When it comes to legal sufficiency within the application for FERS Disability Retirement, this is something that confuses many. Although it's extremely important, it's something that doesn't get the attention it deserves.
Let's say a postal worker struggles with a medical condition and can no longer perform one of the essential tasks of their role. In this situation, they might be able to note their condition, attach their medical records, and receive approval. However, there has been a growing frustration for many as the US Office of Personnel Management pays more attention to these applications.
If you get removed from your role due to your ability to perform key tasks, this suggests the medical condition is preventing you from working effectively, and the agency agrees. This is known as the 'Bruner Presumption' and suggests that the burden of proof falls to the OPM to find a reason why the individual isn't entitled to disability retirement benefits.
When filing, this 'prima facie' evidence is a powerful tool…but is it 'sufficient' under law? Even with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, is an individual eligible for Disability Retirement after somebody has been rated as 90% disabled with an 'unemployability' tag? Surely if the Department of Veterans Affairs has suggested somebody is 'unemployable' there's no other answer but to grant Disability Retirement? You can't have one without the other, right?
While this argument seems to follow all lines of reason, it isn't determinative – and this is important. Likewise, a similar argument can be found for those who are approved for Social Security Disability before applying for FERS Disability Retirement. For Social Security Disability, one must show 'total disability.' For FERS Disability Retirement, the only proof required is that the individual can no longer perform at least one of the essential elements of their job (or can only perform it to a 'lower standard'). Therefore, proving 'total disability' should be more than enough?
Again, it seems to follow logic, and the OPM certainly needs to consider the awarding of Social Security disability benefits following the case of Trevan vs. OPM. Yet, the important word in that previous sentence is 'consider.' Sure, the OPM needs to consider the Bruner Presumption and Social Security disability qualification, but this doesn't mean they need to automatically accept all applications with this evidence.
When it comes to determining 'necessary and sufficient,' this is the challenging concept. With medical evidence, we have something that's 'necessary' but at what point does it also become 'sufficient'? This is the big question, and it's an argument of exactly how much evidence is enough to meet the qualifying criteria and succeed in a legal filing.
If you're applying for FERS Disability Retirement benefits, your first inclination is probably to compile 12 years' worth of medication documentation in the hope that this 'quantitative' evidence would convince the OPM. Sadly, this can be a trap because, despite the many pieces of paper suggesting a medical condition, you still continued to work for this same 12-year period.
Ultimately, the problem that has caused many individuals headaches is the element of subjectivity that seems to be present with these applications. With this in mind, we highly recommend contacting an experienced attorney who will know what should and shouldn't be filed and to put you in the right position for acceptance. Rather than including evidence you think is important, you can switch the attention to what the OPM will find important.
To get past the heavy gatekeeping of the OPM, submitting one wrong file could be the difference between success and failure. Don't get us wrong, the Bruner Presumption and other arguments we've presented will certainly help your case, but they should never be relied upon to pass the sufficiency test.


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Echoes of British Columbia: Voices from the Frontier
Robert Budd
In a follow-up to his well-received Voices of British Columbia, Robert Budd returns with more captivating tales of the province's pioneering past in the very words of the people who lived them.
Between 1959 and 1966, the late CBC Radio journalist Imbert Orchard travelled across British Columbia with recording engineer Ian Stephen, conducting interviews with some of the province's most remarkable and inspiring pioneers. The resulting collection contained 998 conversations totalling 2,700 hours of material--one of the largest oral history collections in the world and a precious treasury of western heritage.
In Echoes of British Columbia, author Budd skilfully renders some of the most entertaining and astonishing accounts from the Orchard collection into entrancing prose. There are tales about rawhiding to the Klondike; being rescued by the legendary Chief Capoose; of riding and racing horses standing up; of homesteading, birth and murder. You'll meet Pattie Halsam, who grew up at remote Cape Beale Lighthouse and travelled to Victoria by canoe. You'll laugh and cry with Bob Gamman as he transports a frozen corpse via wicker laundry basket and tugboat. You'll thrill to Thomas Bullman's eyewitness account of the siege of the murderous McLean Gang's cabin in Douglas Lake. Combining text, archival photographs and original sound recordings on three CDs, this collection brings the reader (and listener) in intimate contact with British Columbia's past, deepening our understanding of the characters and events that shaped the province.

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The HD-S16180 ultra-wide angle camera system comes with 16 1080P wide angle security cameras, which can only be indoors and outdoors. This CCTV system comes complete with 16 premade / plug and play Siamese CCTV cables and an 18 channel power supply box. It is equipped with every cable and connector needed to make your installation easy.
The DVR comes with a 500GB hard drive for recorded video storage. The security cameras that are included with this system are the AHD-BL25 1080P wide angle security cameras which are capable of seeing 32 feet in complete darkness (IR night vision). Click here to view a sample security video using the AHD-BL25.
This video demonstrates AHD-BL25 cameras that are included with this system.


Testing of an upcoming PC-98 project revealed that the font file anex86.bmp, commonly used with PC-98 emulators such as Anex86 and Neko Project II, contains an error in one of the Greek glyphs. A corrected version of the font file is available here. Simply overwrite the old file with the new one. A copy of the old file is also included in case you want the corrupted character back.
That's what it looks like. The corrupted glyph was obviously pasted one pixel off-center and got truncated.
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Translations and Hacks by M.I.J.E.T.
Sega CD / Mega CD Translations by M.I.J.E.T.
Sharp X68000 Translations, Music Rips, and Programs by M.I.J.E.T.
NEC PC-Engine / SuperGrafx / TurboGrafx-16 Enhancements by M.I.J.E.T.
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You can use this program to apply all our patches, although you still need to download the IPS file for each patch too.
Remember to download the latest version of the patcher program (it is updated every time a new patch is released) to take advantage of the built-in error checking.
One of the new features is that it will no longer exit if it doesn't recognize the source file or patch, so you can use it to patch other things as well; you will just get warning messages.
However, if you are getting warning messages when applying a M.I.J.E.T. patch then it means something is wrong so please make sure you have the latest version of both the program and the patch, then try again.
Also available now is a generic version of the program that does no file identification (and therefore has no warning messages). This might be preferable if you dislike having to download the updated patcher all the time but still want the ROM deinterleaving and other Genesis-specific features. It is also the preferred method for applying the Game Can patches.
Neko Project II Tracer (PC-98) - now with corrected font!
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400th Long Marsh mission took off
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Shijian 6-05 group of satellites took-off on 10 December at 08:11 BJT from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellites will be used for space exploration and new technology test.
Chinese space-tracking ship back from satellite monitoring missions
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 6 returned to its home port in the morning of 09 December after completing 3 satellite monitoring missions. This year, the ship has spent more than 240 days at sea, sailing over 50,000 nautical miles, and completed 9 monitoring tasks. During its latest voyage, which lasted 114 days, it carried out 3 mission monitoring tasks.
After docking at the port, Yuanwang-6 will undergo maintenance, preparing for missions next year.
Big success for space education from CSS: The future is yours....
The 1st live class from China's space station was held in the afternoon of 9 December. It was given by Shenzhou 13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. The class began at 16:40 BJT, with a total of 1,420 students attending the lecture from 5 classrooms across China. The primary classroom was located in the China Science and Technology Museum. Classrooms have also been set up in Nanning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province, Hong Kong and Macao. The live stream made a global coverage possible. Wang Yaping showed students on Earth a paper flower unfolding on a film of water and expressed good wishes to the students, encouraged them to pursue their dream and embrace the future.
Shenzhou 12 crew meets press after initial recovery
The Shenzhou 12 crew met with the press on 07 December at the Astronaut Centre of China in Beijing. The 3 taikonauts have recovered well after their 3-month spaceflight and will return to regular training once related health assessments are completed. According to Jing Haipeng, Head of the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the taikonauts rehabilitation has three stages: quarantine, recuperation and observation. So far, the crew has completed the second stage. They are emotionally stable and in a good psychological condition, their weight is at the same level as before the flight, and they have further restored their muscle strength, endurance and cardio functions.
3rd China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum was successfully held
China and Arab States will jointly implement at least 5 pilot projects based on China's BeiDou, or BDS (GNSS) satellite navigation technology, in key application domains from 2022 to 2023, according to a latest action plan signed by both sides via teleconference at the 3rd China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum on 09 December.
Ceres 1 Y2 commercial rocket launched 5 smallsats
A Ceres 1 carrier rocket by commercial launch provider Galactic Energy launched five small satellites into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket took off on 7 December at 12:12 BJT from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. It was the 2nd flight of the Ceres 1 rocket series.
First space class from Tiangong space station will be live streamed
Smarter meteorological system in 5 years
ESA Mars Express relays data from CNSA Zhurong rover


an option to run as a service would be nice.
I use wake on lan to wake up my server.
After waking it up i still need to login for airvideo server to start serving me.
Maybe running as a service can solve this?
I got an application called AlWaysUp to get .exe te run as a service. This doesnt work with air video.
we disabled server running as service because of issues with password protected shared folders. There's currently no simple way to run Air Video Server HD in background. We'll likely restore the option in future (as optional feature during installation).
I (prolly we) realy want this option.
I have previously requested this feature, and would really like to see this option be offered. I'm currently not using Air Video because it's utterly useless when I have to be logged in on my server to use it.
Right now I'm evaluating using Plex Server as that offers the same Online/offline features as Air Video and that can run as a Real Service. Only drawback is you have to spend some $ on access to the premium features.
We actually had this in the initial server version but had to remove the feature, as it caused too many issues with network shares. As far as I can tell there's no way the service can connect to a password protected network share (other than running the service under user account, which requires the user to enter password when configuring the service).
This is way too complicated in practice and it always break (i.e. when user account password changes the service password doesn't get updated) so we have removed the feature as it was too difficult to support.
Until we have way to resolve this we won't be running the server as service by default. We might have an option during installation at some point.
I can certainly see the problem for the average user (if they are using network shares).
But given that most probably use local storage on the machine where the server runs, I really don't understand why you are not providing this option. My guess is that most windows AV HD installations runs on some sort of personal server anyway, and that means local disk.
Besides, a small guide could be published to assist users in setting up the login account if they decide to install it as a service and need access to shares.
I just don't get why youre not providing the option asap. It would only make your product better and more versatile. And you seem to already have written the code.
Right now the option is compile-time. We can either build server that works as a service, or server that doesn't. We don't have the code ready for this to be install-time switch.
As for network shares, it's might be more common than it seems, lot of people have ReadyNAS or DiskStation.
Just offer two versions of the server with one having a Warning disclaimer saying "for advanced users only" and then make a small note on the download page that says it only works with local storage and only runs as a service.
Hi. Has there been any development on this issue? I don't see this as an option in the latest 2.2.4 version.
I would really like to be able to run AVS as a windows service.


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Posted on August 13, 2020 August 8, 2020 by Akshayan K S
Social Media Accountability
Accountability, responsibility though both look like similar terms, they differ from each other in small terms. Accountability is something that cannot be shared and specific to a particular source or individual based on its skill, role, etc. But in a huge platform where there are numerous users of such platforms, a violation of any law or rule using such social media platform will either make the social media solely accountable or both the user and the media platform responsible. This article deals with the various questions relating to the accountability of social media for errors made by the user, the responsibility of social media in upholding the nation, and a famous step planned to be implemented by social media platforms to avoid the spread of illegal content of data, etc,
Social media is a platform that brings the whole world into the hands of any individual or a platform which carries the news of a person to the whole world in seconds. These are present trending modes of communication systems which wholly depends on the internet (telecom industries). This media is present in all areas of the world and has no boundaries for its communication. Some of the famous social media platforms are Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube, etc,.
The past world witnessed only communication that has some boundary, but the evolution of the internet made a breakthrough in communicating information from one place to another. Now when the same is viewed technically a fact which is known but unnoticed by all users is that the messages, posts, videos that people upload or forward get recorded in some server. The relevant questions which need to be addressed are:
Is there any violation of privacy?
If any individual or a group gets affected due to the content that is shared via the internet, then what is the role of social media platforms in rectifying such errors?
Thus, the main question is whether the social media platforms, accessed by all is responsible for the acts of their users or not.
The Nation and Social Media Platforms
Every nation strives hard and continues to perform its best in bringing up the economy and the livelihood of its citizen. For such activities, it introduces various schemes, laws, etc., but nothing is impossible when there is no cooperation from the people (the acquirer of all the benefits). India is a nation that has all standards of people. Thus, making them aware of the schemes given by the government and laws to be practiced is a must. For the sake of such awareness, a government cannot go house to house and create awareness. In such a situation the role of social media stands must in communication and creating awareness. Similarly, viewed from the opposite side, any new product when introduced requires some suggestions from the customer in the market; similarly, any new law requires some feedback for its effective life.
In such a way media stands in updating and making the makers of the law notice the prevailing situations among the people, updates the representatives of the people about their view for regretting such laws. In the process of electroplating, a special substance known as the catalyst is added so that the process gets speeded up but the catalyst does not affect the final result. Similarly, media takes the role of catalyst, as with the report given by it, the government speeds up the process of implementing and other processes.
Therefore, social media interlinks people and the government and creates a bridge for interaction. From here we can conclude that social media never stands for the government or the people, but it holds its position in such a place that develops the nation. However, such bridges also need some laws to be followed for its proper regulation.
Social Media Laws in India
There are no express laws commonly governing all social media platforms but all these social media platforms fall under the category of technology and are governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000. The amendment of the above-mentioned Act deals with various instructions to be followed by the media when dealing with the sharing of data.
Under Section 2(1)(w) a specific term known as the "intermediary" is defined as any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits any electronic record or does any service in performing such activity. Social media is termed as a platform because it engages in providing services to the users in performing the above-mentioned activity.
Section 79(2) of the same Act deals with "exceptional cases" for which the service providers shall not be liable for the acts of the users that are if the service providers are not involved in any of the actions that initiates or modifies the content that is published or if the information is published even after following the guidelines of the Central Government. Along with this sub-clause 3 makes a proviso that if the intermediaries fail to evict any information in the platform which provokes unlawful acts even after the suggestion of the respective government, such platform may be held liable.
Apart from this, the above-mentioned Act also bans recording and publishing other immoral activities that affect the personal rights or feelings of others and provides punishments if continued. If any person who publishes any false information, knowing it to be untrue then such acts are also governed by the IT Act and the IPC if the material so published is defamatory.
The above-mentioned provisions and punishments can only be exercised after the act, but the impact of such action is faced by the victim immediately. Though there may be provisions for controlling the acts of the social media platforms which will help in sustaining the bridge, the absence of separate Acts leads to inconvenience.
The common threat for social media platforms is the publishing and sharing of fake news. Any photo or video uploaded can be identified, but what if the same is circulated. Finding one among 1000 seems to be difficult but not impossible. Justice delayed is justice denied; finding that one source of false information after a certain period may lead to a hectic situation. Thus, the social media platforms all together took a step in controlling such activities with the help of the Aadhar Card.
Role of Aadhar in Social Media Accountability
The world gets updated itself every minute. Parallel to the world, the laws must also be revised periodically to face the crimes that arise due to the advancement of technology. Similarly, the social media platforms were guided by Intermediaries Guidelines Rules which comes under the IT Act 2011. As recent times have faced many changes and technological improvements, social media also took its step in preventing any unfair activities. Though the government drafted an update in the above-mentioned guidelines the social media in order to give efficient results suggested the inclusion of Aadhar number for all social media accounts. After all tries in the lower courts, social media platfroms approached the Supreme Court for enhancing the above-stated act.
In the case of Facebook Inc. v. Union of India[1] held on 24 September 2019 various stands were taken by the petitioner (Facebook) to express the linking of Aadhar as a valid suggestion. Few of the contentions are:
Social media is a platform that circulates various information and other digital. Among such content, there may be some viral issues and fake news also. In order to identify the origin of such data, the platform suggested linking the Aadhar with social media account so that the source can be tracked easily.
Other means of tracking seems difficult because all platforms provide end-to-end data encryption. The reverse process of encryption is possible but such actions may violate the right to privacy and proper court approval is a must to continue the act.
The possibility of analysing the wrong person may lead to a violation of the fundamental rights. With millions of active users, finding data and de-encryption of the user's platform is almost impossible.
The government on the opposing side stated its opinion and suggested that the act of linking Aadhar is not feasible. The Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad confirmed in a Written Reply to the question raised in Lok Sabha relating to the above matter. The view of the government was that the Aadhar card contains an individual's details provided at the time of registration or updating. Along with such information, secured identification details such as fingerprints and an iris scan is also included. Such an idea of linking with social media account may at any time bring the individual and the nation into risk. Thus such a suggestion may involve social media with more liability.
Noticeable Changes
WhatsApp, the most prevalent and trending application which holds a leading position in spreading the news is also a popular source of fake news. WhatsApp has improved its services to the public and the government by enabling certain facilities. It is updated in such a way that any message that is to be forwarded in the present times has a special remark which alerts the receiver about the fact that it is a forwarded message. Any fake news that originates in a group must be controlled by the group admin so that such news may not reach its destiny, etc.
From the above discussion, we can conclude that any action performed makes the originator, performer, and the supporter liable. In the field of social media, being a platform for more than a million users, it is the responsibility of the service provider to keep track of all data that are passed using their service. At the same time, they should be cautious in safeguarding such details and protecting the right to privacy of all its users, as guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. Apart from the accountability of the service providers the citizens also have equal responsibility in spreading information that nowhere affects any individual. Thus, accountability of social media lies parallel with the responsibility of the users.
Framework & Guidelines for Use of Social Media for Government Organizations – Department of Electronics and Information Technology Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Government of India. https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Approved%20Social%20Media%20Framework%20and%20Guidelines%20_2_.pdf
Right To Information Act, 2005 A Guide for Media – http://keralamediaacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/RTI-Guide-for-Media.pdf
The Economic Times – Give status of social media accountability norms: Supreme Court updated on Sep 14, 2019, 08:13 AM IST written by: Anumeha Chaturvedi & Megha Mandavia https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/give-status-of-social-media-accountability-norms-supreme-court/articleshow/71121103.cms?from=mdr
The Economic Times – Updated on Nov 20, 2019, 06:00 PM IST https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/no-proposal-to-link-social-media-accounts-of-individuals-to-aadhaar-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/72144591.cms
[1] https://indiankanoon.org/doc/90111783/
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Three Doors at the Tabernacle
The other day I had just stopped for a quick coffee (ok, and a cake…) and was dashing to a meeting near Old Street Station when I stumbled across these blue triplets. They belong to the former Whitefield's Tabernacle (also known as Moorfields Tabernacle) on the corner of Tabernacle Street and Leonard Street. A spot of research reveals that the first church on this site was a wooden building erected by followers of the evangelical preacher George Whitefield in 1741. This was replaced by a brick building in 1753. John Wesley preached a sermon here entitled "On the death of the Rev Mr George Whitefield". The church was rebuilt in stone and in Gothic style over a century later in 1868. The foundation stone of the 1868 building reads: "Near this spot stood the Tabernacle built by the Rev. George Whitefield in 1753: 115 years afterward it was taken down and in its place this building was erected."
Linked to Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Three, Blue Monday and Delectable Doors.
LaVoice says:
The doors are so unique. As it is said, you never know what goes on behind blue, closed doors.
Sally says:
What beautiful blue door, and such wonderful history too!
Have a good Blue Monday.
What gorgeous detail! That blue really pops out, I like it a lot 🙂
Thanks for sharing this with us at WWDD!
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Br4ceYourself says:
I love taking pictures of doors. I have 3 doors on my entry too. Great minds, you know. 🙂
Great minds indeed 🙂 doors are often so simple yet they can hold great promise.
Reblogged this on The Legion of Door Whores.
Nice blue color on the doors. The church has quite a history. It seems even the stone building cannot resist the march of time, but faith and worship continues.
I'd better get my post out there. I do love these photos!!! See you later.
Did I beat you to it 🙂 I'll try to behave next week! Debbie x
Great images! I must search this out next time I am in the area…
-London, Fun Foto Challenge, Hidden Gem
-London, doors, Whitefield's Tabernacle


Paleoclimatologists study how the global climate has changed over the life of the Earth. One way these scientists determine prehistoric climate characteristics is by observing changes in marine plankton fossils trapped in arctic ice. "Ice cores" are cylinders of icy soil pulled from layers of arctic seabed, and based on a layer's depth scientists identify when a layer of the cylinder formed.
Voxa worked with oceanographic paleoclimitologists at the University of Washington to image marine plankton fossils from ice cores collected in the arctic. Some species have significant economic significance as they are neurotoxic to humans if they are consumed in shellfish. With mochii's resolution and clarity, scientists are able to more easily identify different species of ancient plankton within each ice layer that give critical clues about the impact of water temperature and carbon dioxide levels from that time period. Mochii's images enable much greater sensitivity and automated species identification than previous methods, enabling researchers to draw significant conclusions more effectively, and before even returning to port.
Transporting delicate samples from remote field work, like the arctic, can severely impact data from those samples. Mochii travels with scientists into the field to collect data at the core.


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Michigan Newspaper Closes After 174-Year Run
The final edition of The Ann Arbor News hit the streets on Thursday, ending its 174-year run of delivering the news to Michigan's fifth-largest city. The News employed 272 when its closing was announced earlier this year; roughly 60 remained when it was put to bed for the final time.
About 20 people will be employed by the News' replacement Website, AnnArbor.com, which will produce a print edition twice a week. Advance Publications, owner of the paper and its dotcom, cited the loss of advertisers behind the decision to end the daily.
RMGT Announces 2022 'Commit to Print' World Tour
PRINTING United Alliance Announces the Launch of the Apparelist
Four Steps to Clarify Your Vision
Lisa Stelter: A Strategic Approach to In-plant Health
Are You Trying to Fly Under the Radar?
COVID Hitting In-plants Hard: Where's the Appreciation?


LEGO® NINJAGO®: Ride Ninja – the continuation of the LEGO series of games, this time you will be in the role of a titanium ninja to try to find out what the terrorizing city is plotting. Our hero has almost succeeded in gaining their confidence, but something went wrong and now you have to participate in a dynamic race, while the gameplay combines elements of racing, ranner and battles. Graphically, the game is made in a familiar style for the series, as well as you will meet with familiar characters.


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package org.springframework.security.oauth2.http.converter;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.http.HttpInputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.converter.FormHttpMessageConverter;
import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException;
import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotWritableException;
import org.springframework.security.oauth2.common.exceptions.OAuth2Exception;
import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;

/**
 * Converter that can handle inbound form data and convert it to an OAuth2 exception. Needed to support external servers,
 * like Facebook that might not send JSON data.
 *
 *

 * @deprecated See the OAuth 2.0 Migration Guide for Spring Security 5.
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 * @author Dave Syer
 *
 */
@Deprecated
public final class FormOAuth2ExceptionHttpMessageConverter implements HttpMessageConverter<OAuth2Exception> {

	private static final List<MediaType> SUPPORTED_MEDIA = Collections.singletonList(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED);

	private final FormHttpMessageConverter delegateMessageConverter = new FormHttpMessageConverter();

	public boolean canRead(Class<?> clazz, MediaType mediaType) {
		return OAuth2Exception.class.equals(clazz) && MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED.equals(mediaType);
	}

	public boolean canWrite(Class<?> clazz, MediaType mediaType) {
		return OAuth2Exception.class.equals(clazz) && MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED.equals(mediaType);
	}

	public List<MediaType> getSupportedMediaTypes() {
		return SUPPORTED_MEDIA;
	}

	public OAuth2Exception read(Class<? extends OAuth2Exception> clazz, HttpInputMessage inputMessage)
			throws IOException, HttpMessageNotReadableException {
		MultiValueMap<String, String> data = delegateMessageConverter.read(null, inputMessage);
		Map<String,String> flattenedData = data.toSingleValueMap();
		return OAuth2Exception.valueOf(flattenedData);
	}

	public void write(OAuth2Exception t, MediaType contentType, HttpOutputMessage outputMessage) throws IOException,
			HttpMessageNotWritableException {
		MultiValueMap<String, String> data = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
		data.add(OAuth2Exception.ERROR, t.getOAuth2ErrorCode());
		data.add(OAuth2Exception.DESCRIPTION, t.getMessage());
		Map<String, String> additionalInformation = t.getAdditionalInformation();
		if(additionalInformation != null) {
			for(Map.Entry<String,String> entry : additionalInformation.entrySet()) {
				data.add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
			}
		}
		delegateMessageConverter.write(data, contentType, outputMessage);
	}

}

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Amazon News: HQ2 Shortlist and Rate Increase for Monthly Prime Members
New grocery store now open to the public in Seattle.
Entertainment and Streaming
Last week Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a list of 20 cities who made it through round 1 of the company's quest for a second headquarters location in North America. The company put the call out for applications in September, saying that HQ2, as it is being called, would serve as a secondary operation to complement Amazon's primary headquarters in Seattle. Amazon said it would invest more than $5 billion in construction and operation costs. Here's the shortlist of cities who made the cut:
Only one city on the West Coast – Los Angeles – made the shortlist, with the majority being located on the East Coast.
In addition to the initial investment to build HQ2, Amazon said the second headquarters could include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the nearby community. As a comparison, Amazon's Seattle headquarters is comprised of 33 buildings totaling 8.1 million square feet. The campus employees more than 40,000 staff.
The estimated capital investment from 2010 to 2016 was $3.7 billion plus an additional $1.4 billion in utilities and maintenance expenses. Amazon estimates that it has generated 53,000 additional jobs in the Seattle area and contributed another $38 billion in the local economy as a result of Amazon's investments. In addition, the number of annual hotel nights by visiting Amazon staff and their guests was 233,000 for 2016, and more than $43 million has been paid to Seattle's public transportation system as employee transportation benefits.
Now that Amazon has whittled the group of applicants down to a list of 20, it will do a deeper dive with each city to identify the best candidates. Amazon plans to make a decision in 2018. Put simply, whatever city is lucky enough to win the bid for HQ2 can count on significant economic growth in the years to come.
Last week Amazon also announced that it was raising rates for Prime members who choose to pay monthly. Prime members who choose to pay monthly will see a $2 per month increase, going from $10.99 to $12.99 per month. New Prime student members who choose to pay monthly will now pay $6.49 a month, a $1 a month increase. Existing monthly Prime and Prime student members will pay the new price at renewal, beginning February 18. Annual Prime memberships are still $99 per year, and annual Student memberships are $49 per year, but those who choose to pay monthly will pay at the higher rates.
As if that wasn't enough news, Amazon has opened its Amazon Go store to the public. Previously open only to Amazon employees, the store at 2131 7th Ave. is a new kind of grocery store. Shoppers download the Amazon Go app, downloadable from the App Store, Google Play or the Amazon Appstore, then shop in the Amazon Go store – no lines, no checkout. Shoppers' accounts are charged as they pick up items and walk out of the store with them. The 1,800-square-foot store is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and shoppers can find a variety of ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack items as well as grocery store essentials like bread and milk.
A second headquarters, a price increase and a new grocery store concept. It's all in day's work for Amazon, and all three will likely prove to be smart business moves for Amazon. Regardless of the line of business or what they're working on, Jeff Bezos and his Amazon teams seem to have the Midas touch.
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Ford Mustangs That Never Were
by Mark | Apr 13, 2022
16 concepts and design sketches of proposed Ford Mustang variants
The first-generation Ford Mustang in Wimbledon White. (Ford PR archives)
It was 58 years ago on April 17, 1964, that the Ford Mustang debuted at the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. It was an immediate sales success — but there were many concepts, design studies, and prototypes that were considered along the way. Some of those were codenamed the "Bruce Jenner" and the "Rambo" and there was a station wagon, a four-door and two-seater body styles.
Ford Motor announced today, April 14, that for the seventh year in a row, the Mustang is the world's best-selling sports coupe, according to Ford analysis of registration data from S&P Global Mobility.
According to Ford internal data, the United States remains home to the strongest demand for Mustang representing 76 percent of global sales. Other markets that saw growth in Mustang sales in 2021 include New Zealand, up 54.3 percent, Brazil, up 37.3 percent, and South Korea, up 16.6 percent.
Here are some images and captions from the Ford Motor archives that show some of the ideas that were considered. Most were wisely resisted.
1965 Mustang Four-Door
Two doors too many.
While Mustang used the platform of the compact Falcon as its starting point, the four-door Mustang could have brought the idea full circle by adding two doors to the pony car. Fortunately for Mustang fans, cooler heads prevailed.
1966 Mustang Station Wagon
In the mid-1960s, Ford designers considered at least a couple of different concepts for a Mustang station wagon, with at least one running prototype based on a 1966 coupe getting built. Another design study included elements for refreshed models that were coming later that decade. All of the known Mustang wagons were three-doors that were closer to a European "shooting brake" than a traditional American family station wagon.
1961 Avventura, Avanti, Allegro Concepts
From late 1961 into mid-1962, Ford designers tried out a wide range of themes for a sporty coupe based on the platform of the new Falcon compact. Each design was given an internal name for the purpose of discussion. One fastback design actually went through at least three different names starting with Avventura before moving on to Avanti and finally Allegro. The fastback design was originally sketched with a hatchback and rear-facing second-row seat. While this car never made it to production, a variation of the fastback profile was eventually adopted as the third body style for Mustang.
Avanti/Allegro Concept
As Avventura moved from sketch to physical design model, the hatch was replaced with a trunk and the rear seat was switched to a more conventional forward-facing orientation. Originally shown internally as Avanti, the name was eventually changed to Allegro, likely because Studebaker had introduced its own production Avanti coupe around the same time.
1962 Allegro Design Study
In 1962, the design team, led by Gene Bordinat, worked on several iterations of another design called Allegro. While the production 1965 Mustang was a very different car in almost every visual detail from Allegro, the design study established the basic proportions that would define most Mustangs for the next five decades. The notchback coupe had the same long-hood, short-deck layout with a compact greenhouse that would roll out of the Rouge factory two years later.
The Millionth Mustang
For the 1966 celebration of the millionth Mustang produced: Airline pilot Capt. Stanley Tucker, the owner of the first ordered Mustang, with Ford design chief Gene Bordinat (left), Ford President Lee Iacocca, product manager Donald Frey and an unnamed Ford exec.
1967 Allegro II Concept
In 1967, Ford designers decided to reprise one of the original Mustang design concepts from 1962 with a new form and repurposed name. Starting with the Avanti/Allegro fastback coupe, the greenhouse was removed and replaced with a low-cut speedster-style windshield, roll bar, flying buttresses on the rear deck, and a new rear end. The reworked concept was dubbed Allegro II.
1967 Mach 2 Concept
With the Mustang having already set sales records following its launch in 1964, Ford design chief Gene Bordinat and the Special Vehicles Group decided to try rearranging the pieces for the Mach 2 concept. The 289 Hi-Po V-8 was shifted from the front to behind the two seats to evaluate the layout as a possible successor to the Shelby Cobra. Despite its midengine layout, the Mach 2 retained the long-hood, short-deck proportions of a Mustang. Unfortunately, the Mach 2 never went much beyond the auto-show circuit.
1966 Mustang Mach I Concept
Pantera-esqe?
The two-position hatchback was intended to accommodate longer objects in a near-horizontal position or open wider for cargo loading.
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Engine
The high-performance 302-cubic-inch V8 used in the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302.
As the first-generation model transitioned from a pony car to a larger and heavier big-block muscle car, the Mach 1 concept was created as a preview of the 1968 model. The original nose of the concept drew inspiration from the 1963 Mustang II concept.
1970 Mustang Milano
First shown publicly at the February 1970, Chicago Auto Show, the Mustang Milano concept previewed the nearly horizontal rear deck and sharp, extended nose that would be seen on the production 1971 model. However, aside from those two elements, the Milano didn't really bear much resemblance to any production Mustang. In fact, the car that probably drew most heavily on the Milano profile was the Australian-market Falcon XB coupe of the mid-1970s.
Would this become the Torino?
'Bruce Jenner' design study
Too soft?
In 1990, Ford designers evaluated a number of themes to replace the long-running third-generation Mustang. The notchback and hatchback body styles would be replaced with a single fastback coupe format. After departing from many of the original design cues on the third-generation models, the upcoming fourth-generation would return elements like the galloping pony in the grille, the side scoops and the tri-bar taillamps. This softer concept, known as "Bruce Jenner" wasn't considered aggressive enough to be a Mustang.
'Rambo' Design Study
Too extreme?
This alternative proposal dubbed, "Rambo," was deemed too extreme for production.
1980 Mustang RSX Concept
Created at the Italian Ghia design studio, the RSX was conceived as a rally special based on the new Fox-body third-generation Mustang that debuted for the 1979 model year. With a 1-inch-wider track and 5.6-inch-shorter wheelbase than the road-going Mustang, the RSX had extra ride height that would be needed for dealing with the off-tarmac stages of European rallies.
1961-62 Two-Seater Studies
The two-seater concept.
Early in the gestation of the original Mustang, Ford designers considered a number of two-seater studies. These were seen as a more affordable return to the roots of Thunderbird, which by this time had grown into a much larger four-seater. The idea of a two-seat Mustang was something designers returned to frequently in the period between the original Mustang 1 concept and the 1992 Mach III. Aside from some track-oriented Mustangs that had the rear seats removed to save weight, there has never been a strictly two-seat production Mustang.


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Did Mike Pence Say Americans Need More 'Jesus Care,' Not Health Care?
A quote attributed to the Vice President of the United States claims that churches heal more people than doctors.
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Vice President Mike Pence said, "What the American people need is not more health care. What we need is more Jesus care."
In early May 2017, an image macro went viral via social media bearing a pronouncement on health care attributed to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who supposedly said (grammatical anomalies in the original):
What the American people need is not more health care. What we need is more Jesus care. I believe the if we can just get more of these people with pre-existing health conditions back to churches you would see a lot of healings and many of these problems would just go away. People who lead Godly lives don't worry about Doctors. We have The Lord to take care of us.
The statement had currency because efforts by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill (popularly known as "Trumpcare") repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (popularly known as "Obamacare") were, at the time, reaching a fever pitch. The statement also echoed remarks made by a prominent backer of Trumpcare, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama), who had gone on record as saying that "people who lead good lives" are healthier and less prone than others to have pre-existing health conditions. And it tapped into a popular conception of Mike Pence as someone who is overly pious and preachy.
The quote was entirely fabricated, however. We found no public record of Pence's ever saying such a thing. Despite the inclusion of what appears at first glance to be a Fox News logo on the image macro, Fox News wasn't connected in any way with its circulation.
The item first appeared on the Facebook page Fox News The Facebook Page, which is dedicated to lampooning Fox News and conservative politics in general:
While it's true that Pence was instrumental in crafting a version of the health care legislation allowing states to waive certain provisions such as barring insurers from raising rates on people with pre-existing conditions, he has not suggested that people with such conditions would be better off going to church.
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Bade, Rachael et al. "GOP Faces Make-or-Break Moment on Obamacare Repeal."
Politico. 30 April 2017.
Rozsa, Matthew. "Alabama Congressman: 'People Who Lead Good Lives' Don't Have Pre-existing Conditions."
Salon. 2 May 2017.
Los Angeles Times. "It's Back to the Future for Trumpcare."
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Written by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist is a reboot of the 1982 movie of the same name. It revolves around a family in a sub-urban neighbourhood whose house becomes infested with spirits. The daughter ultimately becomes possessed by them, and the family tries to rescue her. Also releasing today is Tomorrowland, staring George Clooney.
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De Mariakapel is een kapel in Kruis bij Schimmert in de Nederlands Zuid-Limburgse gemeente Beekdaelen. De kapel staat aan de zuidwestkant van Kruis aan een kruising van de Bekerbaan, de Trichterweg en de Kruisstraat.

De kapel is gewijd aan Maria.

Geschiedenis
In 1937 werd de kapel door de jonkheid gebouwd om een oudere kapel te vervangen die wegens wegverbreding weg moest.

Op 4 december 1998 werd er in de kapel ingebroken waarbij er verschillende dingen vernield zijn en het Mariabeeld op de sokkel werd gestolen.

In 1999 werd het interieur van de kapel opgeknapt.

Bouwwerk
De open bakstenen wegkapel staat op een plateau aan de kruising en is via vijf treden bereikbaar. De kapel heeft op de hoeken zijn steunberen, een driezijdige apsis (koorsluiting) en wordt gedekt door een zadeldak met leien. Op de nok achterop het dak is een dakruiter geplaatst die getopt wordt door een kruis. De zijgevels hebben elk twee gekoppelde smalle spitsboogvensters met glas-in-lood. Op de steunberen van de frontgevel zijn op de top cementstenen pinakels geplaatst. De frontgevel is een topgevel met bovenop een cementstenen kruis. In de frontgevel is de spitsboogvormige toegang aangebracht die afgesloten wordt met een ijzeren hek. De aanzetstenen en de sluitsteen van de boog zijn uitgevoerd in een lichter cementsteen. Bovenop de sluitsteen is een spitsboogvormige nis aangebracht waarin een Mariabeeldje geplaatst is. Op de sluitsteen zelf is een tekst aangebracht:

van binnen is de kapel wit gepleisterd met ter hoogte van de aanzetstenen van het gewelf een grijze lijst. De boog van de apsis is eveneens grijs geschilderd en boven de grijze band in de apsis is het gewelf lichtblauw geschilderd. Tegen de achterwand is een marmeren altaar geplaatst met aan de voorzijde twee zwarte halfzuilen en daartussen een reliëf van een gouden kelk. Op het altaar staat een calvariegroep met in het midden een houten kruis met corpus en links en recht van het kruis respectievelijk de beelden van Maria en apostel Johannes. Ervoor staan twee beeldjes van engeltjes. In de hoek van de zijwand en de boog van de apsis is een console geplaatst waarop een Mariabeeld staat. Het kruis van de calvarie komt uit het Montfortanenklooster.

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 Lijst van weg- en veldkapellen in Beekdaelen

Bouwwerk in Beekdaelen
Kapel in Limburg (Nederland)

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Q: How to return a value when a class instance is referenced in c++ Is it possible to return a value when referencing (not sure it's the correct term) an instance of a class?
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I immediately sat up and opened my eyes in shock (because, you know… I had been sound asleep up until that point). His words were absolutely clear, and they echoed in my mind, but I had no idea what they meant. Whatsoever. So I prayed for clarification, heard no response, then filed it in the back of my mind and went back to sleep.
I admit that it would be easy to write off a midnight message like this as a figment of my own imagination, but in the two months since that moment (both during and after my 3-week Daniel Fast), God continually underscored His words with multiple confirmations through His Word, devotionals, and "random" conversations and events.
Yes. My jaw actually dropped open. Because at that point, I had told no one aside from my wife about what God had said to me the few weeks before. This was Confirmation #1.
Both instances were very freaky, inexplicable, and — needless to say — convincing. As much as I wanted to dismiss these things as random coincidences, I couldn't. Because they kept happening.
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The Ramblings of an Endurance Junkie: Xterra Worlds 2015 Countdown: 1 day to go.....It's Time!
Xterra Worlds 2015 Countdown: 1 day to go.....It's Time!
Saturday and just one day to go! An easy day on the books today started with Sarah and Dad running the Kapalua 10km trail race over the same course as the World Championship course. It was awesome to watch Sarah race as I hadn't done that before (She raced earlier this year at Richmond but I ran with her) and it is actually quite emotional to watch....I think the fact that it was at the World Championships added to the whole effect including the cannon start!
We knew it was a tough course including a 3 mile climb, obstacles and a final beach run totaling 1200ft of climbing in just 6 miles! Sarah did great though, beat Dad by a few minutes with a 1hr 27mins finishing time and importantly a smile as well! Dad ended up in 3rd in the 6X-6X age group (numbers x-ed to protect the innocent).
The rest of the day was spent chilling, hydrating and attending the pre-race briefing. Very uneventful to be honest and something needed to rest the body and mind ahead of what will be a demanding day both emotional and physically. The course is a doozy and has to be treated with a lot of respect. The course conditions as well as weather conditions can quickly turn the day into something horrid and the key for me is to really enjoy this experience while racing to my potential. If that means taking it easier during certain portions of the race then so be it.....just from watching the 5km and 10km trail race today there were plenty of people that didn't respect the conditions enough and paid for it.


With ushering in of a new year, there is a growing need to continuously update an organization's Cyber Security infrastructure and make it one of the central most crucial point in the working of the company. It has become essential to analyze the role of security across any organization that one is a part of because today with each passing day as technology evolves with the unprecedented rate so are the threats which can impact a business. With it being established that cybersecurity is of utmost importance that may affect any organizations' productivity and development here are a few trends in cyber security that one needs to keep in mind as the year progresses ahead.
For the naïve, Zero trust model removes the idea that internal players are reliable individuals who mean no damage. Zero trust security incessantly evaluates an individual's actions and behavior to determine and eliminate potential threats that may arise in the future. It is also important to note that zero trusts have laid the foundation for digital belief by permitting IT to build a 'digital fingerprint' of their employees. They have established a comprehensive behavioral profile for each user that involves information such as the devices they are using and the location at which they are using the same. Digital trust permits a user admittance to applications and systems, provided that they remain accordant with their profile resulting in giving the users the ability to access data and applications more efficiently.
As per experts the investments that will be made in the biometric market is all set to rise by nearly 25 percent from 2018 to 2019. Although biometric as a concept may sound overawed, once people realize that they are already utilizing it, fingerprint scanners and at present retina and face detection software on their smartphones, the ease will seep into the picture. As per reports biometric security market is already valued at around $16.8 Bn and increasing the valuation to $41.8 Bn by 2023. This says that if any firm is serious about their security, they will be installing the same as a means of safeguarding their assets from employees that may pose as a threat.
Expect General Data Protection Regulation compliance services market to gain momentum as more and more companies try to close-out the breaches that have resulted in a demand for safeguarding for personal information with Google+ being a prime example. While General Data Protection Regulation is necessarily better for both customers as well as firms alike, on a short term front, it poses an issue for the organizations who need to comply with the policies in a limited time frame.
One can conclude that the organizational effect of all of these trends would be seen in the way companies approach their security. However, one can be sure that more & more firms will be accepting the approach of using Cybersecurity as a built-in technology and its applications will be conceptualized, designed, approved, and built by the internal teams.


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Kansas City, Mo. ? Faced with a declining enrollment caused by the flight of thousands of students to charter schools, the city schools' superintendent has proposed closing six schools, relocating four others and reducing some programs.
"We have a demanding task ahead of us, but it is not an impossible task," Kansas City School Superintendent Bernard Taylor told the city school board at a special budget meeting Wednesday night. "We must look out for what is in the district's best interest as a whole."
In the five years since the first charter school opened in Kansas City, an estimated 6,000 students have left the district for the independently operated schools. One of five children living within the school district's boundaries currently attend charter schools. The school district said its enrollment this year is 28,559.
Taylor is looking for savings of $20 million in the district's $324 million budget, and the school closings would save about $3.3 million a year. Officials said that because of normal attrition, no teachers or staff members would lose their jobs under the proposal.
The district now operates 47 elementary schools, eight middle schools, seven high schools and seven alternative schools.
The plan would downsize the district's African-centered education and Montessori programs. The three African-centered schools — two elementary and a middle school — would be closed, and the programs joined at another location. The three Montessori schools would be combined.
Also, students from two schools would move to a middle school that closed last year, and one of the buildings now used for a Montessori school would be closed a year for remodeling, later reopening as a new elementary school without a specific theme.
One board member, Marilyn Simmons, said the closing plan would leave too many vacant buildings in the inner city, fostering more crime.
"All I can see is devastation," she said. "Why does the African-American community have to continue taking hits for this school district?"
But two other board members, Bill Eddy and David Smith, said the proposal deserves serious consideration.
"There are a lot of questions yet unanswered," Smith said. "At the end of the day, we are one district."
Zandra Nelson, who heads an advisory committee for the African-centered middle school, predicted parents would picket the proposal, which will be the subject of community meetings. Taylor wants the board to vote March 23.
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In some of my research, I came across the United Kingdom-based Education Endowment Foundation. This non-profit funds programs that help lower-income students excel in school, but it also encourages schools and governments to use evidence-based programming and policies.
The foundation has a great toolkit for educators that uses systematic reviews to rate educational topics and interventions. To date, the toolkit summarizes the evidence on 34 different educational topics. For parents, teachers and educational leaders, these summaries are a gold mine that can guide discussions and inform the decision-making process.
Reducing class size: Small reductions in class size – for example from 30 to 25 students per class – are unlikely to yield any benefit because they do not allow teachers to teach differently. Reducing class sizes for younger children below 20 kids per class does provide some long-term benefits. Another solution is to hire teaching assistants so that teachers can work more intensively with small groups.
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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 – There is a large political divide between the American people. Election after election, the result is a fairly evenly-divided Congress in which the generally liberal Democrats and the generally conservative Republicans face off against each other without budging, resulting in a consistently gridlocked legislative body.
While moderate Republicans generally seem willing to find a compromise with the opposition, however, Democrats are steadfastly against the GOP's positions and apparently have no intention to compromise. Driving this trend, there is a key philosophical reason why the Democrats absolutely refuse to budge.
In our economic system, there is an underlying assumption that all people are motivated primarily, although not entirely, by self-interest. Economists refer to this behavior as rational selfishness. In order for a market-based economy to operate efficiently, consumers and business must behave according to self-interest.
In theory, once necessary self-interest needs are satisfied, individuals can then concentrate on the needs of others resulting in behavior consistent with their views of social responsibility. In other words, once the majority of people have taken care of their needs, they can more easily satisfy the needs of the truly needy.
As an example, after boarding an airplane and securing yourself into your seat, the flight crew routinely provides some safety instructions. They tell us that if there is a problem with the oxygen in the cabin, masks will drop in front of each passenger. They instruct parents with small children to first secure their own mask and then secure the small child's mask. These seem to go against every parents' basic instincts. We always put the needs of our children ahead of our own needs.
But the reason behind this requirement is clear. If the parent attempts to put on the child's mask first and the child squirms and resists, it is possible the parent could lose consciousness during the struggle. Then the child and the parent would both be at risk. On the other hand, if the parent secures his or her mask fist, then no matter how much the child struggles, the parent is still capable of resolving the situation satisfactorily. The result is that neither the parent nor the child are at sustained risk.
The Democrats don't seem to understand this concept. They insist on placing the needs of the small minority ahead of the needs of the majority. And that is precisely why they are so steadfast in their positions. The Republicans, they argue, have their priorities wrong. This applies to the three major issues at the political forefront today.
The Democrats steadfastly support the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare). The current law places the needs of the uninsured, the very sick and the elderly as its first priority. Then the remaining 80 percent of the population is considered. In our system, this simply can't work. The GOP-led House of Representatives has just passed a bill, the AHCA, that correctly prioritizes medical care by placing the needs of the majority as its first priority.
The Democrats take a similar position on immigration. They are most concerned with the 11 million people who are in this country illegally, but also concerned about the millions of people who live in Central America in deplorable and often very unsafe conditions. To address the latter issue, they want the illegal "undocumented" immigrants arriving here from these countries to stay in the U.S. permanently.
Further, Democrats want America's borders permanently opened to allow untold millions of immigrants to flood into the U.S. "They want to build walls. We want to build bridges" Democrats proclaimed during the last presidential campaign.
However, rationally selfish behavior would insist that America's primary concern should be the safety of American citizens first and foremost. Once the country's own citizens are secure and once our long-suffering domestic unemployment situation is remedied, then a comprehensive immigration policy can be formulated regarding who is permitted to enter the U.S. and under what conditions. Such a policy would at last permit a divided nation to compassionately resolve the current problem of illegal immigration.
On the issue of federal income tax policy, virtually every taxpayer believes the tax code should be simplified and constructed to encourage economic growth, leading to greater opportunities for all Americans. Democrats want to place the needs of the lowest income earners and the most vulnerable first, however, and then consider the rest – the majority – of American citizens.
A rationally selfish policy would benefit the majority of Americans first, before considering the needs of the minority. One solution would simply be to allow those who earn income to keep their income instead of attempting to transfer income away from those who earned it and redistribute it to people who have not earned it. This makes little economic sense.
Social programs should have a lower priority than growth-oriented tax policy. President Trump has offered a tax plan consistent with these goals, but the Democrats oppose it because it could potentially harm lower income earners. However, history has consistently taught us that a rising tide lifts all boats.
Most Americans have been traditionally empathetic toward the truly needy, making it uncomfortable for many to admit they are rationally selfish. Yet it seems to be human nature that, in a freedom-oriented society, not only does rational selfishness explain functional economic behavior. It also produces very positive results.
If the Democrats could make an effort to see this, our national social and economic problems could easily be solved.


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Woman, in her 60s, suffers 'serious abdominal injuries' after head-on collision between van and car on A10, Littleport
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A woman in her 60s has been flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital with serious injuries after she was involved in a head-on crash on the A10 near Littleport.
The incident happened this morning (May 18) on Lynn Road, Littleport at around 7am – paramedics, fire service and police were at the scene.
A spokesman for Magpas said: "We had been called to treat a woman who had been seriously injured in a collision between a car and a van.
"The Magpas enhanced medical team assessed the patient (in her 60's) who had sustained serious abdominal injuries.
"They sedated the woman at the scene (providing her with A&E level care) before airlifting her to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where she was in a critical condition upon arrival."
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "This was a collision between a van and a car reported at 7am in Lynn Road, Littleport.
"A woman who was travelling in the car suffered serious injuries and has been airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital. Two people in the van were minor injuries.
"Road closed at Downham Market and Littleport ends. We would ask motorists to avoid the area please."
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Art is blooming on Merriam Parkway
By Melissa A. Hoffman, Sentinel and Enterprise Contributor, Melissa A. Hoffmann and Sentinel and Enterprise |
PUBLISHED: April 15, 2007 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 12, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.
FITCHBURG — Despite the recent weather, it really is spring.
In Fitchburg, that means the Civic Clean-up Corps is out and about, students are gearing up for the end of the school year, and the arts are in bloom — that's even being proclaimed by new banners that have been hung on downtown lampposts.
And over at the Fitchburg Art Museum, a dedicated group of volunteers is planning the ninth annual Art in Bloom exhibition, to be held April 27 through April 29 at the museum on Merriam Parkway.
The event — co-hosted by the museum and the Laurelwood Garden Club, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — invites local floral artists to interpret any painting in the museum's galleries. They're not just recreating a painting of flowers — some participants choose to interpret even the most traditional portraits.
Debra Vilandry, who sits on the museum's Board of Advisors and heads the Art In Bloom committee, said it is fascinating to see how creative participants can be.
For example, a floral artist might interpret a portrait by drawing inspiration from just the color of the eyes or a flower on a dress.
"It's almost like you want the painting to jump off the canvas," she explained.
The painting and the floral creation should be linked in some way, and should "appeal to the senses," she added.
She has participated as an interpreter in the past, and one of her contributions — based on a painting of strawberries — was a floral strawberry shortcake.
Also taking part in the exhibit are local garden centers, nurseries and even high schools. The museum is, essentially, filled with flowers. Every nook is used, Vilandry said.
"You'll have a kind of patchwork quilt of all kinds of things coming in," she said.
Benoit said some schools with garden programs, like Lunenburg High School, bring in plants, and other schools provide drawings and paintings that are displayed throughout the museum.
This year, the committee is asking interpreters to share what inspired them and what the process was like building their creations, said Benoit.
Benoit and Vilandry are working together this year on a feature exhibit to be displayed in the Decorative Arts Gallery. The project, which they are calling "A Trio of Tributes," pays homage to three dedicated contributors to the museum and will be set up as three dining tables.
The first is a tribute to museum founder Eleanor Norcross, called "The pleasure of her company;" the second is to the Laurelwood Garden Club, called "Come into our Garden;" and the final table will honor Fred Reynolds, a patron of Art In Bloom who has donated myriad flowers — including delicate orchids — for previous events, a table called "Deliciously Exotic."
Vilandry said Art In Bloom is more than a floral or art exhibit; she looks at it as a community outreach activity. It takes away "the intimidation factor" of coming to an art museum, she said.
Ellen DiGeronimo, downtown coordinator for the Fitchburg Economic Development Office, agreed that Art In Bloom means a lot to the community. "It's a very significant event in Fitchburg," she said. "Not only does it allow the opportunity to complement the wonderful collection [of paintings] the art museum has … but it also, in itself, is a tradition and brings people to the city."
It's no coincidence that the newly unveiled "Discover Fitchburg" banners bear the motto, "Arts In Bloom," DiGeronimo said.
There are other artistic and cultural events that occur in the city during spring, and the museum's event is the launch of that season, she said.
The banners recognize the museum's economic contribution to the city.
And in return, the Art In Bloom committee chose to use the banner's design as its logo on the event's invitation and program.
"We're thrilled," DiGeronimo said.
Art In Bloom will be open for public viewing on Friday, April 27, from noon to 4 p.m. That night, the gala "Taste of Spring" will celebrate the exhibit, complete with a variety of foods from local restaurants and wine donated by Wyman's Liquors, from 6 to 10 p.m. Helping out at the gala will be Fitchburg Girl Scout Troop number 739.
The exhibit will also be open for viewing on April 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Garden tea" will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on those days.
For more information, go to www.fitchburgartmuseum.com.
The Art In Bloom 2007 committee includes Evelyn Benoit, Lynne Benoit, Rosemarie Boyd, Julia Casey, Mary Dunn, Doloras Durling, Doris Durrin, Janice Goodrow, Irene Greco, Constance Hall, Lita Isabelle, Lucille Maynard, Joan McCall, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Norma Murphy, Kay Previte, Debra Vilandry and Jan Woods.
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Straight to the Vault with Drew Pearce
For a mask designer, it doesn't get much more exciting than having one of your creations involved in a high-tech, neo-noir, action-thriller. Especially when the thing you dread most (seeing your Masks used for unscrupulous acts such as bank heists) plays out on-screen rather than in real life. Sterling K Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Father John Misty and Kenneth Choi bring the heat straight to the vault in suits and Skull Masks. Enter Hotel Artemis, a beautifully stylised, genre-defying film written and directed by Drew Pearce, writer of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Iron Man 3. Though no stranger to the world of cinema, Hotel Artemis is Drew's feature film directorial debut and features an all-star cast of Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Jeff Goldblum and Sofia Boutella. We are so grateful to be part of this film and to have the rare opportunity to chat with a truly amazing film director. Let's find out how this all came about shall we?
"This kind of pressure can really rattle you if you let it. Of course, this only adds to the delicious pleasure of being a first-time director"
Fletch: Drew, thank you for chatting with us about your fantastic film. What was your first day on your feature film directorial debut like? I imagine it's incredible to be part of all those varied disciplines working toward the same goal in the same space.
Drew: There is nothing that can prepare you for the elation, dread, gratefulness, and terror! For instance, with the masks, they are covering the face of four key characters and there is nothing you can change about them in post-production if you get something wrong, so you've got to commit to a prop fully going in. This kind of pressure can really rattle you if you let it. Of course, this only adds to the delicious pleasure of being a first-time director.
"I went into this promising Jodie that we would make something bold"
Fletch: A first-time Director with an A-list cast! Jodie Foster must be very selective about what she is involved in with her legacy as both an actress and a film director.
Drew: I went into this promising Jodie that we would make something bold. I think we did in our own way and when you commit to that in today's culture, you've got to be prepared for the fact that it's going to feel niche (which is what it was always supposed to be) and you are going to get some extreme reaction.
"One of the guys I work with the most is Thomas Wagner, who is a high-up at NASA and he is a credited Futurist Adviser in the movie"
Fletch: There are a million different ways to conceal facial identity onscreen in a bank job scene, what about our Half Skull appealed to you as a director?
Drew: I consult with a team of futurists when I am doing Sci-Fi that I've been lucky enough to accumulate through working on bigger movies. If you are working on Iron Man or Mission Impossible, you can call up NASA, JPL, SpaceX or Homeland Security, tell them you're researching for a film and if they are able to, they will help.
"Another way to destroy facial recognition is to confuse the vectoring system of the cameras"
Drew: We needed something that would obscure the face during a heist, but also allow a certain degree of emotional connection from the actor. We started by looking at all the technologies that interfere with CCTV. For example, simple make-up or glare can do it, but another way to destroy facial recognition is to confuse the vectoring system of the cameras. So, this is how I found myself googling "vector masks". Low and behold, there was your Skull Mask, and I completely fell in love.
"We needed something that would obscure the face during a heist, but also allow a certain degree of emotional connection from the actor"
Fletch: So, what you are telling us is that our masks are the perfect thing for an actual bank heist. To be honest, we are so relieved that it has only happened in the movies so far.
Drew: It must be weird for you guys making masks because masks are often used for activities by individuals who need secrecy, but of course there are thousands of years of masks being used to tell stories in drama. It is interesting to think of masks and their roles in this way.
"Josh did an amazing job using silicon paper to gently round some of the edges to the point that there were no hard lines left in them"
Fletch: Can you tell us a little bit about how the Skull Masks for the film were made? Steve originally modified our Doberman Mask for the film, but it didn't get used in the end.
Drew: I had push backs from the producers on occasion about using the masks at all. It didn't help that I scared them by putting on the Doberman Mask early on! Did you know that I ended up paying for the Masks on my credit card? Josh Roth, our amazing Props Master who got in touch with you initially, called me three days before shooting and sent me a photo of the finished cardboard masks. I told him they looked fantastic and suggested we start making them, to which he replied, "they are made!" My thinking was that because the Masks are part of such integral moments of the film (we literally introduce our hero in them with close-up shots) it would expose our budget if we left them in cardboard. So, we ended up putting 12 high-quality, 3D-printed masks on my credit card. Then Josh did an amazing job using silicon paper to gently round some of the edges to the point that there were no hard lines left in them. This gave them a sort of futuristic bone-like look. He even put a little yellow in the finish to avoid bright whites for the camera, which gave them a cool eerie vibe as well.
"On many levels, this film has more in common with Repo Man than it does with any big Hollywood movie"
Fletch: It is interesting how you blend retro-noir with modern dystopian thematic and visual tones in this film; almost Hitchcockian vibes propelled into a Frank Miller future. You've got a potential boiling point inside this darkly Deco world and another out in the streets of modern LA. What a cool way to smear the stylistic lineage that makes LA so iconic onscreen. I've always been fascinated by the strangely Gothic undertones of the USA's sunniest city.
"I wanted it to be a mixture of the 1920's and the 2020's aesthetic and even more of a melting pot"
Drew: On many levels, this film has more in common with Repo Man than it does with any big Hollywood movie. I don't think I realised it as I was making it, but the effect of Videodrome and other films of my youth were perhaps coming through.
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Drew: I think films like this are rare these days when categorisation is so important everyone and interest is governed by averages, scores and algorithms. I wish I knew the name of the guy who worked in my local video store growing up. He would do things like plant Repo Man next to The Terminator, or Subway next to Robocop on the shelves. I've always been interested in genre hybrids.
"I don't think I realised it as I was making it, but the impact of Videodrome and other genre hybrid films of my youth were perhaps coming through"
Fletch: Here's a quick story, my parents' good friend in Canada was a props designer and builder for Cronenberg in the 80s and he made the Virtual Reality Helmet for Videodrome. It's still sitting in his attic!
Drew: No way! It's funny isn't it, these fantastic films by Cox, Cronenberg, Verhoeven, etc. Their works would perhaps only exist on Netflix these days if they couldn't be sold as straight-up horror films. These were not press-pack pictures, yet when I was a kid these were mainstream filmmakers. John Waters had films that were released in thousands of cinemas.
"Our film was shot by one of the best cinematographers in the world, Chung-hoon Chung, who did the original Old Boy, The Hand Maiden and IT"
Fletch: You've certainly got an amazing genre hybrid with Hotel Artemis, tell us a little bit about how this stylistic vision came together.
Drew: One of the most inspiring worlds of film for me in the last decade is Korean cinema. In many ways, this film feels more like a Korean movie than an American one on many levels. In fact, our film was shot by one of the best cinematographers in the world, Chung-hoon Chung, who did the original Old Boy, The Hand Maiden and IT.
"The dark elegance and not being entirely in-hock to a documentary level of reality speaks to me"
Drew: The Masks speak to this as well. Do I think anyone in real life would rob a bank in a Half Skull Mask? No, but they do give a tangible sense that these are people after anonymity and they also look genuinely scary. Because of the vectors, there is something dehumanising, which is another part of what I loved about them.
"We come out on vinyl in September. It will be 70's gatefold heavyweight record with the embossed Artemis logo on the front cover and it will be a really cool artefact for those that love the film"
Fletch: Cliff Martinez is a legendary drummer and I have read his name on albums growing up: Beefheart's Ice Cream for Crow, The Dickies Killer Klowns, The Weirdos (one of my favourite LA bands of all time) and now I find out that he's scored some of my favourite recent films, Drive, Neon Demon, and now Hotel Artemis! What was it like working with him?
Drew: We had no money, so we had only had three weeks with him. It is tough for a composer (who is the last piece of the puzzle) with that kind of time limit, because on the one hand, he's got to match the detail and love that all these people have put into the film already. Then, there were other situations where I needed him to save a scene with the score, so the pressures are manifold. Because we had no money for strings, it ended up being an electronic score which worked great because it underlines the futurism of the film anyway. There is an electronic pulse that mixes with the sound design of the film. The old clacking elevator, the pipes and wires – some of my favourite bits are when we can't tell if it's a drum or the giant dial above the elevator for example. We come out on vinyl in September. It will be a gatefold sleeve, heavyweight record with the embossed Artemis logo on the front cover and it will be a really cool artefact for those that love the film.
"I hope Hotel Artemis is one of those movies you can enjoy watching even just 45 minutes of, for the fifth time, when you come in from the pub on a Friday night"
Fletch: In the modern day of the series being more prominent than the cinema, was Hotel Artemis always going to be a feature film, or did you ever consider it as a series?
Drew: I always wanted my first movie to go out in theatres. Frankly, I think the film was mis-sold in the beginning as a straight up "action" movie. If you are told that as a reviewer or an audience member and you are expecting The Expendables going in, you may be thrown a bit when you see a moving scene with Jodie Foster in old lady make-up crying for two minutes to a Neil Young song in the middle of the film.
"Without the rule breakers, honey where would you be?" - Jeff Goldblum as Niagara
Drew: Everyone involved are all so proud of the film and we still possibly get our pass at I-Tunes and Netflix, so we'll see how it is interpreted outside of the cinema as well. My suspicion is that what we are is a midnight movie, in the tradition of Walter Hill and John Carpenter. Most of their films initially received much more tepid reactions than Hotel Artemis has, but grew audiences over time. I hope Hotel Artemis is one of those movies you can enjoy watching even just 45 minutes of, for the fifth time, when you come in from the pub on a Friday night.
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It has been an immense pleasure working with Team Artemis and getting to speak with visionary Director Drew Pearce about his unique profession. His down-to-earth, humble nature is not something you'd expect from a man of his achievements and we thank him for being so good to Steve's Skull. It looks amazing on the big screen and more importantly, the film simply rocks. It will please anyone who appreciates both traditional big screen cinema and stylised cult classics, while burning brightly for years to come. It is in theatres across the globe now and we highly recommend getting amongst it.
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Electronic enthusiasts and makers may be interested in a new DIY stroboscope Arduino project which is being published by the official Arduino website this week. If you're interested in making you very own the code is available complete with circuit diagrams from the Mediafire website. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the project.
Project uses a PN2222A transistor to drive a 10W LED, which acts as the device's light source and the revolutions per minute is set using a potentiometer, and a small OLED that provides feedback on the speeds.


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Keyser Soze
It was 1995 when "The Usual Suspects" debuted in theaters. The Oscar-winning film not only became synonymous with the modern twist ending, but it introduced Keyser Soze… one of the greatest movie villains of all time.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film, Bad Hat Harry Productions and Red 5 Comics are pleased to announce a series of graphic novels based on "The Usual Suspects". The first story arc, "Keyser Soze: Scorched Earth", is set nine years before the events of the film as a younger Keyser Soze is establishing a narcotics empire during the tumultuous days of Ronald Reagan's war on drugs.
Well known for bringing iconic comic book characters to the silver screen with movies like "Superman Returns" and the "X-Men" franchise, Bad Hat Harry Productions is coming full circle by bringing one of the most iconic film characters to comic book pages.
"Keyser Soze: Scorched Earth" is a story by Red 5 Comics co-founder, Paul Ens (Neozoic, Afterburn, Star Wars: Evasive Action, Versus). Look for "Keyser Soze: Scorched Earth #1", scheduled to debut in comic shops and leading digital platforms in early 2016. For more information, go to www.red5comics.com.
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Celebrate Penguins this Whitsun Half Term from 25 May - 2 June, with a visit to Birdland. Penguin fans will be able to put their knowledge to the test with a fun quiz and enjoy special talks about the 'waddle of penguins' which includes the only King Penguins on display in the England and also a comical gang of Humboldts.
Feeding displays will take place every day at 2.30 and there will be a chance to win an opportunity to step inside Penguin Shore and help the head-keeper feed the residents.
Visitors will also be able to see the new artificial rock wall that has been created along the back of the enclosure at varying heights. This incorporates nesting sites for the Humboldt penguins. There is also a sprinkler system for the warm days when the penguins love to cool off under the spray.
"We are hoping to test this out over the Bank Holiday weekend if the sun shines!" said Simon Blackwell, Manager at Birdland. "The renovations at Penguin Shore are part of wider improvements we are making around the Birdland and we have also just finished upgrading the café which has been re-named Flamingo Point Café as you now have views from the outside garden down to the river where our vibrant collection of carribean flamingos like to flock".
Find out more about the oldest pair of King Penguins at Birdland - Seth & Missy who have laid their first egg of the year earlier in May. Missy, aged approximately 37, & Seth, 34, have paired up every year for the past few seasons and always produce eggs. Keepers have removed the egg and placed it in the incubator for safe keeping. Weighing in at 262 grams the egg will be weighed every other day to see if it is fertile & developing properly.
Plus meet Spike the King Penguin, who has over 1500 facebook fans and is a regular tweeter about his life in the Cotswolds and at Birdland! He was hand-reared by Alistair Keen the Head Keeper and is one of the most popular residents.
Birdland is open daily from 10am
Birdland, Rissington Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, GL54 2BN
Admission: £8.95 Adults / £5.95 Child (3-15) / Senior £7.95 / Family £28.00 (2+2)
Contact email : info@birdland.co.uk
Contact phone : 01451 820480
Also see : Birdland Park & Gardens