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Interview with NBCC Nonfiction Finalist Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Maryana Lucia Vestic interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen on behalf of Creative Writing at the New School.
Thanks to the cooperation of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and Creative Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of our students and faculty, we are able to provide interviews with each of the NBCC Awards Finalists for the publishing year 2016.
Maryana Lucia Vestic, on behalf of Creative Writing at The New School and the NBCC, interviewed Viet Thanh Nguyen about his book Nothing Ever Dies (Harvard University Press), which is among the final five selections in the category of Nonfiction for the 2016 NBCC Awards.
Maryana Lucia Vestic: Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War is such an impressive achievement. The book clearly reveals your adept love of research and critical thinking. You make it look so easy–the analysis of such all encompassing subjects such as war, memory, time, imperialism, and what makes us humane and in-humane. Yet, your voice remains connected via your personal life experience and that of your family. How did you balance the scales so well? How did you keep your humanity in the game while not wasting even one critical moment by giving into "easy" storytelling or memoir?
Viet Thanh Nguyen: It's been a struggle to find a balance between my critical and creative desires, and between the demands of objectivity and subjectivity. I definitely did not want to write a completely personal nonfiction account of war and memory, because I could not give up the decade of scholarly research I had done on the topic. My solution was believing that criticism could have a narrative dimension, that it could be delivered as a story. Since I had already done all of the research for the book in the form of academic articles, I didn't have to worry, in writing the final version of the book, about coming up with arguments. I could simply begin a chapter with an idea in my head and write it without an outline, letting myself be carried along organically by telling the argument as a story, using intuition and rhythm to tell me when to drop in a personal anecdote, and trusting that the propulsion of the story would carry me to a fitting conclusion.
MLV: I was really impressed and moved by your examination of the many forms by which the culture of civilization remembers war: the monuments, the cemeteries, the films, etc. The realization that the technological "manpower" of American (Hollywood) filmmaking vs. Vietnamese filmmaking, for example, mirrors the American military manpower during the Vietnam/American war is astounding. Did you go into this cinematic examination with the idea in mind or did it slowly reveal itself after watching multiple films and/or reading various film criticism on the subject?
VTN: The connection between industrial war-making power and cinematic film-making power grew over time, as I thought about these two things on parallel tracks. The more I thought about them, the more obvious it became to me that they are part of the same industrial society, drawing from the same impulse to use capitalist technology and defend capitalist ideology. Reading film criticism about Hollywood as an industry was helpful, but this criticism wasn't usually Marxist. It was Marxist criticism's impulse to see how ideology was always related to production that helped to illuminate how Hollywood, if it drew from the same industrial base as the Pentagon, couldn't help but share in a common ideology that accepts the inevitability of a military-industrial complex.
MLV: Your first person accounts of visiting many of the war memorial/monuments both American and Vietnamese were beautifully and vividly written. Yet, you don't include more than a handful of scenes of your visits. How was the decision to write in detail about certain visits made? How did certain locations stand out for you?
VTN: I saw a great many memorials, monuments, and museums, and it would have been exhausting for the reader to categorize them all. So I switched between summary and closeup. In summary, I talked about the major narratives that many of these sites shared, and here the sites receded into the background. In closeup, the sites that came to the foreground were the ones that were indisputably historically important, the major places that everyone, native or foreign, was likely to visit. These places always had an emotional impact on me, so they were compelling to write about. As far as the lesser-known sites, I wrote about them when they moved me. I came across a cave in Laos once that I hadn't intended to visit, but my driver said it was on the way to another destination. Hundreds of people had died there in an American rocket strike. It was a lonely cave, haunting and unlit. I stopped at the threshold where the light died and didn't go deeper, because I was scared. Behind me, I heard laughter. A handful of local schoolgirls was at the cave mouth, taking pictures with their cellphones. To me, this was the liminal moment between past and present, between a horrible war and a hopeful, or perhaps simply unknowing, modernity. I knew I had to write about it.
MLV: Did your initial research take you on the journey or were you at the helm the whole way through? The connections you make between winners/losers (so called), identity in war and how war is remembered and the ever present competition of who suffered most are very smooth, but I wonder if you found all the pieces with intention or certain parts of your research surprised you along the way?
VTN: My initial plan was only to write about Vietnam. Then, as I traveled in Vietnam, it seemed logical to cross over into Cambodia. Then Laos. And I became aware of how South Korea played a major role in the war, so I went to South Korea. In other words, I had an agenda but once I started seeing connections to other places that were also involved in the war, I had to pursue them. I wrote about those places in articles, but it was only in writing the book as a whole that I could see the larger story into which those places fit. That there was a larger narrative was a pleasant surprise. I assumed there would be as I wrote the small pieces that allowed me insight into one part of the war's history, but I couldn't be sure I'd find the wider perspective. I had to hope, and trust, that I could.
MLV: You mention the Slavoj Zizek idea of the zombie as the "monstrous living dead." This in-between state is created for survivors of war–victims of torture, rape, trauma, those who are forced into a close up POV of death. Their world of the dead created by war is followed by the expectation to live life in the world after the fact. How does the process of healing fit in? Is post traumatic stress disorder, once called shell shock, and the expectation that survivors can move "beyond" it realistic? Is it a good or harmful thing, since it would suggest that memory can be "cured" of itself? Is this an American, Western, imperialist, or human tendency?
VTN: There are some people who can move past trauma, and there are some people who can't. To generalize from either extreme of these populations affected by trauma isn't useful. Just because some people are stuck forever in the past doesn't mean all of us have to be, and just because some can move forward without being overwhelmed by their past doesn't mean we should look with contempt or confusion at those who don't. Strategies of healing likewise have to run a spectrum. The impulse to think that healing is only individual, which is perhaps more aggravated in western contexts where individualism is high, is likely insufficient for everyone. Trauma and psychic damage or illness can be as cultural as it is individual, and may need to be treated by a community or a culture, or might only be treatable if a community or culture changes.
MLV: (More for me) I wasn't sure if you examined the film "The Act of Killing?" I immediately thought of it as you talk about the process of empathy and performance. By reliving the extreme violence and trauma, the main perpetrator of the characters in the film seems to be unable to breath or move another step as a human being, once he truly realizes through empathy just what he has personally done. You seem to say that true empathy is the key in the end. I wonder if you think memory assists not only victims in remembering their humanity, but the assailants in remembering their inhumanity?
VTN: I saw "The Act of Killing" and thought it was a powerful film but did not find the room to include it. I think your point about memory being necessary for assailants or victimizers to remember their inhumanity is correct. Memory can be self-serving and often is, and while some who commit brutality may not have a problem acknowledging that without excuses, it's likely that others must invent narratives to make those acts acceptable, to make them suitable for remembering. Challenging those narratives and memories with others that bring forth the experiences of the victims is crucial for transforming the victimizer, and for making possible a more just memory, collectively, in societies struggling to cope with a terrible past.


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Journalism Prize Will be Awarded This Year (Vol. 1, Issue 17)
By: Commentator Staff | News | May 6, 1936
An annual journalism medal will be awarded to the most promising member of the Commentator staff beginning this June, it was learned recently. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Feuerstein, of Brookline, Mass., will offer the prize to be known as the Feuerstein Medal for Journalism.
The recipient of the medal will be named by the outgoing Governing Board at the end of each school year, and will be announced in the last issue of the paper. Members of the news and associate-news staffs of the paper are the only ones eligible for the medal. This will exclude the outgoing Governing Board. They will be judged on the basis of the best reporting work done, the most active interest in the paper displayed, and the most promising abilities shown.
The medal is being offered in recognition of the high journalistic standards of the Commentator for the past two years. It is also an attempt to further the interests and ideals of the Commentator for the future.
The medal represents an addition to the awards for outstanding service now being offered annually at Commencement exercises

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With Common Core now in place in schools across California technology is playing an increasingly outsized role in and out of the classroom. For some Latino parents in Silicon Valley, the shift presents an added firewall to engaging in their child's education.
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Atif Aslam Look Alike Sing Alike Contest
Will the real Atif Aslam please stand up ?????????
The Atif Aslam Look Alike Sing Alike contest got a phenomenal response. Atif Aslam himself turned up for the finale in the flesh. It was an idea that put a whole new spin on Pakistan's talent........ I got the video of the performances of the participants also and if you want those videos then, please make a comment in this post...Well here is the full review of that contest
Live studio recordings are tough, to do and to watch. It's never easy on one's backside, but then, it all depends on who is performing and how they are doing so. If it's your favourite music/film or drama artist, it makes it seem like one long, fun and thrill packed joy ride. For the hordes of school and college going youngsters, witnessing the recording of the Atif Aslam Look Alike Sing Alike contest organized by the music channel Aag and to be in such close proximity to their favorite singing sensation was just that. The energy in the studio was electric and tangible, reaching the height of madness once Atif made an appearance (a good two hours late of course, but then, better late then a no show.)
Back in the dressing room, the Look alike Sing alike boys were rushing back and forth, getting into outfits that Atif's brother Shahbaz Aslam had designed for them and practicing their singing. Shahbaz designs all of Atif's clothes and oversees the Atif look that has become such a sensation. And the Atif look-alikes were trying to emulate that in the cutest of ways.
Some were already developing diva like attitudes and trying to throw their weight around, which was sweet yet disturbing. "What did you just call me?" said contestant Fatehyab vehemently, to one poor soul who mistakenly called him Fat-ah-yab. "My name is Fa-teh-yab, Fa-TEH-yab!" he exclaimed. He had made his point, no one messed that up again. He knew he had what it took and he knew it all too well. Wearing a grey suit jacket, paired with jeans, a white shirt and a black tie, he was spot on with the Atif look. Now it remained to be seen whether his singing abilities came anywhere near Atif's.
The mix of boys, whose ages varied from a tender 18 to 22, was an interesting one. Fatehyab Rehman, Gibran Siddiqui, Mustafa Mehtab, Talha Aslam and Muhammad Atif were the lucky five to have made it to the top. Talking to them made one realize how big a star Atif Aslam really is and what an impact he has on the youngsters of our country.
Atif Aslam is a phenomenon. He commands a cult following that is devotional and has these kids looking up to him like they do to no one else. He is the Imran Khan and the Nazia Hassan of out times. Breaking records, creating a mammoth fan fare and making music history like Pakistan has never seen before. One could argue that the colossal media revolution has a big hand to play in this, nevertheless, credit should be given where it is due. Though criticized for being off key by one too many critics, Atif Aslam has proved he is a force to reckon with. His consistency, spot on album releases and energetic live performances have made him the darling of the majority.
"I cannot contain my happiness and excitement," said the 18 year old keyed up contestant Mustafa Mehtab. "I've loved to sing since childhood but ever since Atif has come to the limelight and ever since I saw a live performance of his, I have found some direction in my life. I am his biggest fan and to be here today and sing for him and like him, is a feeling I cannot put into words. People often tell me I look and sing like Atif and that is an absolute honour for me. I am here today to prove just that!" he exclaims.
All the boys were very excited, very confident and very talented. They were amateurs and their performances must be commended. The show, hosted by the ravishing VJ Mahira Khan, was broken down into three segments. The first was a modeling sequence where all the boys were introduced to the audience with an interesting fashion show concept with them walking the ramp and posing. Perhaps this was not the best way to introduce them, since the boys were inexperienced and walking the ramp can be an unnerving. However, the fact that this was coupled with short docus about the boys (like American Idol) made it interesting. These were played on large TV screens and through them we saw the look-alikes singing for the first time and got to know their family and friends that gave us insight into their backgrounds.
Fatehyab Rehman, a nineteen year old student of B.Com realized he could sing three years back while he was singing an Atif number into the mirror, freshly inspired by him after his phenomenal hit Aadat.
"I can easily say that I am one of Atif's biggest fans and many people keep telling me I look and sound like him. I want to pursue a career in music and I hope people will like my voice. I am confident I will win this contest," he said assertively. His body language and his attitude already scream 'ATTITUDE!' and one could not help but notice how brilliantly he had designed his outfit which made him look every bit an Atif clone.
Mustafa Mehtab at the age of eighteen claims he was born to be a singer. "I love to sing and I've been singing since I was a child," he says. "But it was Atif's music and success that gave me direction. People have often told me I look and sing like him and that is what gave me the confidence to take part in this contest once it was announced. I am very excited and inshallah I will win," he added. He was the closest it got to the Atif Look-alike so it was interesting to await whether he managed to pull off the singalike or not.
Gibran Siddiqui at a mere 22 was the eldest there. He is an English literature student at the Karachi University and is a die hard Atif Aslam fan. "I've been playing Atif songs regularly in school and at family events and everyone has always really praised my voice. Atif has created such a hype amongst the youngsters and we all are avid listeners of his songs. His voice quality is brilliant and I've been practicing religiously to try and match it," he says. His mother has been his guiding star throughout and encouraged him to take part in the contest. It was endearing to see her there in the audience, supporting and cheering on her son.
Mohammad Atif is the first to actually have 'classically trained' under his belt. A bathroom singer, this young man started taking classical music training from Guru Nand Lal about a year ago. True to most classical singers, Mohd Atif is shy and very soft spoken. His Guru encouraged him to take part in the contest after he saw his protégé sing and sound like Atif.
"I've been to most of Atif's concerts and have been trying to emulate his style of singing for quite sometime. He has a fabulous voice and his style is so unique. I want to be unique like him. I wanted to be a classical singer, but Atif inspired me to turn to pop. No one has told me that I look like Atif but people keep telling me I sound like him," he said honestly. "I don't know if I will win but I'm going to try my best. All the boys here are very talented and if either win I will be happy. My job is to just try my best. The rest is upto god."
And finally, Talha Aslam, another B.Com student studying at Sir Syed University, takes his music very seriously. He is another contestant who has had prior training from a classical ustaad and is very anxious to keep his 'sur' intact. It his his biggest worry he says. "I will concentrate on my sur, because I know it will be very difficult for me to keep in sur while I dance and move around on stage," he said seriously. "I was blown away the first time I went to an Atif concert and heard him sing 'Aadat'. That has been his best song till date. Ever since that day, I started learning the lyrics to his songs and started singing them whenever I got a chance. I have my own style and I try to being my own touch into his songs which you will see when I perform."
The Atif look-alikes were a fascinating bunch, all individuals in there own right and the brief Q and A round which followed made it all even more interesting. Atif and his brother Shahbaz Aslam, asked them questions where it became evident, with the lack of maturity with most of the contestants handled the questions, that they were of a young age! They were either sweet or brash. The most interesting was Mustafa Mehtab. Atif asked him what he would do if a girl ever rejected him, to which he replied brashly," I would tell her to get lost!" Throwing the audience totally off guard. Atif did however, give him a piece of advice and told him that this attitude would not take him too far in life.
The second segment saw them dancing to Atif's tunes with girls who, quite frankly looked like their mothers, but then so do the girls in Atif's videos so one could easily say 'SPOT ON' again for the organisers!
With the crowd going wild, hooting and dancing, it was an experience these boys would cherish for a lifetime. The third segment was the most important segment where the contestants had to meet the ultimate challenge, look and sing like Atif. First came Fatehyab with last year hit 'Doorie'. With his confidence, great voice and brilliant dance moves, he nailed!
Second came Gibran with 'Rabba Sacchian'. The energy and the confidence he brought to the stage was insurmountable. Though he forgot the lyrics at times, he proved to be a real performer as he head banged his way into the audiences hearts. For Atif Aslam, the performance was just "fantastic".
Third came Mohammad Atif with his version of 'Mahiya' which was not taken too well by the audience and Atif. He seemed too conscious of himself and that left his voice a bit strained throughout
Talha Aslam came next with 'Mahi Veh'. He was nervous and trying too hard to emulate Atif which left him unable to fully concentrate on his performace and his voice, which was totally drowned out by the music.
Mustafa Mehtab came last singing 'Pehli Nazar'. This boy looked and sounded uncannily like Atif Aslam but was another case of trying too hard. He was so busy trying to look like Atif and act like Atif that he missed some cues and forgot to concentrate on his voice. Back in the dressing room, where one heard him singing and practicing, one could have easily thought he would come out the winner but his performance on stage was a bit of a disappointment.
Atif judged them fairly. He wasn't harsh yet he gave them constructive feedback. He was the sweet yet fair Paula Abdul of American Idol. He sensed that some of the boys were a little nervous and could not perform to their full potential due to that. He told them to be confident and self assured. "Don't feel bad. It's your first time on stage and everyone gets a little nervous the first time. I did and I can tell you its not easy," he said empathetically. "You should try and be confident. We are all the same. Nobody here is anything great. You have nothing to be nervous about, even I was just like you once not very long ago. I have been in your place and I know how it feels. Just relax and let your talent flow," he added. One must hand it to Atif, he really did help those boys ease out on stage.
Having stood there for 4 hours, the audience was now getting restless and wanted a performance by their heartthrob Atif Aslam who then came and rendered the wonderfully serene 'Pehli Nazar Mein'. It was the ultimate icing on the cake.
The verdict was out soon enough. The winner, as expected, was Gibran Siddique. The boy who fought with the lyrics yet gave a steller performance and had a great stage presence. Everyone was pleased with the outcome. The boys hugged and Gibran cried tears of joy as he went home with a new LG phone and a branded guitar.
All ended on a lovely note for the contestants and the audience, who could easily stand their all night staring and listening to their favourite star Atif Aslam, went home in a trance like daze.
What was a bit disappointing was the fact that after working so hard over the past three months, singing, practicing and making videos, the contestants' short lived dream came to an abrupt end. The winner went home with just an LG phone and a guitar. It would have been nice to see him get a small contract of sorts from a record company, giving him a chance to learn and grow as a singer.
"It was not supposed to become this big. We started out with the idea that we would just air their videos and packages on television and the audience would nominate a winner through sms'es," Wajahat Rauf, the head of Aag, told Instep . "But when we got such a phenomenal response and hundreds of applications, we thought we could do something more with this. We never planned to offer anyone a contract," he added. Fair enough!
It was indeed an interesting concept and to take to this level in such a short time span was a commendable effort. It would be interesting to see if this concept is taken ahead and turned into something on the lines of American Idol. The show is a hit and there is enough talent in our country for more initiatives like this.
The Atif Look Alike Sing Alike contest was a great platform for these boys to present their talent to the country. And to watch so many young people come out and literally worship Atif Aslam was an eye opening experience. Talking to Atif, one realized that he himself is not aware of the kind of following he has.
"This is absolutely amazing. I really did not expect this," he said. "It is a great concept but it should have been just Atif Sing-alike and not Look-alike. It is nice to know these boys are following my music so much but it would be great for them to develop their own styles and voices," said the star.
And ultimately, Atif hit the nail on the head. These boys will never make it as musicians if they emulate Atif. They have to discover their own unique voice. Here's hoping that meeting and interacting with a superstar who said he was "once just like them" helps them do that.
The finale of the Atif Aslam Look Alike Sing Alike contest will air in the last week of May on Aag.
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Anonymous, June 20, 2008 at 1:29 AM
wow this is great dude. awesome post shaan
Shaan Haider, June 20, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Thanx a lot rizzy
Anonymous, July 24, 2008 at 2:27 PM
hey shaan you too look like Atif have you participate in it ? (I saw your photo on ur blog lst time)
Shaan Haider, July 24, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Me like Atif...? I don't think so,but thanx a lot for the compliment.. waise bhi that competition was in Pak and i am here in India. So no chance to participate in that singing competition....GOOD FOR THE VIEWERS...lolz
Anonymous, March 11, 2009 at 12:25 AM
great to see the article posted.
Jibran the winner here :)
thanx man.
Unknown, July 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM
dani: hi dear u all r looking dashin as always but atif is poocho nahein yar bohat hi chikna lag raha hai hai i am jalous dear lolz
Waqar ayaz, February 10, 2011 at 2:31 PM
this is waqar ayaz from khi, i'm 20 year old i love music i like atif aslam & atif aslam is the most popular.. bus ek chance miss hoa yaar sing like look a like audition ka kab hoa kash main bhi is main participate karta.. humbal reQuest atif kab audition kara rahai hoo ek moka awaam ko bhi do... agay bhar ne ka :) love you atif
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Q: Cannot get hover state working with Magnific Popup I have an image and background hover state working on my thumbnails, however I can only seem to either get the hover state or Magnific popup working, never both.
My overlay is triggered by the div class "overlay"
Here is the HTML for the image that pops up (without functioning overlay):

Here is the HTML for the image that has a working overlay (but the image popup does not work):

Here is the relevant hoverstate CSS:
.mix_all:hover .overlay {
    background: url(http://i.imgur.com/DZcK9ge.png) no-repeat center !important;
    background-color: #de6573 !important;
    opacity: 0.9;
}

And here is the jsfiddle which has both examples: http://jsfiddle.net/yashar/wz4BT/10/

A: I had to fix the HTML structure a bit, and also added two separate JS events: the magnificPopup event applied to the .mix selector, and a click event applied to the overlays to allow them to click through to the anchor tag and trigger the popup event.
Link:
http://jsfiddle.net/GQZVR/
Html:

CSS (added cursor: pointer):
.mix_all .overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    cursor: pointer;
}

JS:
$('.overlay')
    .click(function(){
        $(this).next('a').trigger('click');
    });
$('.mix')
    .magnificPopup({
        delegate: 'a', // child items selector, by clicking on it popup will open
        gallery: {
            enabled: false //disabling the gallery for now
        },
        type: 'image' //type of lightbox
    });

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A Suffolk coastal holiday cottage, from Suffolk Secrets
Holiday cottage operators in Suffolk have seen a rush of bookings as the heatwave has encouraged tourists to book staycations in the county.
Southwold pier. Picture: CLIFFORD HICKS
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"Last week we saw an increase in 18% in bookings compared with the same week last year.
"And of those 195 bookings over 100 were for July/August this year.
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Prices for next year were released in May, and there were already booking taken for larger coastal properties.
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Configure ldap authentication with TLS encryption and a cacert-directory. Login, place an unreadable file in this directory, login again and observe the problem.
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There is a valid certificate in the directory, adding a file that is not world readable (chmod 0640 is sufficient) causes TLS to stop working. (while the original certificate is still readable).
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package gov.va.cpe.web;

import gov.va.cpe.team.TeamContextHolder;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.mock.web.MockFilterChain;
import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpSession;
import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.web.context.support.StaticWebApplicationContext;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

public class CPESessionContextIntegrationFilterTests {

    private CPESessionContextIntegrationFilter filter;
    private MockHttpSession mockSession;
    private MockHttpServletRequest mockRequest;
    private MockHttpServletResponse mockResponse;
    private MockFilterChain mockFilterChain;
    private WebApplicationContext mockWebApplicationContext;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mockWebApplicationContext = new StaticWebApplicationContext();
        mockSession = new MockHttpSession();
        mockRequest = new MockHttpServletRequest();
        mockRequest.setSession(mockSession);
        mockRequest.getServletContext().setAttribute(WebApplicationContext.ROOT_WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE, mockWebApplicationContext);

        mockResponse = new MockHttpServletResponse();

        mockFilterChain = new MockFilterChain();

        filter = new CPESessionContextIntegrationFilter();
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        TeamContextHolder.clearContext();
    }

    @Test
    public void testPatientContextIntegration() throws Exception {
        mockSession.setAttribute("pid", "foo");

//        filter.doFilter(mockRequest, mockResponse, mockFilterChain);

//        PatientContext context = PatientC
//        assertThat();
    }

    @Test
    public void testTeamContextIntegration() throws Exception {
//        mockSession.setAttribute(CPESessionContextIntegrationFilter.CPE_TEAM_CONTEXT_KEY, "foo");

        filter.doFilter(mockRequest, mockResponse, mockFilterChain);

        assertThat(TeamContextHolder.getContext(), is(notNullValue()));
    }
}

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As LAFCO Reconsiders Expansion of Elk Grove, Public Comments, Including Planning Commissioner, Condemn Annexation
May 1, 2018 | At their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 2, the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) w...
http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2018/05/as-sacramento-lafco-to-reconsiders.html
At their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 2, the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will hold a second hearing reconsidering their February 7 decision opening the doors for an expansion of Elk Grove city limits.
That decision which approved the environmental impact statement for a so-called sphere of influence (SOI) application is a significant step to annex the nearly two square miles into Elk Grove. Unlike an unsuccessful effort led by the city in 2013 to annex 12-square miles, this smaller annexation is being pursued by private real estate developers Reynolds & Brown, Kamilos Development, and Feletto Development who want to build thousands of residential dwellings.
The second hearing, which was initially scheduled for April but rescheduled to tomorrow, was granted after requests from several environmental groups and individuals. Collectively they claimed the 4-3 commission decision was flawed and did not fully consider issues such as how will water be supplied conveyed for the development.
Along with the comments from environmental groups and Elk Grove area residents, public comments also came from residents outside the area. Typical of this was a comment from Carmichael, California resident Peggy Berry who framed the issue as anti-citizen and pro-developer.
In her comments dated April 4 Berry wrote; "When will sound planning stand a chance against monied interests? It's discouraging and makes citizens who care about the broader picture of preserving open spaces and their dwindling habitats feel their caring means little to nothing when looking at Sacramento's future desirability."
East Sacramento resident Alison Rood urged the LAFCO commission to reign in urban sprawl saying "As a 60 year resident of Sacramento who has seen so many wild places turned to suburban sprawl, I beseech you to reconsider the February decision to convert 1,156 acres of farmland in the Elk Grove area. We share our lives with animals and habitats that are vital to the health of our planet. We have surely paved over enough of our natural world."
Also weighing in on the decision was Elk Grove Planning Commissioner Mackenzie Wieser who urged reconsideration and reversal of their decision. Wieser,, who was appointed to the commission by Mayor Steve Ly wrote "I realize that although your vote doesn't bring bulldozers to the property right away...we really need to think about the future of our State."
Referencing the long-established urban service boundary, Wieser added "When we draw a line or decide on a boundary we should stick to that." The area approved by LAFCO for annexation into Elk Grove is outside that boundary.
Elk Grove residents commenting included Suzanne Pecci and Lynn Wheat who submitted lengthy criticisms of the decisions. Both Pecci and Wheat have been actively involved in water and land uses issues respectively in Elk Grove.
In her three page letter, Wheat comments on several aspects of the expansion including economic conditions the preclude the need for an expansion at this time. Wheat noted the unfinished Outlet Collect at Elk Grove which sits unfinished. Construction stopped on the shopping center 10 years ago this July and its future remains murky.
Wheat noted "The city has vacancies within every existing retail, commercial, and office complex in the current city limits. Some completed complexes have been vacant for years, and our economic development department and commercial owners have been unable to fill the vacant sites."
Additionally Wheat noted "LAFCo did not examine vacancy rates in commercial properties in Elk Grove, or the available market studies on demand for this zoning in Elk Grove" and that "the role of LAFCO commissioners is to protect our region from urban blight and preservation of farmland."
Pecci noted concerns "about the long-term impact your failure to reconsider the approval of this SOIA may have on the approximate 1,500-2,000 long-time ag res residents in Elk Grove whose sole source of water is their domestic well. The rural community of Elk Grove occupies about 25-percent of the land area within the city limits of Elk Grove."
In an often technical and legal discussion of regional groundwater, Pecci says LAFCO failed to consider these in the approval and in environmental documents that preceded that decision. Specially Pecci noted "that it is important this commission take into account the current ongoing complex negotiations that are being conducted regarding water planning and management and governance, the unresolved basin boundary issues in the south American [river]sub basin and Cosumnes [river] subbasin and the settlement of a lawsuit for which information was not provided in the RDE,IR as factors in reconsidering your approval of this SOIA."
Tomorrow's meeting will be held at the Sacramento County Administration Building at 700 H Street, Sacramento and starts at 5:30 p.m.
Eye on Elk Grove said...
Bravo Mackenize Wieser! Finally, an Elk Grove appointed official who is not fearful of the big money special interests, stands up and speaks truth to power!
And now the water issue. What is this SOI going to do if thousands of houses go in, drain all of the wells in the rural area, and in Wilton, because that is exactly what will happen.
Lynn Wheat and Suzanne Pecci have proven time and time again, they are fearless, no matter what. And that most assuredly includes standing up to the gaslighting from LAFCo including LAFCo Chair, Elk Grove City Council member Pat Hume. Both Lynn and Suzanne will go the distance.
And why hasn't Pat Hume recused himself from the Elk Grove SOI LAFCo vote? Talk about a conflict of interest considering Hume's own comments from the dais regarding the transition zone.
D.J. Blutarsky said...
..."Referencing the long-established urban service boundary, [Planning Commissioner] Wieser added "When we draw a line or decide on a boundary we should stick to that." The area approved by LAFCO for annexation into Elk Grove is outside that boundary"...
ring....ring...ring...
City Council Developer Hotline, may I help you?
Yeah, put Hume or Suen on!
Hume here, how can I help you?
Hey Pat, we got a problem. You got one of your Planning Commissioners mouthing off to the press, well if you want to call EGN the press, but Wieser's gone rogue on you guys. She said Elk Grove doesn't need to grow beyond the Urban Service Boundary! Why in the he** did we push for incorporation in the first place! Is Suen there?
Yes Sir, let me put you on speakerphone. Hey -redacted- how ya doin', Darren here.
Don't hey me, you got a major league problem over there and we want if fixed. Now! I want Wieser dumped and Ly too. You got one pushing for district elections, and one pushing to stop our growth. Next thing ya know, the EGN crazies are gonna be stacking the Commission with their tree huggers.
Sorry sir, we will get things back in order. Can we make it up to you by lowering some more fees, perhaps some free sewer pipes or Swenson Hawk credits?
Don't brownose me! get rid of them and get back to work.
Hey Darren here...are we still good? I mean, can I count on your financial support to get me elected?
Stop groveling and get to work!


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The study, just published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery showed that casual observers may think patients who undergo such procedures are more attractive, more successful and healthier.
"While we are not suggesting that [a nose job] is the only way to improve one's appearance, improving our attractiveness and health as compared to others conveys a competitive advantage," said study co-author and plastic surgeon Dr. Lisa Ishii.
More than 220,000 "nose reshaping" procedures — known as rhinoplasty — were performed in the United States in 2016, up 2 percent from the previous year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The procedures are nearly as common as liposuction.
The new study examines how "casual observers" perceive people after they've had a nose job, said Ishii, a plastic surgeon and associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
The researchers deemed the patients' post-op results "optimal." They showed the observers photos taken before the nose reshaping and at least 6 months after. But they didn't reveal whether they were "before" or "after" images, and the observers never saw more than one picture of the same patient.
The patients were mostly female, with an average age of 34. Most "had nose problems that were visible to the casual observer and they wanted to look better," Ishii said.
On a scale of 1 to 100, the average patient's attractiveness rating improved by 14 points after remodeling, the researchers found. Ratings of success and health rose 9 and 10 points, respectively, after surgery.
Insurers don't usually cover nose jobs, however. The cost can range from $6,000 to $25,000 "depending on the complexity of the procedure and the reputation of the surgeon," said plastic surgeon Dr. Clinton Humphrey. He's an associate professor with the University of Kansas Health System.
"It is important not to misinterpret these study results," cautioned Humphrey, co-author of a commentary accompanying the new research.
"This study included only patients with what were judged by surgeons to be 'ideal' results. Rhinoplasty continues to be one of the most challenging cosmetic surgical procedures," he said.
"While I always strive to achieve the best possible outcome in every one of my rhinoplasty patients, I do not achieve an 'ideal' result every time," Humphrey said.
"It would be a mistake to read this study and conclude that every patient who undergoes rhinoplasty can expect to be perceived as more successful, healthier, and more attractive," he added.


What's involved in going to confession?
The rite for the sacrament of penance involves four parts: contrition, confession, penance and absolution.
1. Contrition: a sincere sorrow for having offended God and the most important act of the penitent. There can be no forgiveness of sin if we do not have sorrow and a firm resolve not to repeat our sin.
2. Confession: confronting our sins in a profound way to God by speaking about them — aloud — to the priest.
4. Absolution: the priest speaks the words by which "God, the Father of Mercies" reconciles a sinner to Himself through the merits of the Cross.


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At Security Council, UN chief urges return to two-State negotiations for Israel and Palestine
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council, urges return to two-State negotiations for Israel, Palestine.
The prospects of a two-State solution in the Middle East are getting dimmer with potentially explosive consequences for the entire region, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today as he urged the international community to boost efforts at bringing both Israeli and Palestinian delegations back to the negotiating table.
"Over the years, we have seen determined efforts to achieve a comprehensive, negotiated peace based on a two-State solution," the Secretary-General said this morning as he briefed a Security Council on the situation in the Middle East at a meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh of Jordan, which holds the Council's presidency for the month.
"Instead of peace, however, there have been decades of missed opportunities and failures that have come at an enormous cost."
The Council meeting comes on the heels of Israel's most recent election and the impending formation of a new Israeli Government but also a flare-up in tensions between the Government in Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority.
For over four months, the Israeli Government withheld over $470 million in Palestinian tax revenues, undermining the stability of Palestinian institutions and their ability to pay public sector salaries and provide needed services.
As of last Saturday, however, the UN confirmed that both sides had reached an agreement on the release of the tax revenues – a move in line with the Paris Protocol of the Oslo Accords.
The Secretary-General welcomed the agreement as a reversal of what was otherwise a "counterproductive" policy which, he said, "seriously undermines the ability of the Government of Palestine to carry out its responsibilities."
The UN chief also urged the incoming Israeli Government to reaffirm Israel's commitment to the two-state solution and to take credible steps to foster an environment conducive to a return to meaningful negotiations.
Despite some progress, however, Mr. Ban also voiced concern about the "fragile security situation, the lack of progress on intra-Palestinian reconciliation and the pace of reconstruction" in the Gaza enclave.
"Gaza is facing a crushing financial crisis," he continued. "Public sector employees remain unpaid. The impact of the conflict and of extreme poverty on Palestinians in Gaza has been severe."
As he urged international donors to support a second humanitarian payment to Palestinian civil servants in Gaza, the Secretary-General also drew attention to the UN-backed Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism – a "critical tool" aimed at alleviating the suffering of Gaza's people and rebuilding the territory following last summer's 51-day conflict between Israel and Gaza-based militants.
To date, he added, the Mechanism had enabled some 70 per cent of households in need of shelter repairs to procure the necessary materials which would otherwise be curtailed due to the enclave's stringent blockade. Additionally, 60 of the 130 projects funded by the international community and the private sector had been approved by Israel and six were currently underway.
"These are promising developments, yet the needs remain enormous," cautioned Mr. Ban. "Despite the generosity of some donors, critical funding gaps threaten stability."
Humanitarian agencies, he explained, are struggling to raise the $720 million needed for temporary shelters for Gaza's 100,000 internally displaced people and the World Food Programme's (WFP) food assistance campaign targeting 95,000 Palestinians remains at risk of suspension.
Against that backdrop, the Secretary-General described a situation of simmering tensions in the West Bank amid continuing clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians and the destruction of Palestinian-owned structures.
Such realities feed the frustration and tension in a vicious cycle that undermines the path to peace, he declared.
"The international community must do more to promote a return to negotiations that will end nearly half a century of occupation and allow two States, Israel and Palestine, to live side by side in security in peace," Mr. Ban concluded.
"Both sides face difficult choices. But one choice stands above all: whether to choose peace or the death, destruction and suffering that has defined the conflict for far too long."
On Day of Solidarity with Palestinian people, UN officials urge peace talks
Annan alarmed by rise in Middle East violence
UN official warns that Palestinian economic conditions reaching 'critical levels'
UN envoy on Middle East peace welcomes release of Palestinian tax revenues
The United Nations official charged with coordinating the Middle East peace process has welcomed the announcement that an agreement has been reached on the release of Palestinian tax revenues by Israeli authorities – a move in line with the Paris Protocol.


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Car Seat Headrest revisits old songs on 'Twin Fantasy'
By Paige Daniel
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Will Toledo, the front man of the rising rock band Car Seat Headrest, was one of 2017's "indie darlings." Really, the indie music community goes wild for any literate rocker who has their thumb in grandiose song constructions, and Toledo fit the bill. It's hard to buy the hype when they pick a new darling rather often, but Car Seat Headrest is worth the hype.
Toledo is infamous for his Bandcamp albums, another lo-fi artist like Soccer Mommy who posted to their account as if it was an auditory journal in their late teens.
One of his greatest successes on Bandcamp was an album named "Twin Fantasy" (2011); technically it was rock, but its low-quality recording value flattened the guitars to undistinguished noise.
This year, the 26-year-old Toledo re-released "Twin Fantasy" in February after recording it professionally in a studio, and it is even better this time around.
For some more background, Toledo started Car Seat Headrest as a personal project when he began recording songs in the backseat of his car, penning "Twin Fantasy" in college. This "Twin Fantasy" re-release is his 15th album.
"Twin Fantasy" follows a romantic relationship from its beginning to its eventual demise. Toledo's preceding albums, the double-feature of "Teens of Style" (2015) and "Teens of Denial" (2016), were wrapped up in recalling the heady memories of youth while coming into adulthood and its perils.
"Twin Fantasy" is not wrapped up in recollection so much as direct lived experience, given that the album was written amidst heartbreak.
The muscularity of "Twin Fantasy"'s rock, a genre often considered in a tradition of masculine norms, is tempered by its subject matter: a queer relationship.
The opener "My Boy (Twin Fantasy)" is a bookend that mirrors the closer "Twin Fantasy (Those Boys)," in the spirit of a barbershop quartet; Toledo doesn't hide his inspirations, with the Beach Boys undoubtedly staking a claim in his work.
After that, trying to determine inspirations is a silly game, because "Beach Life-In Death" blows any expectations out of the water. Toledo has come to be known for his prolific lyricism and long-windedness, and "Beach Life-In Death" is a marathon sprint.
At 13 minutes long, the track is a testament to the deeply involved and endlessly interpretable nature of Toledo's lyrics, which have energized much fan discussion.
What is so interesting about "Beach Life-In-Death" is not its heavy guitars that rev and collapse, but its self-examination by way of intertextuality. Life-In-Death is the name of a character from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and its connections to Toledo's song have been parsed out many times before.
He captures the excitement of potential romance, and then brings it crashing down in a tidal wave of self-doubting solipsism, from coaxing himself through his daily routine to worrying about the state of his mental health.
The intertextual references don't stop once the song is over, as Toledo strings together elaborate connections between the songs themselves. This is notable in the somewhat parallel titles of "Sober to Death," and "High to Death," two songs that act as the warm and cool sides of a pillow.
Where "Sober to Death" is deceptively upbeat, portraying humans as ghostly shells reaching for meaning, "High to Death" embraces the feeling of meaninglessness that permeates a relationship's denouement.
Off-kilter introspection is married to the external process of being with another person, of wanting to be with them but not knowing how exactly to go about it.
This is especially complicated by Toledo's own initial discomfort with his sexuality and even his confrontation with that whole human experience of inhabiting a body (exemplified in the booming surround sound drums of "Bodys"), excruciatingly amplified and made awkward by youth.
And this awkwardness that is concerned with being around the person of your affection ("Nervous Young Inhumans") is never quite remedied, and not faced with rose-colored glasses – "Twin Fantasy" is predominantly mournful save for one track, "Cute Thing," with blaring guitars and an anthemic chorus.
The second to last track, "Famous Prophets (Stars)," clocks in at 16 minutes, and is yet another maze of lyrics and shifting pieces.
Toledo has a lot to say, cramming diaristic writing and diatribes into song after song; this makes any attempt at a review seem particularly futile, because there is much to discuss. Luckily, there is already a wealth of discussion about it online.
Perhaps this feeling of wanting more but not knowing how to get it, of searching for something in someone else, encapsulates "Twin Fantasy."
Toledo yearns for his eponymous "twin," desiring someone for their resemblance to him (this takes on another layer of meaning when the implications of his same-gender relationship are considered). He thinks he registers an inherent lack in their absence, but he ultimately denotes it as "fantasy."
Though "Twin Fantasy" might be thought of as sad, it takes a healthy spin on narratives about love seen over and over again. Looking for someone to "complete" you (to be your "twin" in life) is an exercise in fantasy, he claims.
To try and find someone to fill your own emptiness is to commit a glaring misstep, if we listen carefully to Toledo.
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Smoke DZA is a "Big Steppa" in new single featuring Westside Gunn and CurrenSy
The song is set to appear on DZA's forthcoming The Hustler's Catalog 2 project.
Just last month, Smoke DZA tapped in with Dom Kennedy to present his single "No Regrets," and now he's back to keep the momentum going with the freshly released "Big Steppa" featuring Westside Gunn and Curren$y. Both songs are set to appear on DZA's forthcoming The Hustler's Catalog 2 project, which will officially be available on June 4. On the new track. Smoke DZA is in charge of setting the tone as he handles the opening verse:
Big big steppa, got two foreign hoes/ Got through on rose, got two on froze, got too high for me had to move on those/ Kushedgod iceberg still a nuance though, I got it depending who's asking, who wanna know?/ No risky business poppin' 'cause I'm too on toes
Smoke DZA, Jayy Grams, Nym Lo, 183rd, and OT The Real recently connected for their brand new nine-track collaborative album R.F.C. Money Is The Motive. The new project also boasts appearances from names like Steven Young, Cory Gunz, and Numbers. Most recently, Smoke DZA can be heard on the new track "The Hurt Business" alongside Westside Gunn and Wale from the CONFLICTED official motion picture soundtrack.
Most recently, Westside Gunn shared two tracks "Julia Lang" and "TV Boy," both arriving with visuals to match. Julia Lang" also sees a short, Revenxnt-directed video that begins with a dapper Gunn in the studio with Julia Lang, and even has a cameo from Conway The Machine. Gunn can also be heard on Joyce Wrice's freshly released debut album Overgrown, and he actually has his very own interlude on the project.
Last year saw Curren$y releasing a generous amount of projects, many of which were collaborative offerings with others artists or producers. These included The Tonite Show with Curren$y with DJ Fresh, Spring Clean with Fuse, and The Green Tape with Cardo. He and Harry Fraud created a notable amount of music together as well, providing fans with The OutRunners, The Director's Cut, and Bonus Footage.
Be sure to press play on Smoke DZA's brand new single "Big Steppa" featuring Westside Gunn and Curren$y down below.


Moving the Seventh Annual True American Heroes Weekend to the Quail Motorcycle Gathering Weekend makes it more accessible to more enthusiasts – which should raise more money!
Modesto, CA – March 23, 2018 – After six successful yearly events at Kenny Roberts' ranch in Modesto, California, the True American Heroes Weekend–a fundraising event that benefits "Welcome Home Heroes" and the Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. Memorial Foundation–moves to the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California, for 2018. The Seventh Annual True American Heroes Weekend will be held in conjunction with The Quail Motorcycle Gathering on the weekend of May 5-6, 2018.
The centerpiece of the Seventh Annual True American Heroes Weekend is the Benefit Dinner, which will be held on Saturday night, May 5, beginning at 6 PM at Quail Lodge & Golf Club. The gourmet meal will be prepared by the Quail Lodge & Golf Club's Executive Chef Brian Kearns and his expert staff.
Joining three-time Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and 2017 Quail "Legend of the Sport" Kenny Roberts as Special Guests at the Benefit Dinner will be four-time Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion Eddie Lawson, Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion Kenny Roberts Junior, four-time AMA National Champion Bubba Shobert, AMA Grand National Champion Mert Lawwill, 2013 Pikes Peak Champion Carlin Dunne, and former AMA Superbike standout Thad Wolff.
Immediately following the True American Heroes Dinner on Saturday night, a live auction will be held to benefit Welcome Home Heroes. The showcase item at the Benefit Auction is a 2018 Yamaha XSR700 that was donated by Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., and customized by Kenny Roberts and his expert crew, with assistance from renowned bike builder Jeff Palheghyi. The XSR700 has been customized to closely resemble Kenny's famous TZ750 flat-tracker, the machine on which he famously won the 1975 Indy Mile.
As a special follow-up to the True American Heroes Dinner, the 14th Annual Cpl. Michael D. Anderson, Jr. May Day Memorial Ride will be held the next day on Sunday, May 6. The Ride will begin in the parking lot of the Quail Lodge & Golf Club.


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There is a python library to solve this problem.
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/weblogo
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A: You can do it using weblogo as added above, here is a little code to do it in python
from Bio.Seq import Seq
from Bio import motifs
instances = df['binding'] #just input the list of DNA sequences
m = motifs.create(instances)
m.weblogo('logo.png')

Here you have to provide instances as list of DNA sequences and the result will be saved as logo.png or you may change the png to jpeg or tiff as you may want it.