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Bi-or-Multi-Racial People: The Root of Their Identity Issues
I don't believe that is logically or legally sound for multi-racial people who are part-Black to be labeled as "BLACK" or self-identify as Black. To be honest, it is rather insulting to me and it should be insulting to those from which they inherit the other aspects of their genotype (genetics) too. I believe that they should be labeled as "multi-racial" or at least "bi-racial".
Before you accuse me of all the bad names in the book, please be open minded enough to read the article first. So many people seem to want to be conveniently Black without being directly linked to the plight of Blacks either historically or genealogically. But being BLACK is an experience, a reality, a struggle, a plight, an adventure and an inconvenient truth. And being a Black man requires that one relates to Blacks at large and Black men and do something about their plight.
Ok let's start by defining "Self-identity". "Self- identity" is defined as the recognition of one's potential and qualities as an individual, especially in relation to social context.
It is a known issue that multi-racial people can experience an identity crisis, and can get flat out annoyed at being asked "WHAT ARE YOU?" I believe that everyone can imagine that it must be difficult for someone who is the product of multi races to pin point the race with which s/he should identify. It is rather based on genetics (inheritance), phenotype (physical appearance) and how others react to such people's genotype and phenotype in a specific culture or environment.
It is no surprise that some of such people LOOK WHITE, but feel BLACK while others LOOK BLACK yet feel WHITE. People like Tiger Woods are well known for identifying themselves as a combination of the two race "Black-Asian", and he is actually the most accurate of most people in those category because just because one self-identifies as one, it doesn't disqualify his/her genotype or genetics. It is refutable that unless there is a genetics issue, we all get 50% of our 46 chromosomes from each parent (i.e., 23 chromosomes from each parent.) In nutshell, we're a combination of our parents, who are a combination of their parents and so on and so forth. This is why we can inherit or share traits with grandparents, uncles and cousins based on whether the genes are dominant and recessive and encounter similar genes in other partners.
However, even though a person who looks Black may actually be more Caucasian/White than one who looks Whiter, most people identify people based on what they look like (i.e., their phenotype), such as their facial structure, skin tone, hair type etc. YES, most of us are naturally discriminatory and shallow bastards. LOL
In America and other Eurocentric parts of the World the race discussion took a different dynamic as race became a construct particularly as it was linked to slavery to justify the ill-treatment of Black slaves by identifying as less than a White person or a fraction of a White person, the effects of which permeates until today into what we can call "RACIAL EQUITY". In other words, no matter how intelligent and genius you are, the initial presumption was based on the fact that most people in your race are boxed in a certain category and that may in and of itself decrease your worth in the eyes of people of other races. It is not different from doing a comparative market analysis when buying real property (e.g., land or a house.)… See my article entitled "IS STILL A NIG**, SPI*CK… etc The Way Whites Still look at Non-Whites"
The ONE-DROP Jim Crow Rule
The turn of the century saw states across the south maliciously creating Jim Crow laws, affecting every section of daily life. Such laws were geared towards SEGREGATION. Segregated waiting rooms in professional offices were required, as well as water fountains, restrooms, building entrances, elevators, cemeteries, even amusement-park cashier windows etc.
Such laws forbade African Americans from living in white neighborhoods. Segregation was enforced for public pools, phone booths, hospitals, asylums, jails and residential homes for the elderly and handicapped. Likewise, under the old Jim Crow discriminatory laws of the land (U.S.) whenever a person had ON DROP OF BLACK BLOOD in him/her that qualified him to be called NON-WHITE because the BLACK BLOOD (genes) was (were) deemed to be so inferior that it was tainting the pureness of the WHITE BLOOD, something that Whites still value until today, which is the very reason why we are still having a WHITE SUPREMACY ARGUMENT.
The Jim Crow laws in essence were meant to criminalize any relationship between any Black and White person as it went against the fabric of the commerce and capitalist characteristic of the country at that time (i.e., slavery) and created confusion as to how to categorize the children that emanated from such relationships. The laws understood that relationships are the progenitors of communities and culture etc. Accordingly, the best way of so preventing was through SEGREGATION of Blacks and Whites as to prevent such occurrences. But those that were brave enough to go against such laws were severely punished as to create deterrence for others.
ABOLITION OF THE JIM CROW LAWS – AS DISCRIMINATORY and RACIST
The roots of Jim Crow laws began as early as 1865, immediately following the ratification of the 13th Amendment freeing four million slaves. Such Black codes were strict laws detailing when, where and how freed slaves could work, and for how much compensation.
However, thanks to people like Ida B. Well, eventually, the Jim Crow laws were abolished as racist and patently discriminatory. But there remnants remain until today, even though no one should be seen as "JUST BLACK" just because s/he has one drop of Black blood in him/her.
YET people like Obama or Mariah Carey or Halle Berry or Dwayne Johnson or Dwayne Johnson or Alicia Keys self-identify as BLACK even though they are at least 50% WHITE. The latter is in support of the old RACIST Jim Crow Laws and just shows how both Black and White minds struggle to get away from the shallow way in which they view each other, UNLESS they are IN LOVE or in a business, personal, or heart-based relationship or simply happen to like each other.
Ida B. Wells was a Black Memphis teacher, who became a prominent activist against Jim Crow laws after refusing to leave a train car designated for whites only. As a conductor forcibly removed her, she bit him on the hand, but a judge ruled in her favor, though that decision was later reversed by a higher court. Angry at the injustice, Wells devoted herself to fighting the oncoming Jim Crow laws in Memphis and used newspaper writing as a vehicle for her dissent to such laws. In 1889 she became co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight and used her position to take on school segregation and sexual harassment. In Chicago and other parts of the country, there are beautiful streets dedicated to this beautiful lady accordingly.
WHY ARE MULTI-RACIAL PEOPLE CONFUSED? WHY ARE THERE "RACIAL IMPOSTORS"?
1. They feel the need to erroneously pick one race over all the others based on their understanding and affinity to that particular race… (e.g., Obama has a White Mother and an African Father and despite being from two highly educated parents who were never slaves themselves, he chooses to identity himself via the Black race and marries a Black woman, even though on paper, he should have more affinity to the White race as he was raised mainly by his White side of his family and had almost no interaction with his Black side of the family.)
2. They took can discriminate via a false aura of superiority because others can label them as White-like or can pass for White or beautiful or exotic and they can in turn get privileges that are normally denied to Blacks or other Non-Whites. For instance, in Haiti after the Whites left, the Mulattoes became the new Whites and they started behaving like the Whites even though they had united with the Blacks to oust the Whites from power.
3. Racial impostors are people that are not of a particular race but self-identifies as such. They are trying to benefit from the something (e.g., the pity or victimhood or even privilege) that people that fall under such a group inherit. They are fake people and rather shameful people to be honest. There was a lady from Washington State (Spokane specifically), named Rachel Dolezal, who posed as black and led the Spokane NAACP and passed as Black by wearing heavy make ups and "curlying or nappying her hair". And Blacks were tolerant and stupid enough to accept her as a Black person.
4. Multiracial children are also often subject to institutional discrimination from government, private and public organizations. Many schools do not permit multiracial students to choose more than one race on demographic forms (Renn, 2009; Sanchez, 2010; Townsend, Markus, & Bergsieker, 2009). This lack of control in being able to properly self identify has been shown to affect one's mental health (Sanchez, 2010; Townsend, Markus, & Bergsieker, 2009).
5. Until federally overturned in 1967, most U.S. states banned marriages and relationships between White and non-White people. Biracial and multiracial children were thus once considered illicit results of such illegal marriages and relationships (Root, 1996).
6. Multiracial children and adolescents are resilient. Researchers show that multiracial identity increases an appreciation and empathy for cultural diversity among others (Shih & Sanchez, 2009). Moreover, multiracial adolescents and young adults are less likely to be subject to stereotype threat that causes poor performance on tasks. This may be because the multiracial participants are more likely to understand that race is not biological, but rather, is a social construct (Shih et al., 2007).
7. In a pew survey, when asked, "Do you consider yourself to be mixed race or multiracial, that is, more than one race, or not?," a substantial majority of Americans with a background that includes more than one race (61%) say that they do not consider themselves to be multiracial.
8. In the same pew survey, when asked why they don't identify as multiracial, about half (47%) say it is because they look like one race. An identical proportion say they were raised as one race, while about four-in-ten (39%) say they closely identify with a single race. And about a third (34%) say they never knew the family member or ancestor who was a different race. (Individuals were allowed to select multiple reasons.)
9. This multiracial "identity gap" plays out in distinctly different ways in different mixed-race groups.A quarter of biracial adults with a white and American Indian background say they consider themselves multiracial, for example. By contrast, seven-in-ten white and Asian biracial adults and 61% of those with a white and black background say they identify as multiracial. Multiracial adults with a white, black and American Indian racial background (50%) or a black and American Indian biracial background (33%) fall between these groups in terms of the share who say they identify as multiracial. Among Hispanics who count two or more races in their background, about six-in-ten (62%) say they consider themselves to be multiracial.The survey also finds that the way in which people describe their own racial background doesn't always match the way they believe others see them. About nine-in-ten white and American Indian biracial adults (88%) believe that a stranger passing them on the street would say they were single-race white; only 2% say they would be seen as multiracial and 7% as American Indian only.
10. According to the same survey, by contrast, six-in-ten Americans with a white and black background (61%) believe they are seen as black; only 19% say they would be seen as multiracial (an additional 7% say they would be perceived as white only). Among white and Asian biracial adults, 42% say others would perceive them as white and 23% think others see them as Asian. Two-in-ten say they would be seen as multiracial.
Number 10 proves the impact of the Jim Crow laws in the psyche of Blacks and those that have direct Black ancestry. In other words, even modernly, both Blacks and Whites judge each other according to those abolished laws and thus are PATENTLY RACIST to each other subconsciously because in so doing they are exercising their POWER to self-identify both individually and in society at large (systematically).
In other words, we are ALL RACIST! Again, being BLACK is an experience, a reality, a struggle, a plight, an adventure and an inconvenient truth. Despite being the ORIGINAL RACE, many view of as the PRIMITIVE RACE. And being a successful Black man requires that one relates to Blacks at large and Black men and do something about their plight. This is my issue with multi-racial people, they want the benefits and exposures linked with being Black, but they do not always follow through in their day to day action especially if they can pass for a non-Black. For instance, Obama ran as a Black man, and became elected as the first BLACK MALE POTUS, yet did not have on policy that was dedicated to reforming laws that are unjust to Black men, while he did have ample policy reforms for women and homosexuals. Enjoying the benefits, but not truly loving or looking out for the source of the benefits. Someone like TRUMP might end up doing more for criminal justice reforms than he did and there should have never been an opportunity to compare the two on that topic in anyway. That in and of itself tells you a plethora of IMPLIED THINGS about the hypocrisy of far too many MULTI-RACIAL PEOPLE. In the end, they don't belong to any group, but they PICK ONE based on convenience and run with it and hope it works out for them all while trying to please both sides. They are amazing at posing like they are PLEASING ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, an often impossible feat; but they have mastered it as they had to act like a person that can relate to both sides.
YET, perhaps, if they realize that they don't fall on EITHER SIDE, their presence may end up helping in NEUTRALIZING many of the differences that exist between both sides as they can ARGUE: "HEY, one of my parents is White or one of my parents is BLACK"... I am not RACIST... I just want you guy to CO-EXIST and realize what makes us the same is a lot more important than what makes us different. Should they fail to do so, then they are just PRODUCTS of a FORMERLY LEGALLY FORBIDDEN TRANSACTION that is still somewhat socially AWKWARD for far to many BLACKS and WHITES! But they can't be traitors... they can't pull the "OBAMA BLACK MALE CARD" only to abandon Black males in the end... in his case, perhaps he is still mad at his Black Father for not being there after he was forced to leave for Africa. His book, "dream from my father left some telling things out..." I' d love to personally ask Mr. Obama about this someday!
Dr. Pete Lorins is the Chief Editor of LorinsPost.com… this article is sponsored by RapidGigsPlus.com
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Q: How to exclude series from displaying in the matplotlib legend? I have a loop going through a big dataset storing the data in various lists and plotting them at the end. However, some of the series are only contain Null values and don't want them to include in the legend. Is there any way I can exclude series from a legend? This is a simple example that z contains only Nulls.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = np.arange(1, 5)
y = 1/x
z = [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, np.nan]

plt.plot(x,y, label = 'x data')
plt.plot(x,z, label = 'z data')

plt.legend()
plt.show()

A: You can have a function that returns the label with a preceding underscore if any values are NaN in the array:
def label_not_nan(arr, label):
    if np.isnan(arr).any():
        return f'_{label}'
    return label

plt.plot(x, y, label=label_not_nan(x, 'x data'))
plt.plot(x, z, label=label_not_nan(z, 'z data'))

Labels starting with an underscore are not displayed in the legend, as pointed out in the comments.
Note: a previous solution had the function return None instead of preceding underscore. That solution seems to no longer work.

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I don't know, if that happens to all figure painters. But when I "discover" a new figure company, or lay hands for first time on a company's figure, I am usually so thrilled, that I leave, all other projects, aside, and paint this one.
The "Christ of the Trenches", is a similar situation, since, it was the first time, I had in my hands, a figure from the Portuguese company, named Viriatus.
The kit represents the Christ of the Trenches, in Nouvelle Chapelle, France 1918. It's based on a photograph of Amaldo Garcez. At the time, Portuguese army was helping, to defend, the German invasion.
When, for the first time, I accessed Viriatus online catalogue and browsed, all figures one by one, this particular figure, made me, a nice impression. The addition, of the crucifix, was nice to have, and the idea, to make it, in a trench, actually enhanced, my desire to paint it.
Important information, also, is that, all Viriatus miniatures are casted, in only 200 pieces, which also makes them, a collector's item.
The kit is sculpted from Fernando Martinez and the box art painted by Fernando Pires.
14 parts are consisting the kit. The level of quality in casting and in sculpting is easily compared with the top brands of the figure market. And i really mean that! I was impressed of how much clean and smooth all parts were, and how much intense, was all the sculpted detail, in even the smaller part of the kit.
Almost all soldier's figure, is in one, solid part, except, the two separate hands. Cap, helmet, rifle, 3 pieces for the cross, the Christ statue, canteen, small bag, small sign for the cross, and a ground textured base, make, the parts complete list, for this kit.
Very little cleaning, was demanded, and in dry fit test, the figure went together pretty good in all parts. So this, will be easing, the separate parts painting procedure. When the figure was primed no flaw at all appeared, so after some hours the first paints were brushed on.
In the leaflet of the kit, the color guide is sufficient and clear. There are no alternatives, as we talk for a soldier.
You will have to pay some extra care when painting the cross, so that u make it to look like real wood.
The figure is surely simple enough to paint, but, you will have to be, a bit careful to make, the crucifix, look really good.
At this point, I have to say, that, the box art picture, is small enough and not the best quality, (the picture not the painting), to my opinion. Also, the pictures in the company's website, are some small for my eyes!!!
I am really happy, to know, that there is, one more company, in the figure market, which makes, really good figures. And the name is Viriatus.
Maybe to some, the fact, that all themes, of the company, are from Portuguese history, over the centuries, might be restricting. But I think that, when u like to paint good figures, that will not be a preventing factor.
The specific figure, had pretty good detail, made my life easy while painting, since the sculpting is awesome, and the addition of the crucifix, made the extra touch to have a different theme in your collection.
All levels of painters, will be able, to paint, this one, but, you will have, to pay, some extra, attention and effort, to make a nice scenery, to present it, nicely.
From Portugese company Viriatus, a very nice figure, based on a picture of WWI. Nice quality and detail and a kit that offers for special scenery work to present it .
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Hugo Weaving Waiting for 'The Hobbit'
Hugo Weaving Waiting for The Hobbit
Cat Parker
— June 19th, 2009
We reported /ian-mckellen-andy-serkis-and-hugo-weaving-confirmed-for-the-hobbit/here last week that director Guillermo del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving will reunite with Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit in their roles originated in The Lord of the Rings trilogy." Well according to Moviehole, this is news to not just you, but also to Weaving!
Weaving said he's interested in returning as Elrond, but that he isn't officially on board, because he hasn't been spoken to yet.
"I knew that if and when it happened I'd get a call and we'd chat about it, but I haven't spoken to anyone about it. Someone said to me 'I hear you're doing the Hobbit?' I said 'Well, um, probably', they said "No, no. you've signed on'. I haven't actually talked to anyone about it. Doesn't mean I won't be doing it, [I'm] just not onboard yet."
The Hobbit is scheduled to be released in December of 2011, while The Hobbit Sequel will be released in December of 2012.
Topics: The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings
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Watch Lord of the Rings Star Read Trump Tweets as Gollum
Ian McKellen Will Return as Gandalf in London Stage Show
Watch Ryan Gosling Stump Stephen Colbert on Lord of the Rings Trivia

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Consumers are to get greater rights and improved protection in an overhaul of the credit laws announced in the Queen's Speech.
The Consumer Credit Bill marks the final stage in the most significant reform of domestic consumer credit law in almost 30 years.
"Consumer credit law will be updated to provide greater protection from unfair lending practices and create a fairer and more competitive credit market," the Queen told Parliament.
A new "unfair credit test" will make it easier for people to take lenders to court when they believe they are victims of unfair lending practices.
And those who do not wish to pursue lenders through the courts will have the opportunity to take their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman, who will investigate disputes on their behalf.
Lenders will have to provide customers with an annual statement as part of measures designed to improve consumer information, and businesses will be required to issue an arrears notice and an information sheet from the OFT advising people on what to do about arrears.
The OFT will be given greater powers to regulate the industry and will be able to impose sanctions on businesses before removing their licences.
It will also be able to look at a lender's credit competence, rather than just its track record, before deciding whether to award a licence.
Lenders are helped with the creation of a targeted licensing system, which aims to reduce the burden of bureaucracy on businesses.
MPs have recently given credit card bosses a rough ride for confusing consumers with complicated APRs and loan agreements.
High-profile cases where customers have committed suicide after being allowed to run up huge debts have also called industry practices into question.


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Help us raise our goal of $2,000 so that we can build a place of protection, refuge, and health for these horses just as they provide these things, among many others, for the special children and adults who participate at Blissful Dreams Rescue Ranch (in Huger, SC) each and every day. It will help to serve many!
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Blood and strawberries: Hard times in Greece add pressure on migrant workers
By Associated Press,
Αίμα και φράουλες: Οι δύσκολοι καιροί στην Ελλάδα εντείνουν την πίεση στους μετανάστες εργαζομένους
- Ο Md Khan Liton, ένας από τους Μπαγκλαντεσιανούς διαδηλωτές, περιέγραψε τον τρόμο από τους πυροβολισμούς.
"Μας πυροβολούσαν σαν να είμαστε ζώα», δήλωσε ο Liton «Είμαστε ειρηνικοί άνθρωποι που προσπαθούν να μαζέψουν χρήματα, για να στείλουν στο σπίτι. Θέλουμε να πληρωθούμε ".
- "Μου είπαν ότι αν δεν φύγω, θα με κάψουν ζωντανό, Πήγα στην αστυνομία, αλλά δεν πήρα καμία βοήθεια, δεν τους νοιάζει".
- Τα social media καλούν για μποϊκοτάζ στις φράουλες από την Μανωλάδα.
- «Έχουμε περίπου την ίδια εικόνα, με μικρές παραλλαγές, σε όλη τη χώρα"
- Οι μετανάστες εργαζόμενοι αποτελούν για περισσότερα από 20 χρόνια την ραχοκοκαλιά της γεωργίας στην Ελλάδα, με μισθούς πολύ κάτω από το επίσημο όριο των € 26.
"Στη νότια Πελοπόννησο, από όπου κατάγομαι, αν δεν είχαμε ξένους εργάτες δεν θα μαζεύαμε ποτέ τις ελιές".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/after-2-day-hunt-greek-police-arrest-3-foremen-over-bangladeshi-strawberry-pickers-shootings/2013/04/19/5cb37a44-a8d1-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story_1.html
ATHENS, Greece — After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28.
The bloodletting this week in Greece's southern strawberry fields shocked the nation and put the spotlight on the plight of the financial crisis' overlooked victims: hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, many undocumented, whose lot is becoming even tougher amid rising racist violence and dropping living standards.
After a two-day manhunt, Greek authorities on Friday arrested three suspects in the shootings, which drew strong condemnation from the government, political parties and labor unions. The men, aged 21, 27 and 39, face multiple charges of attempted murder.
"As long as the crisis worsens, barbaric acts will find an outlet," said Nikitas Kanakis, head of the Greek branch of the Doctors of the World medical aid group.
Police said the shootings near the village of Manolada followed an altercation between the Greek foremen and some 200 workers demanding six months' unpaid wages. When the foremen left the scene, the Bangladeshis began hoping that management was preparing to offer a solution. But the foremen returned with two shotguns and a handgun and opened fire — spraying pellets into torsos and limbs. A total of 28 people were sent to the hospital, none with life-threatening injuries.
Md Khan Liton, one of the Bangladeshi protesters, described the terror of coming under gunfire.
"They fired at us as if we were animals," said Liton, who escaped unhurt. "We are peaceful people trying to make money to send home. We want to be paid."
There have been several cases of migrant laborers being abused in Manolada in recent years — including men being dragged behind cars or motorbikes. But none has been as bad as Wednesday's shootings.
"It was an unprecedented situation," said senior health official Panos Efstathiou. "You'd think there was a war on,"
Bangladeshi workers said tensions with the farm have festered for months. Mohammed Lendu Miha, who has worked at the plantation but was not present at the shooting, said his former employers had tried to pay him with a check that bounced, and threatened to kill him when he insisted on cash.
"They told me that if I didn't leave, they would burn me alive," he said. "I went to the police but got no help, they don't care."
The shootings drew calls on social media for a boycott on strawberries from Manolada. The area, about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of Athens, produces most of the strawberries sold in Greece. It's an industry based on cheap labor by immigrant workers living in conditions the country's justice minister likened to those in America's south during the years of slavery.
Greece is the main gateway for immigrants from Asia and Africa trying to clandestinely enter the European Union. Most end up stuck there, amid Greece's worst financial crisis in decades, and up to a tenth of the formerly ethnically homogenous country's population is not native-born.
With Greek unemployment at 27 percent, migrants take what work they can get. Often they toil in fields that Greeks abandoned over the past decades of consumption-fueled affluence.
"We have roughly the same picture, with small variations, across the country," Kanakis said. "Foreign workers working uninsured with very low wages, who live in poor conditions. These are frightened people, without legal documents, who don't know the language."
On the island of Salamis last year, an Egyptian bakery worker was found badly beaten and chained to a tree after seeking back pay from his employer. The Greek bakery owner, who was arrested, claimed the victim had tried to steal money from him.
Migrant workers have for more than 20 years formed the backbone of Greece's agriculture, on wages well below the official minimum of 26 euros ($34).
"In the southern Peloponnese where I come from, if we didn't have foreign workers we wouldn't ever gather any olives," Kanakis said. "It would be very unlikely for Greeks to accept such living conditions. When you're paid 20 euros ($26) a day and are trying to save money to send home, obviously you'll live in the fields, not in a proper house."
In Manolada, many laborers live in tents or shacks, stifling in the summer and freezing in winter, without sanitation or adequate access to drinking water.
Kanakis accused local communities of hypocrisy, accepting the migrants' money in local shops but ignoring their plight, including lack of access to healthcare.
"The problem isn't so much the landowners — from whom I expect nothing better — or state agencies which may turn a blind eye," he said. "It's the local societies, where everyone knows what is happening but nobody talks."
The wave of illegal immigration in recent years, coupled with a spike in violent crime, has fueled anti-migrant sentiment propelling the meteoric rise of Golden Dawn, a party so far to the right that its website brims with Nazi literature and references. The party, currently Greece's third most popular — polling at about 10 percent — strenuously denies being neo-Nazi.
It also rejects broad allegations that it instigates attacks on migrants, although its supporters have been linked with such violence on several occasions.
Foreign workers in Greece are in a particularly parlous position, as those who have violated immigration laws are under constant threat of arrest and deportation if denounced to authorities. Even victims of racist attacks have been detained over alleged immigration violations, a practice condemned by international rights groups.
Many employers take advantage of the risk of detention to quell protests.
"The basic threat is: Don't talk much and perhaps we'll pay you sometime," Kanakis said.
Greece's public order minister, Nikos Dendias, on Friday pledged that the injured Bangladeshis would not be punished if found to have illegally entered Greece.
"None of the victims have been detained, nor will they be deported," he said during a visit to the Manolada area.


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This is a special week for the Peterborough Minor Hockey Council for two reasons.
This weekend the PMHC's AAA Petes will host their annual earlybird tournament for novice and atom players with a new name – the Pat Larock Kawartha Earlybird Tournament. The new name honours the the longest serving volunteer in PMHC history and the only person awarded a lifetime membership with the organization. Mr. Larock died in May 2011.
The PMHC also announced Wednesday during a press conference at East Side Mario's that it has chosen the Jack McGee Kawartha Komets as its charity of choice for the 2012-13 season.
PMHC president Walter DiClemente presented Komets officials with the first of three $1,000 cheques to assist the special needs hockey program.
"As an organization, the Minor Petes have always been blessed with remarkable community support, both from our team and tournament sponsors and from some amazing and committed volunteers," DiClemente said.
DiClemente said the PMHC is pleased to honour Mr. Larock who volunteered selflessly for more than 50 years in minor hockey in Peterborough, many of them on the PMHC executive and board.
The tournament features 45 teams, 15 in each division. Games will begin at 8 a.m. each day with action at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre, Evinrude Centre, Kinsmen Civic Centre and Northcrest Arena.


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Q: FirebaseError when logging out of web app, exception thrown by user callback, document references must have an even number of segments I've built a Javascript web app using Firestore and Firebase. When logging the user out, I am getting console errors. The errors reference the firebase-database.js and firebase-firestore.js scripts, though, so I can't really tell what is happening:

[2020-05-22T12:32:58.436Z]  @firebase/database: FIREBASE WARNING:
  Exception was thrown by user callback.
  Hr@https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/7.6.1/firebase-firestore.js:1:48219
  firebase-database.js:1:11297
FirebaseError: Invalid document reference. Document references must
  have an even number of segments, but user has 1
  firebase-firestore.js:1:48219

This is my log out function:
$('.logout').on('click', function(){
    firebase.auth().signOut()
    .catch(function(error){
        console.log(error.code);
        console.log(error.message);
    });
});

Then I have a listener for firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged which triggers this:
firestoredb.collection('user').doc(uid).update({
    status: false,
    last_changed: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp()
})
.then(function(){
    uid='';

    $('#screenname').html('');

    window.location='https://www.example.com/your-account.asp?task=logout&afterlogin=%2Fv2';
})
.catch(function(error){
    console.log(error.code);
    console.log(error.message);
});

What might be my strategy for tracking down this error since the console logs are not that helpful? The error does not really affect the performance of the app, since the user is logged out anyway (and redirected via Javascript), however it bothers me that there is an error.
EDIT: I am wondering if the cloud script that is running could be the problem. That might explain why I cannot identify the line number and why the error message is so vague. Here is my cloud script, can this be modified so that a missing UID value would be ignored? This is basically the script provided by Google for combining Firebase and Firestore to maintain session state of the user.
const functions=require('firebase-functions');
const admin=require('firebase-admin');
admin.initializeApp();

const firestore=admin.firestore();

exports.onUserStatusChanged=functions.database.ref('user/{uid}').onUpdate(
    async (change, context) => {
        const eventStatus=change.after.val();
        const userStatusFirestoreRef=firestore.doc(`user/${context.params.uid}`);
        const statusSnapshot=await change.after.ref.once('value');
        const status=statusSnapshot.val();

        if (status.last_changed>eventStatus.last_changed){
            return null;
        }

        eventStatus.last_changed=new Date(eventStatus.last_changed);

        return userStatusFirestoreRef.update(eventStatus);
    }
);


After much lobbying from Hunter a set of Honda CRF 150's made it into the toy box this year.
Although we're not huge fans of logging for the damage that it can do, the upside is great trails into some really scenic areas!
It's been fun trying something new – I'm sure there will be many more adventures to come next spring!
One Response to Dirt biking – a great distraction for the in between season!
Adrenalin junkies! Love it. Play safe.


Nearly everyone has tried to diet at least once in their life. And nearly everyone has had their diet fail, too. Reasons vary of course, but there are five fundamental reasons that diet fail. Here are the culprits and what you can do so that your next diet is successful.
Sometimes you decide to diet for the wrong reasons. You read about a quirky diet and think that it might be "fun" to try. Or your best friend is desperate to diet and wants you to join in for mutual support. Fundamentally, though, you don't really think that you need to lose weight. So guess what? At the first hunger pang, you fold. The diet gets thrown over the side quicker than old fish. Without a solid internal commitment to achieving some diet goals, there is no way that you can remain strong against the privation that is part of every diet. What can you do? Start your diet by outlining to yourself the reasons that this diet is important TO YOU. You will need this justification to be solidly in place in a few days when that bacon double-cheeseburger is calling you.
There are a lot of diet plans around these days. Some of them are rational and well balanced. Some of them are "fad" diets that don't have any basis in good nutrition and health. If you pick a fad diet, there's a good chance that you will fail. Sure, you might lose some weight during your seven day cleanse, but a month later you will have regained the lost weight and maybe a bit more. Look at the various diets carefully before you select one. A lot of them have overviews right here at Blog.WannaBuddy.com and here is one strategy for selecting a diet. Select one that fits your taste, habits and lifestyle. If the diet has you eating substantially less than 1,200 calories a day, be cautious. The Federal government's health guidelines recommend about 1,200 calories as a minimum daily intake for good health. Besides making your government happy, eating fewer than 1,200 calories a day can put your body into a "starvation mode" where it clings to each calorie like it is the very last calorie on earth. Your metabolism slows down and losing weight without getting sick is very difficult. So be sure to check out your calorie intake before committing to a diet.
Diets are designed to reduce your weight through reducing your food intake. Sadly, some diets approach this goal with little regard for good nutrition. Even when you are dieting, your body still needs vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and fats to survive. Eliminating any of these components for long and your body will suffer. Don't stop your daily multi-vitamin (you DO take one, don't you?) so that minor gaps in your nutrition can be filled in. Your diet should meet the minimum daily requirements, just at a limited calorie level. Nobody ever lost weight by cutting back on their iron.
Once you have reached your goal weight, you should be able to shift your meal plan to your diet's maintenance mode. What's that? Your diet doesn't talk about maintenance? That should be a warning sign. Without a maintenance plan, there is a good chance you will regain all of the weight you worked so hard to lose. Check out the maintenance plan before you pick your diet. You are going to be living with that plan for a long time.
Dieting is really hard! It is even harder when you are dieting alone. The primary benefit of most of the Weight Watcher-style weight loss centers is the personal support and encouragement that they provide. Without an external source of reinforcement, keeping on your diet is nearly impossible. That is one of the key uses for WannaBuddy.com, finding yourself a diet buddy. If you don't have a friend who is ready to diet with you (and we already talked about the dangers of twisting someone's arm) just click over to WannaBuddy and find someone near you who is about to start their diet, too. With mutual support and accountability there is a much better chance that you can stick with your diet and be successful this time!


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Title: Geomatics
Subject: Geodesy, Geomatics engineering, Fugro, Oregon Institute of Technology, Geography
Collection: Cartography, Engineering Disciplines, Geodesy, Geographical Technology, Geomatics, Information Science, Methods and Principles in Archaeology, Surveying
Geographical distance
Geoid
Figure of the Earth
Geodetic system
Geographic coordinate system
Horizontal position representation
Reference ellipsoid
Satellite geodesy
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
GLONASS (Russian)
Galileo (European)
Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System (IRNSS)
BeiDou (BDS) (Chinese)
ED50 European Datum 1950
SAD69 South American Datum 1969
GRS 80 Geodetic Reference System 1980
NAD83 North American Datum 1983
WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984
NAVD88 N. American Vertical Datum 1988
ETRS89
European Terrestrial Reference
GCJ-02 Chinese encrypted datum 2002
Spatial Reference System Identifier (SRID)
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
NGVD29 (Sea Level Datum 1929)
A surveyor's shed showing equipment used for geomatics
Geomatics, also known as geospatial technology, geomatics engineering, or geomatic engineering, in French géomatique, is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information, or spatially referenced information. In other words, it "consists of products, services and tools involved in the collection, integration and management of geographic data".[1]
Overview and etymology 1
Overview and etymology
Michel Paradis, a French-Canadian surveyor, introduced geomatics as a new scientific term in an article published in 1981 in The Canadian Surveyor and in a keynote address at the centennial congress of the Canadian Institute of Surveying in April 1982. He claimed that at the end of the 20th century the needs for geographical information would reach a scope without precedent in history and in order to address these needs, it was necessary to integrate in a new discipline both the traditional disciplines of land surveying and the new tools and techniques of data capture, manipulation, storage and diffusion.[2]
Geomatics includes the tools and techniques used in Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and many other international authorities, although some (especially in the United States) have shown a preference for the term geospatial technology.
The related field of hydrogeomatics covers the area associated with surveying work carried out on, above or below the surface of the sea or other areas of water. The older term of hydrographics was considered too specific to the preparation of marine charts, and failed to include the broader concept of positioning or measurements in all marine environments.
A geospatial network is a network of collaborating resources for sharing and coordinating geographical data and data tied to geographical references. One example of such a network is the Open Geospatial Consortium's efforts to provide ready global access to geographic information. A number of university departments which were once titled "surveying", "survey engineering" or "topographic science" have re-titled themselves using the terms "geomatics" or "geomatic engineering".
The rapid progress and increased visibility of geomatics since the 1990s has been made possible by advances in computer hardware, computer science, and software engineering, as well as by airborne and space observation remote-sensing technologies.
The science of deriving information about an object using a sensor without physically contacting it is called remote sensing, which is a part of geomatics.
Application areas include:
Airborne geophysics
Archaeological excavation and survey for GIS applications
Coastal zone management and mapping
Disaster informatics for disaster risk reduction and response
Land management and reform
Natural resource monitoring and development
Subdivision planning
Climate Change/Environmental Monitoring
Digital terrain modelling
^ Applied Geomatics Research Laboratory, University of Waterloo
^ Paradis, Michel (September 1981). "De l'arpentage à la géomatique". Le géomètre canadien (in French) 35 (3): 262.
Geomatics Canada Ottawa: Natural Resources Canada ISSN 1491-5480
Dermanis, Athanasios; Grün, Armin; Sansò, Fernando (2000). Geomatic Methods for the Analysis of Data in the Earth Sciences. New York: Springer.
Kavanagh, Barry F. (2003). Geomatics. Prentice Hall.
Yvan Bédard, "Geomatics" in Karen Kemp (2008), Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science, Sage. [6]
Gomarasca, Mario A. (2009). Basics of Geomatics. Springer.
"Geomatics", Chap. 1 in Mario A. Gomarasca (2009) Basics of Geomatics, Springer.[7]
"Geomatics", sec. 1.3 in Mathias Lemmens (2011), Geo-information: Technologies, Applications and the Environment, Springer. [8]
Bachelor of Science in Geomatics at Nicholls State University
Geomatics program at the University of Florida
Canada's Northwest Territories Centre for Geomatics
UK's Environment Agency Geomatics Group
GIM International Lemmer, the Netherlands: Geodetical Information & Trading Centre ISSN 1566-9076
Geomatics at DMOZ
Articles to be merged from August 2013
All articles to be merged
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CS1 French-language sources (fr)
Germany, France, Berlin, Global Positioning System, Paris
Cryptography, Artificial intelligence, Software engineering, Science, Machine learning
Geography, Map, Software, Science, Ptolemy
Earth, Human geography, Sociology, Economics, Geodesy
Computer science, Engineering, Software, Software testing, Systems engineering
Computer science, Surveying, Civil engineering, Geomatics, Global positioning system
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Köpingen ingår i kommunalförbundet Velden (Vils) tillsammans med kommunerna Neufraunhofen och Wurmsham.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Bill Gates launched a new fight against systemic poverty in the U.S., with his private foundation on Thursday announcing millions of dollars toward initiatives ranging from data projects to funding for community activists.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it will spend $158 million combating American poverty over the next four years. It comes as the foundation moves deeper into U.S. issues after largely focusing on global health and development. Critics have long challenged Gates to do more to help the poor at home in the U.S.
Specific programs and grants to combat poverty have not been identified but the foundation's work will be informed by the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, an ideas-oriented task force.
The Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic organization, funded the task force to kick-start its entry into American poverty issues. The partnership is housed within the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based liberal-leaning think tank, and said it has worked to create ideas over the past two years that philanthropic groups, businesses and government could carry into action.
Members of the task force have issued proposals as broad as "confront racism" in neighborhood planning and as specific as urging an expansion of the child tax credit and eligibility for housing assistance vouchers to help families with children under 6.
In addressing the income gap, they advocate for better jobs and more workers' rights through wage subsidies, community college access and a gig-economy benefits system, among other concepts.
How the Microsoft co-founder's money will make it all happen is unclear, but the foundation is expected to fund pilot projects and research that will help support such ideas.
Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann said data and analysis are needed to root out possible answers at the core of poverty. But she also acknowledged that studying the problem would be the easy part.
"It's easier to generate data than it is to make an impact," Desmond-Hellmann said.
The Seattle-based foundation, which was established in 2000 and has an endowment worth over $40 billion, has been turning its attention to U.S. poverty, with Gates publicly discussing a trip to Atlanta last year as a "searing portrait of American poverty."
In the U.S., the foundation has primarily focused on trying to reshape American schools, making itself the largest benefactor of school reform in the country. Desmond-Hellmann said its new strategy on poverty issues will complement its existing education work.
In an interview this year with The Associated Press, the Gateses talked about broadening their agenda to look at other problems that hinder children in the classroom.
"Poverty is like education, where there's not enough philanthropic resources to take on responsibility, but if you can show how to have a lot more impact, then the policies will benefit from that," Bill Gates said at the time.


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Maggie McKay Reviews 'Mysterious Circumstances' at the Geffen Playhouse
Whether you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories or not this new play at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood will leave you thinking ....whaaaaat? Making its world premiere at the Gil Cates Theater, it was written by Michael Mitnick and directed by Matt Shakman. Mysterious Circumstances was inspired by the New Yorker article "Mysterious Circumstances: The Strange Death of a Sherlock Holmes Fanatic" by David Grann. Mitnick was actually raised by a Conan Doyle aficionado so he was all in from the get-go.
It is actually based on a true story which makes it even more delicious. A man named Richard Lancelyn Green was the world's top scholar on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. When Green is found dead in his London apartment, there are more questions than answers. There are several suspects and motives but in the end, it's not as clear cut as it may appear. The actors are so talented and convincing, most playing more than one character.
This is not just about a fanatic but also about what drives us and sends someone over the edge to obsession.
Available in person at the Geffen Playhouse box office, by phone at 310.208.5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.org.
Mysterious Circumstances


Rugged gear from Harken and Selden lead the test field.
Practical Sailor evaluated more than a dozen blocks from eight manufacturers: Barton, Garhauer, Harken, Holt, Karver, Ronstan, Schaefer, and Seldén.
The modern composite marine block remains a distant relative of the first wheel and axle, and traces of its existence as a simple machine date back to about the time when Archimedes began lifting granite slabs.
The application of block-and-tackle use was documented in Sicily as early as 250 B.C. References to a seafaring application of the technology include its use aboard the Asiatic treasure fleet of China's Zheng He (1405-1433) and by the crew of Christopher Columbus headed toward the Caribbean in 1492. Since then, the quest for lighter, stronger, lower-friction upgrades have unfolded like the history of material science itself. Hardwoods such as lignum vitae not only proved to be the best organic material for making nearly indestructible cheeks (sides) for wooden blocks, but the wood's ability to act as a bearing surface was also quite impressive. As metallurgical fabrication evolved, bronze bushings and sheaves worked with 316 stainless-steel axles to further lower friction. Roller and ball bearings made modern blocks even slipperier, and by the mid-1980s, the trend was toward making blocks smaller and lighter as well as more efficient. The three decades that have followed have been a composite plastics revolution, and the manufacture of blocks has moved more and more toward esoteric fiber/plastic combinations.
Seldèn's 40-millimeter block uses the tried-and-proven stainless ball bearings and race. Metal won't deform under load or heat.
The last time we tested 40-millimeter blocks was June 2002, and the era of the "hollow block" had already arrived. The name was coined by previous PS testers, and it was given to blocks with larger bearing radiuses. This time around, we found that the makers who had resisted the move toward large, central bearing support bosses had all abandoned their small-diameter axle block design in favor of the larger bearing support surface. Even the ever popular, hollow Schaefer cheek blocks now sport more efficient, larger-radius bearings.
The main difference between this round of testing and the one nine years ago is that we decided to evaluate 40-millimeter bullet blocks at a slightly higher load rating: 200 pounds. This is the 40- to 50-percent stress point for many of the blocks tested, and was within the safe working load (SWL) of all the test products, albeit right on the cusp of the SWL rating for the Holt Nautos 40.
The friction numbers recorded (see the Value Guide table Right) reflect the pull required to keep a closed loop of ultra low-stretch line moving in the two block test system. Those shopping for a bullet-block upgrade should pick a safe working load that takes dynamic force into consideration. If you're replacing an old block that blew up, determine what its SWL had been and add a larger safety margin. One of the things testers noted this go around was that the ratio of SWL to maximum load or breaking strength varied among manufacturers. In many cases, it's about a 1:2 ratio, but in others, it's 1:3, or even close to a 1:4 difference.
The bottom line is that if a block fails during normal use and hasn't gone through years of cycle loading, it should be replaced by one with a higher-rated SWL. Bigger blocks tend to be stronger, more efficient at the same load, heavier, and more costly. The accompanying tables and photos should help you to pick a product that's not too large, not too small, and realistically, the best value.
One of the bigger changes we noted this time around was the diversity of attachment methods that have arisen over recent years. Fixed U-shaped metal straps, molded plastic U-shaped cheeks, single-axis pivots, fully universal pivots, and rope strops can answer a wide range of installation requirements. No single system is perfect for all applications, and the right choice should be made on a case-by-case basis. For example, a lazy-jack setup can do just fine with a non-pivoting, fixed strap block while a topping-lift lead may require a block that pivots on two planes in order to align with a fair lead.
This round of testing included a look at products from Barton, Garhauer, Harken, Karver, Holt, Ronstan, Schaefer, and Seldén. All of the units tested were ball- and/or roller-bearing designs, and the trend toward more composite material and less metal was evident.
Karver's efficiently sculpted alloy, KBO-10 block with its wide bearing race and the pair of Barton 45-millimeter blocks were the only outliers in a very homogeneous grouping. Barton does not produce a 40-millimeter block, so we put its 45-millimeter product in play. Karver refers to the KBO-10 as a 42-millimeter block, measuring the diameter of its sheave groove rather than using the more customary maximum diameter of the sheave side. When measured in the latter fashion, the KBO-10 comes in at a bulked up 52 millimeters. Rather than rating it side by side with other smaller products, we teamed it up with one of our super-slick running Harken 57-millimeter blocks we have been long-term testing. Our thinking was that larger blocks would be more efficient because when subjected to the same load as the 40-millimeter players, the ratio of the load to their SWL would be much lower—an assumption that held up under scrutiny.
The Barton Size 3 is a double-pinned, stainless-steel strapped, modern rendition of a familiar single-block design. It retains the classic guitar-shaped cheek plates, but it also incorporates a large boss supporting the bearing race. A super-smooth spin arises from the combination of Delrin ball bearings and an acetal sheave.
The block comes in a variety of swivel and non-swivel options, and a becket version is also available. Its 45-millimeter sheave diameter puts it in a slightly larger package than our mainstream contenders.
Bottom line: This block is well built, heavier, and larger than most of the others, but it's cost effective and a good choice for those needing just a little more load-handling capacity.
We received three Garhauer blocks, two 20-13 US series blocks and one 25-13 UAB. Both designs offer a full, 360-degree swiveling shackle. The 20-13 series blocks came in alloy-cheek and stainless-steel versions; both behaved similarly with fairly high friction readings. Rated at a 600-pound safe working load, they are secured by a fairly small Torx screw fastener. Blocks with lower SWL ratings used much larger clevis-pin supports.
However, testers found the Garhauer 25-13 UAB to be an upgrade in design and engineering that solves all of the issues we had with the other two Garhauer blocks. The carefully crafted, large boss alloy-cheek block rolled smoothly under load, ranked high in efficiency, and rides on a clevis pin four times the diameter of the 20-13 blocks.
Bottom line: The 20-13 series' weight and less-than-robust load support held them back, but we do recommend the efficient 25-13 model.
The master of smooth spin, Harken sent us two versions of its 40C slick bearing blocks. These lightweight composite gems spun like a Vegas roulette wheel, and the diminutive No. 4 Harken bow shackle, found on the swiveling version of the block, fit the center pin stem without any side slop. The sheave ran true even when minor torsion was added to the equation through line lead changes.
Best of all, the engineering was consistent across the board with no areas where excess weight added up or too little material hampered structural integrity. Harken recently introduced a line of soft-attachment blocks that have absolutely no metal components; however, we still feel hard attachments are the best option for cruisers.
Bottom line: The Harken 40C's bearing races ran smoothly under load, and the connection options provided plenty of installation choices.
The blocks can accommodate lines from 3/8 of an inch to a half-inch. The Karver block (far right) was the largest one tested, with a measured 52-millimeter sheave.
This big boy slipped into the review because, as indicated earlier, its sheave diameter was listed in the manufacturer's catalog as 42 millimeters, while its actual measurement was 52 millimeters. We kept it in play and teamed it up with a larger Harken Carbo Block just to see if "super sizing" actually lowered friction. Tests results showed that indeed it did, and testers noted that cutting the line-moving load in half was a very noticeable and appreciated benefit.
The Karver KBO-10 in its strop-attached configuration will appeal to most racers, and the Dyneema line is more than strong enough to handle SWL requirements. But like all line-mounted hardware, care needs to be taken to be sure that where the block is attached is free from chafe-accelerating hard or abrasive edges, and the ravages of sunlight must be taken into consideration.
Bottom line: The block is a smooth-running—and pricey—load handler that we'll be sure to include when we look at 55-millimeter blocks.
Holt retails the Nautos block line, which includes the single-sheave, plastic 40-millimeter super-light swiveling block. It features an anodized-aluminum axle on which a composite bearing-supported acetal sheave spins smoothly without any axial deflection. Loaded to its rated 200-pound safe-working spec, the cost-effective gadget shuttled line as efficiently as many of its higher-rated cousins.
Bottom line: The molded, all-in-one cage and cheek assembly may not be as rugged as others, but the unit operates very well at its load limit and is comparably inexpensive.
Lots of design effort went into sculpting the RF45110 and Orbit BB RF45111, two light, non-metal, high-load capable blocks that are available with a conventional pin and rotating shackle or a Dyneema strop attachment. From the carbon-fiber/nylon composite sheave to the fiber-reinforced side plates, the innovative engineering represents a serious commitment to composite structure.
However, during our testing, we noticed a disappointing attribute in both of the Ronstan Orbit blocks: The sheaves had a tendency to rub against the cheek plates. All of the other blocks tested maintained clearance between the sides of the sheave and the inner surface of the cheek plate. The additional friction this caused was likely the reason for the blocks' somewhat lackluster performance in the efficiency test.
According to Ronstan, "While the sheave rubbing on the cheeks would contribute to the friction, the primary reason for the friction observed is the engagement of the second stage of the bearing system engaging at around the test load. The two-stage bearing system is designed to protect the ball bearings from deforming. At loads typically found on dinghies, only the low-friction ball bearings system is engaged." In our opinion, that doesn't make friction at 30 percent of the SWL any more palatable.
Bottom line: The Ronstan blocks' performance was hampered by sheave-cheek plate friction.
Schaefer knows what it does best, and rather than reinvent shackles and side plates, it dove into refining the efficiency of its blocks' traditional design. This evolution rather than revolution approach retained the no-nonsense stainless-steel straps and light but stiff alloy side plates. The new twist involves an enlarged central boss that offers greater bearing contact and ultra smooth roll for the Delrin sheave.
Tension loads are well distributed; for attachment, stainless-steel straps tie into stainless-steel toggles, or a pin and universal swivel is used for attachment.
Bottom line: This design is easy to inspect, offering Schaefer-block users a chance to do a bit-by-bit block makeover without changing the appearance of the hardware on board.
These 40-millimeter blocks are a testimony to the company's commitment to stainless ball-bearing efficiency and long-term reliability. The block frame is a functional glass-fiber/polyamide injection-molded composite that's more metallic than other product in this round up. But when it comes to roller bearings, Seldén reverts to the tried-and-proven stainless-steel balls and race. Seldén prefers metal because it won't deform under load or heat, and the alloy they choose is very corrosion resistant.
Options include a block with no shackle; a lashable, molded model; or a pinned-together conventional swivel design. The swivel version also has a neat removable, molded insert that slips over the shackle clevis and locks the shackle in one plane, moving only when it is advantageous to do so.
Bottom line: The Seldén blocks were the smoothest, low-friction 40-millimeter blocks we tested. Both models earn the PS Best Choice pick for this size of bullet block.
Both Ronstan Orbit blocks had enough side play to allow their sheaves to rub on the cheek plates. No other block tested had this problem.
Background testing did show that undersizing a block makes the work harder to accomplish and will shorten the lifespan of the equipment used. When held within the parameters of safe working loads, each of the test blocks delivered acceptable performance, and a few excelled.
Extremely high marks in efficiency were given to Karver for its freewheeling efficiency. But as with a middle-weight wrestler competing in a lightweight class, testers expected such a victory, and to a lesser extent, the same held true for the 45-millimeter Barton product. The latter however, was a much closer match in both size and price and should be a consideration for those looking for a 40-millimeter block makeover.
The main bout was among Garhauer, Harken, Holt, Ronstan, Schaefer, and Seldén, and winners and losers could not be distinguished with a simple flick of the finger, spin of the block, or a look at its construction. It took some in- depth testing and inspection to come to our decision.
The first to fall from the big six was Garhauer's 20-13 series blocks (aluminum and stainless versions). They succumbed to high friction and a design decision to use a thin Torx screw to connect the swiveling shackle to the block. Garhauer's newer 25-13 block did not rely on such a connection and carried on into the final round of evaluations.
The next to fall was Ronstan's 40-millimeter Orbital block, which suffered from sheave-to-cheek plate contact that added friction and caused the block to score poorly on the pull-efficiency test. Its all-composite design and Dyneema strop were appreciated innovations, but the higher friction numbers knocked them out of the running.
Holt's light, simple Nautos 40-millimeter Organic Block, which proved to be a little powerhouse, unfortunately had a 200-pound safe working load that was half, or even less, of the rating of the remainder of the blocks in contention. In the view of the test team, this was too limiting to keep the block in contention.
The final rating round was among shackle-type, 360-swivel blocks: Garhauer 25-13, Harken 40C, Schaefer Series 3, and Seldén 40-millimeter. Lashing and Dyneema-strop mounting blocks are a valid installation approach among racers, but because of chafe, abrasion, and UV issues, testers felt that conventional hardware was the best bet for cruisers, especially if designers had set up running rigging that way initially.
The final four were a closely bunched fleet. All had scored respectably in every aspect of the evaluation. Each was non-magnetic, corrosion free after the soaking, and close in the under-load pull test. In short, it was hard to pick a winner.
Down to the wire, the Harken and Seldén blocks held the judges' divided interest. On one hand, Harken has had years to refine composite bearings and has done a great job of it. On the other hand, Seldén is no stranger to making stainless bearings ultra reliable in the marine environment. In the end, the decision went to the block with the slightly more friction-free pull.
When all the salt spray had settled, the Best Choice honor went to both the Seldén tie (404-101-16R) and swivel (404-101-01R) blocks. Harken's $22 40C (2650) grabbed the Budget Buy pick, and the Garhauer 25-13 UAB and Schaefer Series 3 blocks (300-02 and 300-05) earned our recommendation.


East Fort Worth is the perfect spot to live if you're commuting to Arlington or Dallas and still want to reside in the city. Although East Fort Worth doesn't have the bustling entertainment district that's so popular in other parts of the city, it does have lower-priced homes in historic neighborhoods. Meadowbrook is one of those. Less than 15 minutes from downtown, this neighborhood is full of mid-century modern homes with lots of potential for revitalization. Many young families who have been priced out of the Near Southside are heading east for more room, funky architecture, and an affordable monthly payment. The homes in West Meadowbrook have all the charm, style, and history of Fairmount, but for half the price. Houses are a real deal—like a darling (and recently renovated) 1920s Tudor for just $80 per square foot.
The White Lake Hills subdivision, located on the north side of I-30 and Oakland Boulevard, is a diamond in the rough. It maintains low crime and an active neighborhood association. During the 1960s, the neighborhood was filled with famous artists and architects who lived there and designed some of the 550 homes that make up the neighborhood. Today, most of those homes are selling for around $100 a square foot, and some of the best pieces of land overlook the Fort Worth skyline.
Gateway Park is well on its way to becoming one of the largest urban-programmed parks in North Texas. At just over 1,000 acres, the park will feature spaces dedicated to various outdoor activities including an outdoor amphitheater, rowing center, and the Fort Woof Dog Park to name a few.
Minutes from this neighborhood are two excellent private schools: East Fort Worth Montessori Academy and Nolan Catholic High School. Fort Worth ISD's new $41 million STEM Academy and Performing Arts Center, located in Eastside, will open fall 2018.


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Davao Prison and Penal Farm, formerly the Davao Penal Colony (DaPeCol), was established on January 21, 1932 in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, Philippines. It has a land area of 30,000 hectares with a prison reservation of 8,000 hectares.  During World War II, the Davao Penal Colony was the biggest prison establishment in the country which was used by the Japanese invading army as their imperial garrison.

History

On October 7, 1931, Governor Dwight Davis signed proclamation 414 which reserved a site for Penal Colony in Davao Province in Mindanao and on January 21, 1932 the Davao Penal Colony was formally established under Act No. 3732. During World War II, it was used by the Philippine-American Armed Forces where more than 1000 Japanese were treated in accordance with the orders of the American commanding officer. The Japanese Imperial Army attacked Davao on December 20, 1941 and the colony was among the establishments that were taken over by the Imperial Army.

American POW camp

Two thousand American prisoners were held in the penal colony after Japan's conquest of the Philippines in World War II.  Some of the prisoners, survivors of the Bataan Death March, escaped in Spring 1943. When the twelve men escaped, later joining Wendell Fertig's guerrillas, the Japanese beheaded twenty-five prisoners.  Major Stephen Mellnik, of Douglas MacArthur's South West Pacific Area (command), inserted the M1 S-X intelligence officer Capt. Harold Rosenquist into Mindanao in an attempt to rescue the Americans before they could be moved.  However, the Japanese had already evacuated the camp, placing the American prisoners on a ship bound for Japan.  However, that ship was sunk by an American submarine, and only eighty-three reached shore and were rescued by guerrillas.

See also
 1989 Davao hostage crisis
 William Dyess
 Jack Hawkins
 Samuel Grashio
 Austin Shofner

References

Japanese prisoner of war and internment camps
Buildings and structures in Davao del Norte
Prisons in the Philippines


Facebook's $349 Portal+ is the bigger, more expensive version of the Portal, with a large display that can be rotated between landscape and portrait modes. Though the bigger, more flexible screen does have its advantages, it's much too big and unsightly to be practical for most people. Like the smaller Portal it uses algorithms to enhance video calls, though this feels creepy at times. As with the Portal, two voice assistants can get confusing, and app functionality is limited. If you're a Messenger fan who insists on getting a Portal, I'd recommend getting the smaller and cheaper model instead.


Location of the Yellow Sea the northern part of the East China Sea, Bohai Sea and Korea Bay. Source: Wikipedia Commons.
Beijing has declared an area the size of West Virginia off-limits to civilian vessels, ahead of extensive three-day naval exercises near the coast of North Korea. A similar drill took place in the area at the end of July.
China commissioned 18 ships last year. While it currently only operates one Soviet-made aircraft carrier, trials are ongoing on the second vessel, wholly built in a local shipyard.
According to local analysts, the timing and choice of location for the current exercises is more to do with reasserting China's regional power than an immediate need to test new hardware.
"This is a very normal part of diplomacy – there are talks and negotiations, but there is always in the background some sort of drum-beating," Collin Koh from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University told the South China Morning Post (SCMP), saying that the drills are primarily a signal to Washington that North Korea is still under its protection.
Another reading of the drills is as a signal for Pyongyang to simmer down, after North Korea launched another ballistic missile on July 28, boasting that it could now reach the entirety of the US mainland. While the Pentagon and South Korean military said it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Russian military said it was only of intermediate range.
In recent days North Korea's rhetoric has been as belligerent as ever, as Pyongyang cautioned Washington against trying restrict its missile and nuclear program.
China's naval exercises will take place as the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, China's foreign minister Wang Yi, and their Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov meet in Manila during a forum of ASEAN top diplomats. Their talks will likely touch upon the issue of potential sanctions against North Korea over its missile tests, as well as the existing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and US placement of its THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.
Beijing's growing naval capability may add another wrinkle to the talks, in particular its desire to take control of the key waterways of the South China Sea, which also caused concern to the Obama administration.


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Q: Generating and saving an .eml file with python 3.3 I am trying to generate emails using the standard email library and save them as .eml files.
I must not be understanding how email.generator works because I keep getting the error 'AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'write.'
from email import generator
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
active_dir = 'c:\\'

class Gen_Emails(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.EmailGen()

    def EmailGen(self):
        sender = 'sender'
        recepiant = 'recipiant'
        subject = 'subject'

        msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
        msg['Subject'] = subject
        msg['From'] = sender
        msg['To'] = recepiant

        html = """\
        <html>
            <head></head>
            <body>
                <p> hello world </p>
            </body>
        </html>
        """
        part = MIMEText(html, 'html')

        msg.attach(part)

        self.SaveToFile(msg)

    def SaveToFile(self,msg):
        out_file = active_dir
        gen = generator.Generator(out_file)
        gen.flatten(msg)

Any ideas?

A: You are supposed to pass an open file (in write mode) to Generator(). Currently you pass it just a string, which is why it fails when it tries to call .write() on the string.
So do something like this:
import os
cwd = os.getcwd()
outfile_name = os.path.join(cwd, 'message.eml')

class Gen_Emails(object):

    # ...

    def SaveToFile(self,msg):
        with open(outfile_name, 'w') as outfile:
            gen = generator.Generator(outfile)
            gen.flatten(msg)

Note: with open(outfile_name, 'w') as outfile opens the file at the path outfile_name in write mode and assigns the file pointer to the open file to outfile. The context manager also takes care of closing the file for you after you exit the with block.
os.path.join() will join paths in a cross-plattform way, which is why you should prefer it over concatenating paths by hand.
os.getcwd() will return your current working directory. If you want to your file to be saved somewhere else just change it out accordingly.

A: Here is a modified solution that works with extra headers too. (This was tested with Python 2.6)
import os
from email import generator
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

html_data = ...

msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
msg['Subject'] = ...
msg['From'] = ...
msg['To'] = ...
msg['Cc'] = ...
msg['Bcc'] = ...
headers = ... dict of header key / value pairs ...
for key in headers:
    value = headers[key]
    if value and not isinstance(value, basestring):
        value = str(value)
    msg[key] = value

part = MIMEText(html_data, 'html')
msg.attach(part)

outfile_name = os.path.join("/", "temp", "email_sample.eml")
with open(outfile_name, 'w') as outfile:
    gen = generator.Generator(outfile)
    gen.flatten(msg)

print "=========== DONE ============"


For almost as long as Andrew Kim '17 can remember, a violin has always been close at hand. Kim's bond with his instrument-of-choice began at a very early age, when an advertisement and a conversation was enough to spark an insatiable curiosity.
Kim's love of music was apparent early on, and his dedication to the instrument exposed a real talent, one that put him in a league beyond your average middle school student. By eighth grade, he was a student in the Julliard Pre-College Division. By 2016, he was named concertmaster of the Julliard Pre-College Orchestra. But the most impressive quality of Kim's musical talent is not how much he has accomplished inside the classroom, but rather what he does with it outside the classroom.
Kim, now concluding his senior year at Regis, has been part of the Good Neighbor Ensemble since 2012, and currently serves as the ensemble's concertmaster. The group is a student-run, non-profit orchestra that meets twice a week—once to rehearse a repertoire and a second time to visit assisted living homes and rehab centers throughout Bergen County (New Jersey).
"As a naïve eighth grader, I initially was not aware of the importance of charity and giving. Reluctant at first, I didn't fully understand committing so much time and effort—effort that, on the outside, seemed only burdensome," said Kim on first learning about the Good Neighbor Ensemble. But his very first visit to a local assisted living home changed his perspective completely.
According to Kim, there are approximately 40 volunteers in the group. "We pray at the beginning and end of each rehearsal and performance. Our visits are also accompanied by volunteers who meet with the residents before and after our performances," added Kim.
"I know that music alone cannot make a significant change in these people's lives. However, just seeing a hint of a smile in the sick and elderly makes the work so worth it. That my small talent can benefit a crowd and make their Sunday mornings a little better pushes me to keep on with volunteer work.
Kim brought his interest in providing service through music to Regis as well. At the start of his junior year, he founded a community service group through Catalyst (Regis's Christian Service club) called Rhythmic Regis. The group is run by Regis students alongside students from the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Together, they visit elementary schools around the Upper East Side and East Harlem regions of New York City. They play music for the boys and girls at these schools and teach them about the joys of music, hoping to encourage musical immersion. In addition to this group, Kim has been part of the Regis Jazz Band for four years and participates in school-run concerts and musical performances.
Kim's musical accolades continue to grow. He is part of the Noctis Quartet, a string quartet which won 2nd place at the Fischoff International Competition, the largest chamber competition in the world. He is also a two-time YoungArts Foundation Winner (2016 and 2017) and participated in the YoungArts regional program in New York last April. The YoungArts program is an interdisciplinary immersion of all arts showcasing the top 3% of young artists around the country.
This past fall, Kim served as concertmaster for the Julliard Pre-College Orchestra at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
While at Regis, Kim says he has developed a better understanding of the importance of using talents for the benefit of others.
Kim is spending his third trimester Christian Service hours serving as a teacher's assistant in the second grade class of St. Ann's School in East Harlem. After graduation this June, he suspects that music will continue to play a vital role in his life, including next year when he begins his college studies at Harvard. While there, he hopes to join the Harvard Radcliff Orchestra, alongside various chamber groups.


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PMHS to be virtual through end of 2020 due to staffing shortage
By Margot Phillips, Managing Editor/Features|December 17, 2020
Pelham Memorial High School will be fully virtual from Friday through the end of 2020 classes on Dec. 22. All other Pelham schools will be open on Friday for in-person instruction under the hybrid plan.
The move was announced by PMHS Principal Mark Berkowitz in an email in which he said there wouldn't be enough staff to operate the school due to quarantines and other necessary absences. It also informed parents and students that classes will operate on the hybrid-bell schedule.
The email went on to reiterate the rules of virtual learning, as well as to remind parents to monitor their students for symptoms of Covid-19.
Despite this, meal pickup will be available for students between 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Franklin Place entrance to the high school.
Margot Phillips, Managing Editor/Features
Margot (MJ) is a senior at Pelham Memorial High School. Apart from working on the Examiner, she participates in science research and does oral interpretation...
PMHS Model UN club brings schools to virtual meet to solve that Montague-Capulet problem (among others)
Pelham schools to switch to all-virtual learning for week after holiday recess
Pelham Schools to close all in-person instruction in preparation for winter storm


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Nancy Offenbach Spaulding, RLA, Principal
Nancy is a licensed Landscape Architect with a Bachelor's degree from Brown University in Biology where her studies focused on ecology and plant biology. Prior to becoming a Landscape Architect Nancy worked at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory and the C & O Canal National Historic Park. After receiving her Master's degree from Cornell University in Landscape Architecture and prior to establishing the firm in 1998, she worked for several Boston area firms including Earl R. Flansburgh and Associates where she was the lead Landscape Architect on the Boston Design Center, Carol R. Johnson and Associates where she worked on municipal projects and several schools and University campuses and at Benjamin Thompson and Associates where she was a Project Landscape Architect for the IBM Southbury, Connecticut Facility. While at Cornell Nancy spent a semester studying design in Copenhagen, Denmark and wrote her master's thesis on Parking Lot Design. She is also a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) graduate. Nancy has been licensed for over 20 years and currently holds registration in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. She volunteers her expertise to many local organizations and has been a member of the Soundwaters Environmental Education Center's Business and Environment Committee for over a decade.
Bradford Kent Spaulding, RLA, Principal
Brad is a licensed Landscape Architect with a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University in Landscape Architecture . Prior to joining the firm in 2002 Brad worked for several firms in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. While he worked in Boston, Brad was the Landscape Architecture Department Head for Hyugens Dimella Schaeffer, a large architecture firm and a Project Manager for the City of Boston. Brad has designed and been the construction administrator on a range of projects including ski resorts, corporate headquarters and private properties. Brad was licensed in 1986 and currently holds registration in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. He has lectured for the Greenwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on "Sustainable Landscaping", Soundwaters Business and Environment Lecture series on "Sustainable Land Management & Landscaping Practices for Home and Business" and for several local garden clubs to promote environmentally sensitive sustainable design practice.
Connecticut Society of Landscape Architects
City of Stamford Environmental Protection Board, member (2013-2018)
Soundwaters Business and Environment Committee
Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College
Garden Education Center of Greenwich, member
New York Botanic Gardens
Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists (Associate Members)
Members, Horticulture Honor Society at Cornell University
Mad Gardeners
Silvermine Arts Center


You will be joining a large privately owned company, that manufacture components, and turbine blades for some of the biggest names in the aerospace industry; their strength comes from the exceptional people that they hire.
You will be a time served Inspector and have first off experience on complex parts, knowledge of GD & T, and have a knowledge of basic problem solving and quality tools.
You will be working in a clean, state of the art workshop and will be responsible for the inspection of all manufactured and processed parts to AS9100 standards.
Working hours are Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30pm-8am-1pm. Overtime is available after the first 37 hours.