throughout the project. If you had any doubts on whether he's receiving any extra female attention since becoming an XO artist, have no fear, the ladies are diggin' XO. In fact, he mentions it three times. The first on 'Nav' when he says "she sees the XO on my back now she in", then on 'Up', where he brags "she see the X and O and wants to give me hugs and kisses". The final sign he gives us that he can thank XO for all the female attention is on his collab track with The Weeknd where he admits that they've got the ladies feeling "some way" as "you see XO in the place". You know, because once wasn't enough.
It isn't all panic stations, 'Lonely' is an intriguing track with great production. 'Mariah' is almost story-like in the way he presents a somewhat love song about an opportunistic woman seeking fame, who is probably an Instagram model and the type of girl that would appear in Nav's DMs every day. He knows that she's dangerous and after one thing, but he's hooked and wants more.
There is a lot of room for improvement for Nav as he releases more material. There's a big difference between releasing a track irregularly on Soundcloud to a whole body of work. He needs to be more reflective in his words if he wants to be taken more seriously on a lyrical level. He's able to produce great beats, now it's time for him to show that he can produce lyrics with real meaning too.