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Trump's emergency declaration and Congress' vote to overturn it has put GOP leadership in a tough spot
February 26, 2019 admin 235 Views 0 Comment Congress&#039, Declaration, emergency, leadership, overturn, spot, tough, Trump&#039s, vote
On Tuesday, the Democratic-majority House will vote to disapprove of President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency along our Southern border. Once that happens, the Senate, by law, will have 18 days to take a vote of its own on the privileged resolution.
And at the moment, the momentum is moving against Trump and Senate Republican leaders — raising the possibility that the President could be forced to issue the first veto of his tenure on what is widely seen as his biggest campaign promise, an embarrassing moment to say the least. The latest crack in Republican support for Trump's wall — or, at least, his decision to use his national emergency powers to funnel previously allocated funds to build the border barrier — came Monday, when North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced that he would vote for the disapproval resolution. Here's a bit of what he wrote in a Washington Post op-ed announcing the decision:
"As a U.S. senator, I cannot justify providing the executive with more ways to bypass Congress. As a conservative, I cannot endorse a precedent that I know future left-wing presidents will exploit to advance radical policies that will erode economic and individual freedoms. These are the reasons I would vote in favor of the resolution disapproving of the president's national-emergency declaration, if and when it comes before the Senate."
That makes Tillis the second Republican senator who will side with Democrats on the disapproval resolution when it comes to a vote. (Maine Sen. Susan Collins said last week she would support the disapproval measure.) A third — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — has now come out definitively in favor of the resolution, telling reporters Tuesday that she will support it.
Trump sought to keep wavering Republicans in line with a tweet Monday: "I hope our great Republican Senators don't get led down the path of weak and ineffective Border Security. Without strong Borders, we don't have a Country – and the voters are on board with us. Be strong and smart, don't fall into the Democrats "trap" of Open Borders and Crime!"
Assuming that all 47 Democrats — including the two independents who caucus with Democrats — vote for the resolution that means that only one more Republican needs to defect in order to put the disapproval resolution on the President's desk. (No Democrat has come out and said they will oppose the measure; the two most likely to do so — if any do — are West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and Alabama Sen. Doug Jones.)
Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) told CNN's Ted Barrett on Monday that while he would oppose the measure, he expected it to pass the Senate — forcing Trump into a veto that would hold due to the fact that neither chamber would have the two-thirds majority to overturn it.
Some of that is expectation-setting by Cornyn, trying to lower expectations to the point where if the measure of disapproval does pass the Senate he — and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) — can try to downplay the impact or their surprise.
But let's play this out. There are, at present, at least 50 votes for the national emergency disapproval resolution. Where might the other one come from? (The measure would need 51 votes to pass.)
The fact that Collins and Tillis are already on record as vote in favor of the disapproval resolution is telling when trying to sniff out who else might defect. Both are up for reelection in 2020 in states that are swing-y. A vote against the disapproval proposal would surely be fodder for their eventual Democratic opponents, who would use the vote to cast the incumbents as unquestioning backers of not just a proposal that a majority of the country opposes (Trump's border wall) but a President who is not terribly well-liked in either state.
By those standards, here are the Republican senators who might have the strongest political reason to be for the disapproval measure:
1) Cory Gardner (Colorado): Gardner represents a state Trump lost in 2016 and is a major target for Democrats in 2020. He hasn't declared a position yet on the resolution but did say last week that "Congress is most appropriately situated to fund border security,"
2) Martha McSally (Arizona): McSally lost the 2018 Senate race to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D) but was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Sen. Jon Kyl's (R) resignation on mid-December. That makes McSally potentially vulnerable as she seeks the remainder of Kyl's term in 2020. Her decision is particularly fraught because Arizona, a border state, has long been on the forefront of the national immigration fight, with lots of the most outspoken supporters of Trump's border wall making lots of noise in the state. (Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, I am talking about you.) Given that, a vote in favor of the disapproval resolution could be the spark of a serious primary challenge to McSally. But voting against the measure could be problematic in a general election too. McSally has stayed very quiet on this issue but is going to have to make up her mind soon-ish.
3) Joni Ernst (Iowa): The Hawkeye State went for Trump in 2016 but moved strongly back to Democrats in the 2018 midterms. Democrats lost their top recruit in the form of former Gov. Tom Vilsack (D) last week, but are pursuing Rep. Cindy Axne among others. While recent polling suggests the freshman Ernst is in solid position in 2020, she still needs to be mindful of the shifting dynamics in her state. It's not surprising then that Ernest has yet to say much publicly about how she might vote on the resolution.
Taken together, the conclusion is simple: The math and the momentum are working against Senate Republicans right now. Of course, 18 days is a decent chunk of time for McConnell and Cornyn to turn this around and avoid having Trump's first veto as President be on his border wall.
But as of today, that appears to be exactly where we are headed.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly state the votes needed for the disapproval measure to pass. It is 51.
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Q: Modifing PCRE Regex to C# or Java Supported Regex Business requirement:
Address needs to parsed to Street, House number and Address line 2
Example single line addresses
Bygholm Søpark 21B,
Peder Skrams Gade 9  3. tv.,
Willemoesgade 29  kid.

The below PCRE regular expressing is working for the above business scenario. I need to use this regular expression and create a Java method which accepts an input parameter (Single line address) and returns the output from Regex groups (Street, House number and Address line 2). Could anyone help me with this?
Regex:
/
\A\s*
(?: #########################################################################
    # Option A: [<Addition to address 1>] <House number> <Street name>      #
    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #
    #########################################################################
    (?:(?P<A_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\s*)? # Addition to address 1
(?:No\.\s*)?
    (?P<A_House_number_1>\pN+[a-zA-Z]?(?:\s*[-\/\pP]\s*\pN+[a-zA-Z]?)*) # House number
\s*,?\s*
    (?P<A_Street_name_1>(?:[a-zA-Z]\s*|\pN\pL{2,}\s\pL)\S[^,#]*?(?<!\s)) # Street name
\s*(?:(?:[,\/]|(?=\#))\s*(?!\s*No\.)
    (?P<A_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2
|   #########################################################################
    # Option B: [<Addition to address 1>] <Street name> <House number>      #
    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #
    #########################################################################
    (?:(?P<B_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\s*(?=.*[,\/]))? # Addition to address 1
    (?!\s*No\.)(?P<B_Street_name>\S\s*\S(?:[^,#](?!\b\pN+\s))*?(?<!\s)) # Street name
\s*[\/,]?\s*(?:\sNo\.)?\s+
    (?P<B_House_number>\pN+\s*-?[a-zA-Z]?(?:\s*[-\/\pP]?\s*\pN+(?:\s*[\-a-zA-Z])?)*|[IVXLCDM]+(?!.*\b\pN+\b))(?<!\s) # House number
\s*(?:(?:[,\/]|(?=\#)|\s)\s*(?!\s*No\.)\s*
    (?P<B_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2
)
\s*\Z

https://regex101.com/library/lU7gY7
JAVA Method:
    import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class regEx {
    public static void main( String args[] ) {
          // String to be scanned to find the pattern.
          String line = "Bygholm Søpark 21B";
          String pattern = "\\A\\s*\r\n" +
                "(?: #########################################################################\r\n" +
                "    # Option A: [<Addition to address 1>] <House number> <Street name>      #\r\n" +
                "    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #\r\n" +
                "    #########################################################################\r\n" +
                "    (?:(?:P<A_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\\s*)? # Addition to address 1\r\n" +
                "(?:No\\.\\s*)?\r\n" +
                "    (?:P<A_House_number_1>\\pN+[a-zA-Z]?(?:\\s*[-\\/\\pP]\\s*\\pN+[a-zA-Z]?)*) # House number\r\n" +
                "\\s*,?\\s*\r\n" +
                "    (?:P<A_Street_name_1>(?:[a-zA-Z]\\s*|\\pN\\pL{2,}\\s\\pL)\\S[^,#]*?(?<!\\s)) # Street name\r\n" +
                "\\s*(?:(?:[,\\/]|(?=\\#))\\s*(?!\\s*No\\.)\r\n" +
                "    (?:P<A_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2\r\n" +
                "|   #########################################################################\r\n" +
                "    # Option B: [<Addition to address 1>] <Street name> <House number>      #\r\n" +
                "    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #\r\n" +
                "    #########################################################################\r\n" +
                "    (?:(?:P<B_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\\s*(?=.*[,\\/]))? # Addition to address 1\r\n" +
                "    (?:!\\s*No\\.)(?:P<B_Street_name>\\S\\s*\\S(?:[^,#](?!\\b\\pN+\\s))*?(?:<!\\s)) # Street name\r\n" +
                "\\s*[\\/,]?\\s*(?:\\sNo\\.)?\\s+\r\n" +
                "    (?:P<B_House_number>\\pN+\\s*-?[a-zA-Z]?(?:\\s*[-\\/\\pP]?\\s*\\pN+(?:\\s*[\\-a-zA-Z])?)*|[IVXLCDM]+(?!.*\\b\\pN+\\b))(?<!\\s) # House number\r\n" +
                "\\s*(?:(?:[,\\/]|(?=\\#)|\\s)\\s*(?!\\s*No\\.)\\s*\r\n" +
                "    (?:P<B_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2\r\n" +
                ")\r\n" +
                "\\s*\\Z";

          // Create a Pattern object
          Pattern r = Pattern.compile(pattern);

          // Now create a matcher object.
          Matcher m = r.matcher(line);
          if (m.find( )) {
             System.out.println("B_Street_name: " + m.group(1) );
             System.out.println("B_House_number: " + m.group(2) );
             System.out.println("B_Addition_to_address_2: " + m.group(3) );
          }else {
             System.out.println("NO MATCH");
          }
       }
}

A: There are lots of things to bear in mind.

*

*Named capturing groups: There syntax in Java is (?<name>pattern) and the names can only consist of ASCII digits or letters (see I can't use a group name like this "abc_def" using Patterns). Replace all (?P<name_parts>...) with (?<nameparts>...)

*Use of #: In many flavors but Java, the free-spacing mode allows using a literal # inside character classes unescaped. In Java, any meaningful whitespace and # MUST be escaped EVEN inside character classes (replace all # with \\# inside character classes and pattern).

*Pattern.COMMENTS is used in Java to enable free-spacing / comment mode. Alternatively, add (?x) at the pattern start.

Here is your code fix:
String line = "Bygholm Søpark 21B";
String pattern = "\\A\\s*\r\n" +
  "(?: #########################################################################\r\n" +
  "    # Option A: [<Addition to address 1>] <House number> <Street name>      #\r\n" +
  "    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #\r\n" +
  "    #########################################################################\r\n" +
  "    (?:(?<AAdditiontoaddress1>.*?),\\s*)?         # Addition to address 1\r\n" +
  "(?:No\\.\\s*)?\r\n" +
  "    (?<AHousenumber1>\\pN+[a-zA-Z]?(?:\\s*[-/\\pP]\\s*\\pN+[a-zA-Z]?)*) # House number\r\n" +
  "\\s*,?\\s*\r\n" +
  "    (?<AStreetname1>(?:[a-zA-Z]\\s*|\\pN\\pL{2,}\\s\\pL)\\S[^,\\#]*?(?<!\\s)) # Street name\r\n" +
  "\\s*(?:(?:[,/]|(?=\\#))\\s*(?!\\s*No\\.)\r\n" +
  "    (?<AAdditiontoaddress2>(?!\\s).*?))?              # Addition to address 2\r\n" +
  "|   #########################################################################\r\n" +
  "    # Option B: [<Addition to address 1>] <Street name> <House number>      #\r\n" +
  "    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #\r\n" +
  "    #########################################################################\r\n" +
  "    (?:(?<BAdditiontoaddress1>.*?),\\s*(?=.*[,/]))?   # Addition to address 1\r\n" +
  "    (?!\\s*No\\.)(?<BStreetname>\\S\\s*\\S(?:[^,\\#](?!\\b\\pN+\\s))*?(?<!\\s)) # Street name\r\n" +
  "\\s*[/,]?\\s*(?:\\sNo\\.)?\\s+\r\n" +
  "    (?<BHousenumber>\\pN+\\s*-?[a-zA-Z]?(?:\\s*[-/\\pP]?\\s*\\pN+(?:\\s*[-a-zA-Z])?)*|[IVXLCDM]+(?!.*\\b\\pN+\\b))(?<!\\s) # House number\r\n" +
  "\\s*(?:(?:[,/]|(?=\\#)|\\s)\\s*(?!\\s*No\\.)\\s*\r\n" +
  "    (?<BAdditiontoaddress2>(?!\\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2\r\n" +
  ")\r\n" +
  "\\s*\\Z";

// Create a Pattern object
Pattern r = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.COMMENTS);
// Now create a matcher object.
Matcher m = r.matcher(line);
if (m.find()) {
    System.out.println("B_Street_name: " + m.group("BStreetname") );
    System.out.println("B_House_number: " + m.group("BHousenumber") );
    System.out.println("B_Addition_to_address_2: " + m.group("BAdditiontoaddress2") );
} else {
    System.out.println("NO MATCH");
}

See the Java demo online.
Output:
B_Street_name: Bygholm Søpark
B_House_number: 21B
B_Addition_to_address_2: null

A: I'm not quite sure, what your problem might be, since your expression works fine. However, it seems you have many boundaries in your RegEx, which you may want to carefully DRY it with a large dataset samples.
If you wish to DRY that before you change it to c#, you may consider posting your question here, maybe someone would help you with that.
Test with (C#)
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string pattern = @"\A\s*
(?: #########################################################################
    # Option A: [<Addition to address 1>] <House number> <Street name>      #
    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #
    #########################################################################
    (?:(?P<A_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\s*)? # Addition to address 1
(?:No\.\s*)?
    (?P<A_House_number_1>\pN+[a-zA-Z]?(?:\s*[-\/\pP]\s*\pN+[a-zA-Z]?)*) # House number
\s*,?\s*
    (?P<A_Street_name_1>(?:[a-zA-Z]\s*|\pN\pL{2,}\s\pL)\S[^,#]*?(?<!\s)) # Street name
\s*(?:(?:[,\/]|(?=\#))\s*(?!\s*No\.)
    (?P<A_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2
|   #########################################################################
    # Option B: [<Addition to address 1>] <Street name> <House number>      #
    # [<Addition to address 2>]                                             #
    #########################################################################
    (?:(?P<B_Addition_to_address_1>.*?),\s*(?=.*[,\/]))? # Addition to address 1
    (?!\s*No\.)(?P<B_Street_name>\S\s*\S(?:[^,#](?!\b\pN+\s))*?(?<!\s)) # Street name
\s*[\/,]?\s*(?:\sNo\.)?\s+
    (?P<B_House_number>\pN+\s*-?[a-zA-Z]?(?:\s*[-\/\pP]?\s*\pN+(?:\s*[\-a-zA-Z])?)*|[IVXLCDM]+(?!.*\b\pN+\b))(?<!\s) # House number
\s*(?:(?:[,\/]|(?=\#)|\s)\s*(?!\s*No\.)\s*
    (?P<B_Addition_to_address_2>(?!\s).*?))? # Addition to address 2
)
\s*\Z";
        string input = @"Corso XXII Marzo 69";
        RegexOptions options = RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace;

        Match m = Regex.Match(input, pattern, options);
        Console.WriteLine("'{0}' found at index {1}", m.Value, m.Index);
    }
}

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The Night Turner Tribune Five Tales of Terror: Samantha Jackson by Lee J. Minter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HS5CCFV
The Night Turner Tribune: Five Tales of Terror, Samantha Jackson is an anthology of ghastly and terrifying stories written with this time and era in mind. From "They Call it Izzy" to "The Cousin" Are you into internet dating? you might reconsider after reading "Blind Date" Do you have a relative that might have just too much interest in you that goes past familial? "The Cousin" just might make you stop taking their phone calls. Stale macaroni and cheese and bad fish sticks, is the least of the Campers problems in "Camp Firefly" If you know someone that spends way too much time in dark places with vertical poles and women in skimpy clothes or next to nothing, tell them to check out "The Spell" before they make their next trip. In New Orleans, "They Call It Izzy" something is stalking and killing predators of the worst kind that has the misfortune of crossing its path. Is it human, a demon or worst? Five spine-tingling stories to keep you up at night, The author's only warning is: remember to leave the lights on, and make sure you lock the doors, as he takes you on a Tour de force of terror through the pages of The Night Turner Tribune: Five Tales of Terror.
They Call It Izzy by Lee J. Minter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K7ZPPDY
THEY CALL IT IZZY in one of the hardest hit areas by Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, the lower ninth ward. Something mysterious and lethal has been reborn out of a different kind of tragedy and is now bringing death to all transgressors who have the grave misfortune of crossing its path. Is it human, a demon, or something else? Our Samantha Jackson from "In Sheep's Clothing" is now a hard-hitting investigative reporter from the newspaper agency "The Night Turner Tribune" is on the case and the darkest streets of New Orleans. Searching for the truth behind the mysterious homicides, in some very grim places that many have venture, but few has return.
Reawakened Flames - a story of mental illness set in a fantasy realm by Lindsay McCafferty
https://www.amazon.com/Reawakened-Flames-Rise-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07K5LRJRR
Aria, the young crown princess of Toranon, has the world at her feet and a bright future ahead of her. Then, she develops mental illness and finds herself trapped in a fight that she feels is a losing battle with only one path of escape. At the same time, Landa, who will one day become the leader of the phoenixes, has an embarrassing accident and afterwards, struggles with her confidence and self-esteem, causing her to lose the one ability she wields as a phoenix, her fire. With dark forces on the move, Aria and Landa find themselves battling their own inner struggles while trying to save Toranon from utter ruin. Along the way, the two face a far more sinister evil that tests their courage and determination to rise above their situations that they believe are hopeless.
PYTHON PROGRAMMING: Getting started in Python programming: a beginners guide to writing your first python programs by A. GLOBAL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFRQDCK
Are you new to Programming?
Do you have little to 'zero' experience with computer programming?
Do you want to quickly learn the basics in Python programming?
If your answer is 'yes' to all the above, then this book is for you. It will explain in clear-concise detail the fundamentals of python programming so that you can begin to write your own Python Programs.
This book also has, has actionable information on how to learn Python programming to a point of knowing how to write your first programs if you are a complete beginner.
It will give a gentle introduction into programming with Python, and take you step by step through the basics and fundamentals of coding to give you a sound footing in programming.
We'll cover the following topics:
Brief introduction into Python
How to install and run Python in your computer
…..and much, much more!
EMPATHY: A 10-step guide to empathy, empathy and you, being empathic. Learn Empathic strategies for you and your life; to be more understanding of others by R. ESPIRITO
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KKH4DYW
This book is designed to show you how to augment your latent empathy skills in ten easy-to-follow steps. You will discover:
...what empathy is all about
...how to increase it
...and how to practice it on a day to day basis
None of the steps proposed are difficult or burdensome. In part, this is because we all have an inherent level of empathy. It may simply not have developed, through lack of use in this fast moving society we find ourselves living in.
This book provides also provides strategies to access and develop the empathetic skills that already lie dormant within you.....and so much more.!
INVESTMENT GUIDE: An Investment guide for the beginner investor - simple ideas for investing, useful investment hints and tips, and solid investment strategies, to help you grow your wealth securely by D. ORLARZ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KDH46G9
Are you a beginner investor looking to make the right investment choices?
Are you wondering what type of investments to make in order to secure your future?
Do you wish to get maximum growth from every Dollar/Pound/Euro?
If your answer is yes to the above questions then you have come to the right place! This book has been written keeping in mind beginner investors and what they have to bear in mind when making investments.
If you feel lost and need help to understand what it takes to start investing for the future then here are some things that will be discussed in the book to help you out.
Investment advice for beginners
Long-term investment strategies
Investment advice for people in their 20s
.......and MUCH MORE!
The Munich Girl - WWII historical fiction by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
https://www.amazon.com/Munich-Girl-Novel-Legacies-Outlast-ebook/dp/B01AC4FHI8
The past may not be done with us. Fifty years after the end of World War II, Anna is plunged into the world of the "ordinary" Munich girl who was her mother's confidante - and Hitler's lover - and finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged.
What secrets is a portrait of Hitler's mistress hiding? "A story of enduring friendship and the lengths people will go to for love." Stellar Review
Happily Ever After: The Magic Formula for Turning Your Divorce into the Best Thing that Ever Happened to You by Marion P. van Dam
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFK6VPZ
If you are going through a divorce, you probably wish you had a magic wand to make it all go away—the sadness, anger, grief, and sense of failure, the bitterness of losing love you believed would last a lifetime.
Marion van Dam shares her deeply personal and painful experiences, having gone through a contentious divorce in 2009. Since then she has created a life filled with happiness and abundance.
She has no magic wand. But she does have a formula to help you do the same, as she has come to believe every woman has the right to be very happy.
It all comes down to MAGIC!
Me, Myself and I—Follow your own life's path.
Accept—Open yourself to go with the flow.
Grow—Grab every chance to say "yes!" Immerse yourself in new experiences.
Intuition—Tune in to your intuition—your direct connection with the universe.
Choice—Choose happiness. You can stop and ask yourself at any time, "Is this still the right path for me?"
FSMA Compliant in One Week: Be the FSMA Expert in Your Organization by Rob Kooijmans
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JGSPYC3
This book helps the reader to effectively understand all the necessary details of the USA Food Safety Modernization Act. Next to giving a comprehensible overview of the requirements imposed by FSMA, the book also shows the reader how to come to effective implementation of these requirements. The book contains a wealth of useful links to on-line materials to be used during implementation.
Remember Me - a young adult novel by JJ Tyler
https://www.amazon.com/Remember-Me-J-J-Tyler-ebook/dp/B014755620
As a senior at a new school, Calvin Clark's life is miserable. After his mother passed away, he was sent across the country from Connecticut to California to live with his sister just a few weeks before the beginning of the school year.
Calvin, with plenty to be stressed about, focuses on just getting through the year so he can return home to his friends. On the first day of school he meets an interesting friend in Brock and first lays eyes on the beautiful Ashley Parker. Heading into day two, he sees a reason to be optimistic about his new situation until the impossible happens. No one remembers him.
He shows up for the second day and is treated like a brand new student. Not a single person has any recollection of him from the day before. The same thing happens on day three and four before Calvin decides to say something. With the guidance counselor and his sister convinced he's having a breakdown due to his mother's death, Calvin is forced to search for answers on his own with a little help from the curious Brock who happens to love the unexplained.
Calvin scrambles to figure out why in the world he's erased from everyone's memory while looking for a way to impress his new-found crush Ashley Parker, who always finds a way to pop into his life. Trying his best to be normal, Calvin plans to win Ashley's heart and make the most of his awful situation in his new life. All the while, Calvin, hopes to someday finally be remembered.
Broken Silence: Living with Passion and Purpose after Sexual Abuse, A Dancer's Story by Jean Dorff
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JGRPKL7
I am Jean Dorff, and was sexual abused from the age of 7 by close family members. As young as I was, I knew that something terribly wrong was done to me. I became very inwards focused and started to create walls around me that only a few could see and come through. On the outside, I appeared to be a happy and joyous child but on the inside I was afraid, I was angry and felt pain physical and emotional.
Heartpen: Poems of Ichor Ink and Vascular Quill - inspirational poetry by Gideon Easton
https://www.amazon.com/Heartpen-Poems-Ichor-Vascular-Quill-ebook/dp/B07KDVSCSZ
Featuring a roster of characters, some of whose lives intertwine in startling and unexpected ways, Heartpen: Poems of Ichor Ink and Vascular Quill is a collection of 80 metrical and prose poems that serve as allegories for the grand struggle we call life. Starkly captured are themes of personal loss, Christian belief, romance, decision-making, empowerment, perseverance, and letting go of the past; as the author pens evocative line after evocative line with a combination of honesty, passion, and metrical flair that make this poetry book a must-have.
Painting Dragons: What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch Villains by Tucker Lieberman
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JVSR5SX
Free book promotion on Amazon 11/20/2018!
The eunuch—a man who is castrated—often shows up in fiction as the monster. He is depicted not just as physically strange but also as mentally warped and morally compromised. Where does this stereotype come from? Why do writers use this stereotype in their stories?
"Painting Dragons: What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch Villains" is an exploration of how the eunuch gender has been stereotyped in both reality and fiction. The author, Tucker Lieberman, describes his personal process of how he developed an interest in this topic and why he believes it's important. He shares his insight with other writers in the hope that, as they become aware of their own assumptions about gender and sexuality, they can avoid reproducing stereotypes about eunuchs in their own work.
Often, a story needs a villain. But why should the villain be a eunuch? Vilifying eunuchs reveals cultural definitions of manhood, and repeating that literary trope feeds those same assumptions and cultural habits.
With a thesis illustrated by a detailed analysis of work by authors like Claudian, Robert Graves, Charles Pettit, James Justinian Morier, Dennis Wheatley, Iain Banks, Knut Hamsun, and Gustave Flaubert, "Painting Dragons" makes a unique contribution to gender studies and provides important advice to writers. It will interest readers and writers of historical fiction and fantasy, and it can inform those who study social attitudes toward gender, sexuality, disability, and cultural representation.
Jasmine (A Lt. Kate Gazzara Novel Book 1) by Blair Howard
https://www.amazon.com/Jasmine-Kate-Gazzara-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B075FY4B8V
This book is on sale on Amazon for $0.99 (regularly $4.99) on 11/16/2018!
A gripping, fast-paced police procedural thriller. The first in the new Harry Starke spin-off series featuring street-smart Lieutenant Kate Gazzara and a cast of fascinating characters, including Harry Starke and several other old friends.
The Harry Potter Spellbook Unofficial Guide - Young Adult by S.G.Eastment
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Spellbook-Unofficial-Guide-ebook/dp/B01IMG40W2
In your hands you hold the Spell Book of Harry Potter, containing all of the spells that Harry Potter and other great wizards and witches of the Wizarding World have used in the Harry Potter series.
This book contains all the spells, what the spells do, and how they are pronounced as well as special essays on magic. With this book you can learn great spells yourself and become a great wizard or witch like Harry Potter!
The Prophet's War - High CIA adventure from the hills of Afghanistan to the California coast by Dee Hay
https://www.amazon.com/Prophets-War-Dee-Hay-ebook/dp/B07J3LRKXZ
INTERNATIONAL THRILLER THAT CARRIES YOU ACROSS THE GLOBE AT A HEART-THUMPING PACE!
A chance encounter in the mountains of Afghanistan twists the CIA's war on terrorists into a far more threatening and sinister situation. As well as adding superpowers to the intrigue, the threat involves countries whose allegiances can never be truly trusted by anyone.
Intelligence agents, Catherine Bell and Steven Meacham are frustrated at every turn, and their lives constantly put in danger, as they struggle to unravel the "The Prophets" deceptive plan.
Along with CIA intelligence agents, Special Operator Lieutenant Kevin Thompson and his team become entangled in the CIA's race against time - to ferret out an elusive target somewhere in the middle of a terrorist stronghold, who holds the key to a terrifying threat. Added to this ever-present danger are the instability of the Pakistani government and the challenge of interference from a deadly and determined foe in the region.
Action, intrigue, and uncertainty are the rules of the day for the soldiers and intelligence agents working to prevent an international catastrophe.
Letters of Love and War: The Tale of Taylor Edwin - a hybrid historical fiction by Aza Enigma
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFRLW29
Love history? Love learning the dark details of world war one and the terror in the trenches in France? Or maybe a little romance and adventure are your style?
Letters of Love and War: The Tale of Taylor Edwin is the right read for you!
Follow a Midwestern man as he leaves his home for the first time, finds his true love, and is ripped from his life into The Great War (WWI). Read the authentic and minimally edited letters between this soldier and his loved ones as the war rages on and shakes the world.
LET HER GO: Lillian Dove Mystery by D. J. Adamson
https://www.amazon.com/LET-HER-GO-Lillian-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07G9TTMZ5
Lillian Dove finds Dr. Conran outside of his house covered in blood and a bit dazed. She discovers his wife dead, Son injured and Daughter missing. The Police suspect Dr. Conrad, but Lillian is not too sure. Along with Detective Leveque, she sets out to solve the crime and find the truth. A compelling who-done-it set during the Christmas holiday.
A New Place, Another Murder - a cozy mystery by Christa Nardi
https://www.amazon.com/Another-Murder-Sheridan-Hendley-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07DZDQWW4
This book is on sale on Amazon for $0.99 (regularly $2.99) 11/7/2018 - 11/13/2018!
Ever wish for something exciting to happen? Sheridan Hendley discovered that could be dangerous when her teen-aged step-daughter is implicated in theft and murder. No stranger to mysteries or murder, Motive may be related to opposing views on the confederacy or drug deals. Sheridan engages her friends and neighbors in figuring out the killer - before the killer makes them the next victim. She discovers the power of the Buchanan family going back to the beginnings of the town to the most recent mayor.
The Light of Joy - an uplifting contemporary fiction about strong women by Julie Morton
https://www.amazon.com/Light-Joy-Julie-Morton-ebook/dp/B07H2MF2Y9
This book is free on Amazon 11/18/2018 - 11/19/2018!
In a turn-of-the-century, rural, Arkansas timber town, women were second-class citizens with few options. Freedom from an abusive father and crushing poverty seemed an impossible goal for the Jacobs sisters, until they planned a daring escape. Jenny is the oldest of the five. Her amazing spiritual powers guide her siblings through life's turmoils. The resilience and strength of these women resonates particularly loudly in American society today, where brave women's voices are being raised more than ever. Join the Jacobs sisters in their journey and find your place in the light.
Arranged by Jennifer Kittredge
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FL6QMHY
Sydney Andrews is in way over her head. Not only did her fiancée dump her for someone else, he left her buried under a mountain of debt. A chance meeting with the infamous Sam Andrews, finds her with a proposition that could change her life. She's smart enough to know a good deal when she sees one.
She'll sign his contract. She'll marry him. What she doesn't plan for is falling in love with him.
The Forgotten Child - a spooky paranormal mystery by Melissa Erin Jackson
https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Child-Riley-Thomas-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07GNC5GN6
Twenty-five-year-old Riley Thomas is a non-practicing medium; she can communicate with ghosts but she avoids haunted places. When she was thirteen, she and a friend used a Ouija board, accidentally releasing a malevolent spirit. Ever since, she's seen her gift as more of a curse, locking it away. Not even her best friend knows she can see dead people.
Unfortunately for her, her best friend, Jade, is obsessed with all things paranormal, as well as being an avid viewer of a popular ghosting hunting reality tv show. Since the show featured the local, infamous haunted Jordanville Ranch—former home of deceased serial killer Orin Jacobs—Jade has been desperate to book a weekend ghost hunting investigation there. When her dream finally comes true, she drags a reluctant Riley with her.
Riley immediately regrets her decision when a spirit makes contact within an hour of her arrival. The ghost is of a little boy; a child who went missing—and was never found—in 1973.
Riley isn't sure how this boy is connected to Orin Jacobs' victims, especially when all of Jacobs' known victims had been girls. The ten-year-old boy tugs at Riley's heartstrings despite the fact that she worries her snooping in a decades-old case might rile up nasty ghosts. But how can she solve a mystery that happened a decade before she was born? Riley soon learns that it's the living she needs to fear; someone who knows Orin's secrets wants to keep the truth buried—no matter the cost.
Buried Rivers: A Spiritual Journey into the Holocaust - a unique 2nd generation Holocaust memoir by Ellen Korman Mains
https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Rivers-Spiritual-Journey-Holocaust-ebook/dp/B07J9RTRZ2
This uplifting 2nd-generation Holocaust memoir explores bonds between the living and the dead, and how our bodies can carry and transform messages from the past.
The author's family were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust and were more than upset when she became a Buddhist at 19. Over 3 decades later, on a German train, she felt the presence of spirits who had died in the Holocaust. Their despairing question, "How can you still believe in basic goodness?" sent her to Poland to find the answer. Would her years of Buddhist practice now actually prove helpful to her inherited lineage?
In 2006, the author begins traveling to Poland, the Holocaust's largest graveyard, to reconnect with her family history while exploring basic goodness—not just in theory, but in her present moment awareness of body and heart. With no living elders to consult, she relies on an account dictated by her domineering uncle, an Auschwitz survivor, before his death for clues to the past.
As she retraces her mother's and uncle's steps through Europe and walks in places where her ancestors lived for centuries, she stumbles into a mysterious stream of love. But can she receive it? Face-to-face with her own imprints of trauma, she realizes that helping the dead is inseparable from healing her own wounds; and that opening to previously hidden events, and to darkness itself, brings a transformation that deepens our perception and changes us forever.
Beyond recovering her own family's lost history, Buried Rivers makes compelling connections between spirituality and trauma, as well as between Judaism and Buddhism, and intimately explores family loyalties, religious boundaries, and the invisible but powerfully present blessings of ancestors.
Intimately written and rich with personal and historical insights, this riveting narrative demonstrates how healing, magic, and the mystery of life itself emerge even from the densest suffering.
Ordinary to Extraordinary - a collection of riveting narratives by Erik Seversen
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JY9XV4Q
Ordinary to Extraordinary: Stories of Exotic Places and Remarkable People & How Belonging and Purpose Can Transform Your Life is not your ordinary book! This book is a collection of true, first-person narratives about an average kid who decided not to live an average life. The book traces the life of an awkward kid who created a full life of fulfillment and wonder.
Included in the book are adventures of Erik Seversen crossing over 80 countries and 49 states. These travels create amazing situations including meeting individuals ranging from hobos to the king of a country. The adventures also range from having a machine gun stuck in his mouth in Nigeria while hitchhiking from London to Zaire to living with a tribe of Indians deep in the Amazon for six months while doing anthropological research to falling in love in Paris with the woman of his dreams only to find that the woman had expectations that would test the relationship.
Although Ordinary to Extraordinary is about Erik's experiences of danger, loneliness, love, and reward, it isn't just about the author, rather it is structured around a larger narrative about how meaning can be found in four pillars -- belonging, purpose, transcendence, and storytelling. Ordinary to Extraordinary highlights how an extraordinary life is available to anyone who chooses to get out and live.
You are invited now to ride with Erik on his motorcycle while crossing the USA or to travel beyond the Iron Curtain to the Soviet Union in the late 1980's and to hitchhike with teenage hippies to a rainbow gathering in Oregon. As you travel with Erik, though, it is the intent of the book that you reflect on your own life as he reflects on his during his journey while becoming a person totally content with life.
Digital China: Working with Bloggers, Influencers and KOLs by Ashley Galina Dudarenok and Lauren Hallanan
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-China-Working-Bloggers-Influencers-ebook/dp/B07K5DKL9S
"China has taken the message of personal branding to heart, and has developed a powerful influencer market that's well worth understanding. This insightful book will show you opinion leadership, China style. In the early days of digital marketing, China learned from the U.S. Today, it's important for globally savvy marketers to learn from China."
— Dorie Clark, adjunct professor, Duke University Fuqua School of Business and author, Entrepreneurial You and Stand Out.
Physician: How Science Transformed the Art of Medicine by Rajeev Kurapati
https://www.amazon.com/Physician-How-Science-Transformed-Medicine-ebook/dp/B079LLRNQD
This book is on sale on Amazon for $0.99 (regularly $17.95) 11/2/2018 - 11/8/2018!
Physician explores the transformation of the healing tradition from a spiritual practice to a scientific one. This book interweaves moving personal patient stories with a historical overview that reveals untold details of the profession's past, showing readers how we made the modern doctor. A must-read in today's healthcare climate and for anyone interested in what it means to be a doctor or a patient in our current medical landscape.
Physician is ideal for any reader who enjoys history, philosophy, science, and/or the economics of modern medicine. It also discusses thoughts on the future of medicine and how we might return to more patient-centered care.
Smartphone E-Commerce: Your Step-By-Step Guide on How to Maximize Sales in Your Mobile E-Commerce Store by Benjamin Gundgaard
https://www.amazon.com/Smartphone-commerce-step-step-world-class-ebook/dp/B079X5425V
This book is on sale on Amazon for $0.99 (regularly $7.99) 11/5/2018 - 11/9/2018!
MAXIMIZE your mobile e-commerce sales!
This step-by-step guide enables you to create world-class smartphone e-commerce stores that maximize your online sales.
As Tamara Adlin, CEO at Adlin Inc. and former Customer Experience Manager at Amazon.com, puts it:
"Implement even a few of Gundgaard's guidelines and watch your conversion climb!"
Here's what you get with Smartphone E-commerce:
Best practice online shop templates & checklists to build an entire mobile store. This book guides you through all aspects of how to create lucrative e-commerce stores for smartphones, specifically tailored to maximize your profits and customer satisfaction in the future of online shopping.
Circus of the Gods; Book one: The Son of Venus - a thrilling adventure of Gods and Sapiens by Cirque Du Soliel story writer West Hyler
https://www.amazon.com/Circus-Gods-Book-One-Venus-ebook/dp/B07GRP9DZD
From the storywriter of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour comes this thrilling new fantasy series. Circus of the Gods is an explosive adventure of Gods and Sapiens that takes place inside big rigs and underneath big tops. Battles rage from Grand Central to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
Landlord Secrets: Immediately Increase ROI and Become a More Effective Landlord by Linda Liberatore
https://www.amazon.com/Landlord-Secrets-Immediately-Increase-Effective-ebook/dp/B07GVS181G
In My Landlord Helper: The Keys to Managing Your Real Estate Investments and Achieving Explosive Growth, you'll quickly learn how to:
- Grow your portfolio 4x in less than three years
- Implement successful strategies for managing your real estate investments
- Increase your quality of life by streamlining processes that free up time
- Overcome hurdles that hinder growth
Through effective technology, smarter staffing, managed communication, and continued learning, all of this is possible. Its time to finally make your dreams come true and turn your rentals into profit!
Death on Canvas (The Jessie O'Bourne art mysteries Book 1) by Mary Ann Cherry
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Canvas-Jessie-OBourne-mysteries-ebook/dp/B01BH5KZX8
Murder mystery, Death on Canvas, finds painter Jessie O'Bourne working with Norwegian deputy Arvid Abrahmsen on a desperate search for a killer and two missing Thomas Moran masterpieces worth millions. The paintings connect the cold case murder of Jessie's great aunt Kate with the present-day murder of a Native American grad student Jessie discovers in the O'Bourne family hayfield—a girl who whispers before she dies that her attacker was a cop.
The colorful writing in this award-winning novel offers the reader a glimpse into the mind of an artist and a view of the picturesque setting of rural Montana. Lovers of the mystery genre will enjoy the twists and turns in this who-done-it and laugh at the humorous interludes afforded by Arvid Abrahmsen and Jack Dempsey, Jessie's disreputable orange tomcat (appropriately named for a 1920's professional boxer).
With Jessie's biological clock (A.K.A. Big Ben) ticking away, the romance reader will also find themselves evaluating acting Sheriff Russell Bonham and hunky FBI art theft agent, Grant Kennedy, as suitable mates for their favorite artist. An art mystery series, book two is also available.
Lady on the Edge by Ray Flynt
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JNZ94LY
Free book promotion on Amazon 11/2/2018 - 11/6/2018!
South Carolina ceramic artist Amanda Carothers interrupts Brad Frame's vacation to ask for his help in investigating her son Dana's death from five years earlier. Although his death was ruled a suicide, Amanda believes Dana was murdered. Reactions to Dana's death tore her family apart, and a fresh investigation threatens to make those rifts permanent.
Beacon - Part I by Jonathan C. Gillespie
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AMLK2KA
This book is free on Amazon!
Mally didn't ask for any of this. She didn't want to live in a vast refugee fleet orbiting the last star the Shroud didn't destroy. She never volunteered for the attention of mankind's worst enemy, the Petack, who have returned after decades of absence. And she certainly wouldn't have predicted those same marauding aliens would want her help on a deadly mission, upon which hinges the fate of a thousand thousand civilizations. But having a miraculous pregnancy was enough to spark a titanic series of events, and Mally better be ready to take part in them, or the last star might see the last and greatest war of all.
BEACON - PART I is the first short fiction length installment of the BEACON SAGA SERIAL.
BEACON-PART II is also free, where available.
https://www.amazon.com/Refugee-carnage-behind-learn-again-ebook/dp/B01LN3HEJC
One man's journey from tragedy to find happiness.
By prize winning author Reece Pocock
Essential reading for fans of #Ken Follett, #Raymond Khoury and #Clive Cussler.
Refugee is a moving, stunning piece of literature that enthralled, entertained and enchanted me from the very first page. Aimee Anne.
Rolf Krieger was left devastated after WW2. Now a refugee, he immigrates to Australia. There he meets Elaine, a gorgeous war widow. They fall in love, but the war and its trauma interferes in their future and the lovers must solve interfamily pressures that could destroy their lives.
Not An Accident - mystery by Tampa Tyson
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Accident-Tampa-Tyson-ebook/dp/B075HNTLXD
If you are looking for a murder mystery, do not read this. You will probably be disappointed. Having said that, Not An Accident, a story about a girl waking up in the hospital with a broken wrist and trying to figure out what happened to her, has successfully managed to hit the Top Bestsellers List on Amazon, August 2018. Book is Available on KDP Select.
A BROKEN WRIST TURNS OUT...
10-year-old Gabby Myers used to be an avid skier. But when the day of her final ski tournament arrives, Gabby finds herself waking up in the hospital instead of her own bed, with a broken wrist and little memory of how she'd gotten there. Even worse, none of those around her know what happened nor how long she's going to be in a cast for.
Unable to ski because of her broken wrist, Gabby finds her life growing more boring and tedious by the second. That is, until her old assistant ski coach, Kayla Phipps, shows up in her room. With her new friend's assistance, Gabby discovers a new passion for living, that is, as long as nobody discovers what she's doing.
CBT Worksheets by Dr. James Manning, ClinPsyD and Dr. Nicola Ridgeway, ClinPsyD
http://www.cbt-worksheets.com
CBT worksheets is a book for trainee clinical psychologists and trainee CBT therapists. It offers worksheets that make it straightforward to offer CBT when therapists are in the early stages of their training.
Through the Old Trellis Arch by Marvin Vallier
https://www.amazon.com/Through-Trellis-Arch-Marvin-Vallier-ebook/dp/B074FFN5RH
A story is about a little girl named Jennie, taking place in 1960 and her obsessiveness with the old run down house next door. Every time she enters through the old trellis arch, she has dreams. The first two times she went to enter through the old trellis arch her dog Willie tried to stop her. These dreams take her back to the year of 1917 to a little girl named Sylvia who came to live with her grandfather. Even though Jennie was given strict orders to stay away from the old house, she seemed to be drawn to it and every Sunday after church she would enter the trellis arch and have another dream. This lasted for a little over a year until the old house was torn down and the dreams came to an end. After another year had gone by she was able to find out the meaning of her dreams and why she was having them.
HYPO: The Complete Story by DL Jones
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J41MVHW
Chauncy has extraordinary physical abilities. Thanks to HYPO, an experimental drug he took to escape from an old abandoned house where he was held when he was kidnapped. He now uses the new found abilities on a daily basis, and its changing him. With the benefits of enhanced strength and speed, he is slowly losing control of himself, his world and his Wife.
The Lord Peter Sluggly Chronicles by Simon. A. Gallimore
https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Sluggly-Chronicles-Jamie-Ballard-ebook/dp/B07BJ3SJQL
In the first book of the Jamie Ballard series 'Here, There and Back' our four friends found themselves unwittingly caught up in some serious espionage. This culminated in the four returning back to England as a trio, after some frenetic and comical escapades in around the streets of Amsterdam. Stupidity seemed to know no bounds.
In this offering 'The lord Peter Sluggly Chronicles' we catch up with the three brothers in arms a couple of months later, in Paris, France. Once again a series of farcical events leads to misunderstandings and a certain level of humour. Whilst in Amsterdam in the previous 'Here, There and Back' novel, the lads kept bumping into a group of young men on a wild adventure of their own. These men were members of the fabled Rotund society. A group of lads on a mission to enjoy themselves. They were led by their charismatic leader and life president, Lord Peter Sluggly. He extended an invitation to Jamie Ballard. This came as an invite to the Sluggly manor summer ball. Jamie, H and Vinny from the first novel accepted his lordships offer.
Co meth the summer ball and our adventure gets underway in earnest. Upon their arrival at Sluggly manor hall, a large Oak tree has been felled by a lightening strike a few days earlier. Whilst it carcass was being removed from the ground, a metal cylinder is discovered under the roots. It had been there since the tree was first planted some three hundred years before by an ancient, Sluggly manor, ancestor. Its contents, a door handle. All they have to do is find which door it fits. This then leads them on a treasure hunt. But it seems that Jamie, Vinny, H and Peter are not the only ones with an interest in this hunt. they also have to contend with Peters arch nemesis and cousin, Sir Edward Clarington. This being done whilst Jamie is trying to fight off the attentions of Sir Edwards Daughter, Mary, who herself is hiding a secret. Peters Mother, Lady Caroline Sluggly, has a fierce reputation as a man eater. And she really takes a shine to H. She is not the type of woman to let a treasure hunt get in the way of a sexual conquest. But has she met her match this time? Who will discover the treasure? Who has most to gain or lose? All of this is being played out against a back drop of good old fashioned comedy. Jamie's penchant for dropping himself or is friends in it seems to steaming along in top form once again. The cast is assembled, the theatre is booked all that is missing is you, the audience. Come inside and experience the comical highs and lows of Jamie and company.
Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy by Hal Harvey
https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Climate-Solutions-Policy-Low-Carbon/dp/1610919564
With the effects of climate change already upon us, the need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions is nothing less than urgent. It's a daunting challenge, but the technologies and strategies to meet it exist today.
A small set of energy policies, designed and implemented well, can put us on the path to a low carbon future. Energy systems are large and complex, so energy policy must be focused and cost-effective. One-size-fits-all approaches simply won't get the job done.
Policymakers need a clear, comprehensive resource that outlines the energy policies that will have the biggest impact on our climate future, and describes how to design these policies well.
Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy is the first such guide, bringing together the latest research and analysis around low carbon energy solutions.
Written by Hal Harvey, CEO of the policy firm Energy Innovation, with Robbie Orvis and Jeffrey Rissman of Energy Innovation, Designing Climate Solutions is an accessible resource on lowering carbon emissions for policymakers, activists, philanthropists, and others in the climate and energy community.
In Part I, the authors deliver a roadmap for understanding which countries, sectors, and sources produce the greatest amount of greenhouse gas emissions, and give readers the tools to select and design efficient policies for each of these sectors. In Part II, they break down each type of policy, from renewable portfolio standards to carbon pricing, offering key design principles and case studies where each policy has been implemented successfully.
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Q: package Arules in R: with additional column in transactions I have a data file recording the type of transaction followed by the items in the transaction (in basket format):
type1 | eggs | chocolate | milk
type2 | milk | bread
type1 | savory | tomato
type3 | chicken

I would later want to remove different type values with appearance:
rules = apriori(dataset, parameter = list(support= 0.1, confidence=0.2),
   appearance = list(none = c("type=type1", "type=type2")
How do I read in the transactions with the type column? The following does not work as I have data in basket format.
dataset = read.transactions('data.csv', sep = '|', cols=c("type","Products"))

A: Manual page for ? read.transactions says:

...
  cols: For the 'single' format, 'cols' is a numeric or character
            vector of length two giving the numbers or names of the
            columns (fields) with the transaction and item ids,
            respectively. If character, the first line of 'file' is
            assumed to be a header with column names.  For the 'basket'
            format, 'cols' can be a numeric scalar giving the number of
            the column (field) with the transaction ids.  If 'cols =
            NULL', the data do not contain transaction ids.
  ...

So this should work for your data:
dataset <- read.transactions('data.csv', sep = '|', cols=1)


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#include "config.h"
#include "web/WorkerContentSettingsClient.h"

#include "core/workers/WorkerGlobalScope.h"
#include "public/platform/WebString.h"
#include "public/web/WebWorkerContentSettingsClientProxy.h"
#include "wtf/PassOwnPtr.h"

namespace blink {

PassOwnPtrWillBeRawPtr<WorkerContentSettingsClient> WorkerContentSettingsClient::create(PassOwnPtr<WebWorkerContentSettingsClientProxy> proxy)
{
    return adoptPtrWillBeNoop(new WorkerContentSettingsClient(proxy));
}

WorkerContentSettingsClient::~WorkerContentSettingsClient()
{
}

bool WorkerContentSettingsClient::requestFileSystemAccessSync()
{
    if (!m_proxy)
        return true;
    return m_proxy->requestFileSystemAccessSync();
}

bool WorkerContentSettingsClient::allowIndexedDB(const WebString& name)
{
    if (!m_proxy)
        return true;
    return m_proxy->allowIndexedDB(name);
}

const char* WorkerContentSettingsClient::supplementName()
{
    return "WorkerContentSettingsClient";
}

WorkerContentSettingsClient* WorkerContentSettingsClient::from(ExecutionContext& context)
{
    WorkerClients* clients = toWorkerGlobalScope(context).clients();
    ASSERT(clients);
    return static_cast<WorkerContentSettingsClient*>(WillBeHeapSupplement<WorkerClients>::from(*clients, supplementName()));
}

WorkerContentSettingsClient::WorkerContentSettingsClient(PassOwnPtr<WebWorkerContentSettingsClientProxy> proxy)
    : m_proxy(proxy)
{
}

void provideContentSettingsClientToWorker(WorkerClients* clients, PassOwnPtr<WebWorkerContentSettingsClientProxy> proxy)
{
    ASSERT(clients);
    WorkerContentSettingsClient::provideTo(*clients, WorkerContentSettingsClient::supplementName(), WorkerContentSettingsClient::create(proxy));
}

} // namespace blink

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Robbie Gould has been nails during his time in San Francisco, with missed field goals being few and far between. But he reportedly didn't make it to the start of 49ers camp, which is going to raise some eyebrows, given the way the rest of his offseason has gone.
Indeed, NBC Sports reports that Gould – who hasn't signed his Franchise tag tender yet – was a no-show on the first day of the 49ers' offseason training program. And because he's yet to sign his tender, he won't be attending this phase of training. However, this may just be the tip of the iceberg, because Gould doesn't seem all that eager to show up in San Francisco.
But not everyone is so surprised. Gould's no-show isn't a shocker to Eric Branch (San Francisco Chronicle), who reports that the former Bears kicker isn't interested in signing a long-term deal with the team and showed "strong indications" that he wasn't a fan of the 49ers' decision to designate him with the Franchise tag. Perhaps that could explain why the 49ers popped up as a suitor for free agent kicker Stephen Gostkowski before he re-signed with the Patriots – but one thing at a time.
This latest development could be a sign toward a bigger beef between the two sides. Gould has previously expressed his desire for a long-term deal, but has also teased the idea of being open to returning to Chicago (enough qualifiers for you?), where he started his career and where his family and children live full-time – a point he drove home on several occasions when speaking about free agency in the offseason.
Then again, this could all be as simple as Gould knowing his way around the Collective Bargaining Agreement. If you recall, he was a long-time Players Association rep in Chicago, so if anyone knows the ins-and-outs, what he can and cannot do, or what's mandatory and not, it's Gould. And it's not as if he's going to miss a ton by skipping out on the strength and conditioning phase of the program.
But still … there's (evidently) a rift between Gould and San Francisco that has yet to be resolved. Depending on who blinks first in this stare-down, there could be a trickle-down effect on the Bears. Because while Chicago has signed three free agent kickers for an open tryout this summer and could add a fourth to the mix on draft weekend, the team still has $17,622,024 in available salary cap space – which is more than enough for the team's draft picks and a potential multi-year deal for a kicker who has made 96.5 percent of his kicks since leaving the Bears.
Let's keep an eye on this situation as it develops. Stranger things have happened in NFL contract disputes, though one that could have a direct impact on the Bears makes it that much more interesting to follow.


Hickam AFB, Hawaii – Walking up to Pacific Air Forces Headquarters, one immediately notices the pockmarked exterior of the building. The holes are not from neglect, but are a solemn reminder of December 7, 1941, when Japanese carrier-launched aircraft devastated U.S. naval and air forces on the island of Oahu.
In preserving the wounds of that day, the U.S. Air Force keeps alive a stark lesson on the centrality of airpower to conflicts past, present, and future.
Yet, America is at risk of forgetting the lessons of the opening act at Pearl Harbor. If current trends continue, the U.S. may lose our air dominance, imposing untold costs on our servicemen and women around the globe.
The Japanese attack on Hickam, Wheeler, and Bellows Fields is the forgotten story of Pearl Harbor. Like millions of tourists, I visited Pearl's naval memorial sites, including the battleship USS Missouri and the somber USS Arizona Memorial. The new visitor's center at the naval base provides an excellent introduction to the tragedy of that day, with explanatory markers and films (along with a huge gift shop designed to appeal to everyone). The short boat ride to the Arizona and the bus ride to the Missouri on Ford Island are equally quick and efficient. Yet most visitors hardly are aware that the attacks of December 7 began not at the naval base, but on the airfields located adjacent to the base and around Oahu.
The Japanese attacked Hickam and its sister fields first for one simple reason: they had to control the skies or risk the failure of their plan. The Imperial Japanese Navy may have delivered the strike force to the waters off Hawaii, but success hinged on avoiding an air-to-air fight that could have decimated the invaders.
As the scars at Hickam show, the Japanese prevailed, destroying U.S. Army Air Corps fighters and bombers on the ground. The planes, famously, had been parked wingtip to wingtip, the better to guard against sabotage. In the slaughter, a few P-36 and P-40s managed to get off the ground, engaged the enemy in dogfights, and ultimately downed 10 Japanese planes.
Yet for men on the ground, the attack was merciless. What is today Pacific Air Forces H.Q. was on December 7 the main barracks, housing 3,200 men. The mess hall and roof took direct hits and today, after passing the very flag that flew on that morning, one walks through the interior courtyard, looking at hundreds of shrapnel and bullet holes on all walls.
One interior metal staircase still boasts two bullet holes in its steps, mute testimony of the lack of hiding places on that bloody day. In all, 244 American servicemen were killed at the three airfields, and another 450 were wounded, while 76 aircraft were destroyed. With control of the skies assured, the attack then moved on to the naval base, devastating the Pacific Fleet and inflicting massive casualties, including 1,177 men on the Arizona and 429 on the USS Oklahoma alone.
Such are the costs of not having air dominance. America learned the lesson of Hickam Field well and built a balanced combat force during and after the war that ensured U.S. air superiority for the next 70 years. Fighters, bombers, lift, and tankers all meshed to form an air shield over U.S. interests in peacetime and troops in wartime.
The last time an American soldier was strafed on the ground by enemy air forces was in the Korean War. This air dominance has effectively removed an entire layer of operational planning from U.S. campaigns, as the U.S. Air Force can concentrate on directly attacking enemy forces and supporting ground troops and not worry about enemy air forces.
Yet since the fall of the Soviet Union and in the counterinsurgency wars that define Iraq and Afghanistan, air superiority has not been an issue. Unfortunately, the result is an increasing neglect of America's air forces. As much as the Navy, the Air Force provides a unique global reach and presence for America. Indeed, given the vast distances the U.S. must cover in order to fight wars, provide humanitarian assistance, and keep an eye on crisis spots, the Air Force is even more crucial in ensuring timely, nearly instantaneous response.
But in current defense plans, the Air Force has to keep flying 30-year old fighters until the new F-35 comes on line only slowly later in this decade. In the meantime, it will retire 250 F-15s and F-16s before they can be replaced by the F-35, putting further stress on combat readiness and ability to contribute in Afghanistan.
Last year, the White House killed the F-22 program, prematurely ending production of the most advanced fighter in the world, and leaving Air Force commanders with a fraction of the F-22s they need to ensure air superiority and to use as the most flexible intelligence asset in the sky.
Bombing runs are carried out by bombers built as long ago as the early 1960s, and our planes are refueled by half-century old tankers.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates canceled, then restarted the next generation bomber program, meaning there will be no new bomber at least until 2025, and the Pentagon has been trying to kill the C-17, America's most advanced transport plane, even as demand for airlift operations is prematurely aging the fleet.
Some may question why the U.S. needs such a large air force, when no other country has even a fraction of our capabilities. But no other nation has America's global responsibilities, either.
A modern, balanced air force is a central ingredient in America's defense strategy, and is the prerequisite to being able to intervene in the earliest stages of a conflict.
Moreover, American airmen will soon face more capable adversaries, as other nations are building up their air forces, most notably China, which is introducing advanced fighter aircraft and new weapons designed to keep U.S. aircraft carriers at bay, and Russia, which has just test flown a fifth-generation challenger to America's F-22.
Even more worrisome, countries such as Iran and North Korea are installing integrated air defenses that only our tiny fleet of F-22s can be assured of penetrating. Our capability of entering any airspace we want to will be steadily degraded in coming years, reducing the credibility of our defensive alliances with countries such as South Korea and Japan.
In response to these trends, the Pentagon and Air Force need to come up with a comprehensive recapitalization program and adequately fund research, development, procurement, and fielding of a balanced fleet. The F-35 should be aggressively produced, but the Defense Department needs to re-evaluate whether America's future fighter force will be able to the high-end jobs required.
In addition, planning for the next generation bomber must quickly move ahead, the Air Force must resolve the long-running tanker replacement debacle, and adequate funds for the full C-17 program should be ensured.
In short, the budget ax being wielded by Secretary Gates must not chop down the supports on which America's first line of defense rests. In this, Air Force leadership is needed to make the case in the halls of Congress and on Main Street as to the necessity of American airpower to our global role.
American air forces may keep their superiority for another decade or two, but without a comprehensive commitment to maintaining air superiority, U.S. soldiers, sailors, and Marines may one day no longer operate under friendly skies. That would present a future president with very difficult choices over how many casualties he would be willing to incur to protect American interests.
A visit to Hickam Air Force Base (now owned by the Navy and serving as a joint facility) is a powerful reminder of the cost of not controlling the skies. The post-World War II world has been one shaped in no small measure by the power of the U.S. Air Force. To lose that dominance would change nearly every calculation made by our leaders in trying to keep peace in the world.


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Taxation system before gst in india
Taxation system before gst in india Goods And Services Tax Explained With Benefits is the biggest indirect tax reform of India. Whereas, GST structures of other countries like Canada, New Zealand is quite simple and easy to understand. Goods and service tax (GST) is a partially centralized and unified indirect taxation system on goods and services, which will sculpt India as a one common market place. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) is a destination-based tax applied to goods and services sold in any jurisdiction. Under the present taxation system, interstate sales tax and local sales tax is levied on excise duty in respect of the manufactured goods resulting in cascading of taxes. The main expectation from this system is to abolish all indirect taxes and only GST would be levied. A common base should be adopted for taxation of both Central and State GST. The process of rationalisation of tax administration is ongoing in India. It goes without saying that in the modern world, technology develops faster than the law. By subsuming more than a score of taxes under GST, road to a harmonized system of indirect tax has been paved making India an economic union. 30/6/2017 · Highlights Hours before nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) midnight rollout, here's what you need to know about India's new taxation system: Commuters drive past a huge cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, next to Goods and Services Tax (GST) banneof uniformity of system of taxation cannot be taken too lightly. Now, the previous indirect tax system comprised of separate Centre and State laws. Post implementation of GST, taxes such as Excise Duty, Service Tax, VAT etc. Such a tax structure not only increased the cost of goods but also made the taxation system more complex. . As a result, the Sales Tax Act was introduced in 1990, it was a value added version named as General Sales Tax (GST). The tax rates have been rationalised and tax laws have been simplified resulting in better compliance, ease of tax payment and better enforcement. on or before 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March unless taxes are ("GST") in India with effect from 1 July 2017. GST simplifies the sales tax code down from twelve different taxes to just one system, making compliance much easier. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services. GST Bill: A Revolution in Indian Taxation System We are overburdened with the current tax structure and in need of some relief. GST replaced a plethora of different state and central taxes levied independently by the different governmental structures such as a state VAT, entertainment tax, service taxes, and many more. The Commission submitted its final report in December 1986. GST Overview: Know about 'Goods and Service Tax' smart Taxation System in India. Illustrated with an example of supply chain, consisting M anufacturer, W holesaler, R etailer and C ustomer, showing the impact with and without GST:-Suppose, manufacturer, started production for one item (say, one Dress), he had all the necessary things to manufacture dress. It is a destination based tax. Chapter 7. Goods and Services Tax or GST refers to the indirect tax levied on the supply of goods and services. How GST Improves Taxation in India. Before implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST), Indian taxation system was a farrago of central, state and local area levies. From the printing press to the digital revolution, humankind has been inclined to innovate first and plan later. GST in India was in the pipeline for a long time. have been subsumed under GST. GST will subsume Central Excise common system of classification of goods and services will lend greater certainty to taxation system. Procedure for filing the tax and paying amount is complex than the rest of the countries. India's indirect tax structure before the introduction of the GST was extremely convoluted and it had an adverse impact on the Indian economy. Similar provisions have been introduced in GST by covering the services. Though there is no legal flaw in the levy of entertainment tax over and above GST, it is important to understand that in some states where high rate of entertainment tax is levied along with 28% GST, it …The Government of Pakistan setup a National Tax Reforms Commission in 1985 to provide recommendations to improve the taxation system in Pakistan. Learn about GST, Indirect Tax structure in India before GST, GST Rates, GST Compensation Cess, Input Tax Credit, GST Composition Scheme, GST Return, TCS in GST eWay BillIn last 10-15 years, Indian taxation system has undergone tremendous reforms. 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Richard Warburton Lytton
Richard John Warburton Lytton FRS (né Warburton; 26 August 1745[1] – 29 December 1810)[2] was an English landowner and Fellow of the Royal Society. A member of the prominent Lytton family, he was the father of Elizabeth Barbara Lytton and grandfather of Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer and Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton.
He was the son of William Warburton, of Yarrow, Queen's County, Ireland, and his wife, Barbara Lytton.[3][4] He was baptised 5 September 1745 at St Anne's Church, Soho in London.[1] He was educated at Harrow School under Robert Carey Sumner, where he knew Sir William Jones and formed a friendship with Samuel Parr,[5] associating also with William Bennet.[6]
He inherited Knebworth House in 1762 from his uncle John Robinson-Lytton, and added Lytton to his own name.[7] The inheritance was the subject of a chancery case of 1793, in which it was stated that it was only on the death in 1790 of Leonora Lytton (née Brereton), widow of his uncle, that Lytton came into full possession of Knebworth House and Park.[8]
Lytton was admitted to University College, Oxford, as Richard Warburton (rather than Christ Church, Oxford, as tentatively suggested in his grandson's memoir). There he knew Richard Paul Jodrell. Lytton fell for Jodrell's young sister Elizabeth, and they were married.[9][10]
AssociationsEdit
Lytton was elected to the Royal Society in 1772.[11] A letter he wrote in 1774 to Samuel Parr stated that he had been canvassing for Thomas Halsey, the Hertfordshire Member of Parliament.[12] He attended the Greek tragedy presented by Parr's pupils at Stanmore in 1775/6, an innovation.[13] Thomas Maurice may have known of him, as Bulwer-Lytton suggests, but was at University College some time later. He was another connection of Parr, and translator of Oedipus Rex, still at university at that time.[10][14]
According to a surviving journal, Lytton associated in the 1780s with Granville Sharp and Andrew Kippis.[15] Thomas Day the abolitionist was a university friend.[16]
Later lifeEdit
After the French Revolution, Lytton was in France where he owned an estate at Boulogne, and there associated with French thinkers.[17] He left in a hurry as war broke out, and his house was confiscated.[18] He sheltered French exiles, including the Abbé Béliard, who became a teacher at the school run in Enfield by John Clarke.[19] Lytton had been introduced to Clarke by Joseph Priestley.[20] Charles Cowden Clarke, John Clarke's son, described a visit to Lytton, who was then living in Enfield. He later moved to Ramsgate.[21]
Lytton died on 29 December 1810 and was buried 5 January 1811.[22] A monumental inscription to him is in the south aisle of St Laurence, Ramsgate.[23]
Bookplate of Richard Warburton Lytton, with signature of his daughter Elizabeth Barbara Lytton
Lytton married in 1768 Elizabeth Jodrell, daughter of Paul Jodrell, Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, who survived him, dying 1 November 1818.[3][24][25] The couple separated permanently after about three years, with one child. Elizabeth went to live in Upper Seymour Street, London, while Richard lived in various provincial locations, not at Knebworth House.[26] At age 21, in 1766, he had come into much of the estate left to him, but not the Mansion House which remained with his aunt Leonora or Eleonora.[27]
Their daughter Elizabeth married William Earle Bulwer,[28] and was the mother of Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer and Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton.[29]
Legacy and literary referencesEdit
Edward Bulwer-Lytton inherited Richard Warburton Lytton's library, and was influenced by it in particular by access to German philosophy.[30][31] He based the character Austin Caxton in The Caxtons, an unworldly scholar, on his grandfather Richard.[32] In an earlier novel, Pelham, Bulwer-Lytton's character Clutterbuck is also supposed to be based on Lytton.[33] Lytton, who is said to have written and then destroyed a drama in Hebrew, has been called eccentric.[34]
^ a b England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
^ "Lytton, Richard Warburton (1745–1810), of Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, The National Archives". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ a b Burke, Bernard (1865). Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Harrison and sons. p. 711. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ Burke, Bernard, Sir; Burke, John (1848). "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales: with their descendants, sovereigns and subjects". Internet Archive. London: E. Churton. pp. Pedigree LXXII. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ Parr, Samuel; Johnstone, John (1828). The Works of Samuel Parr ...: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, and a Selection from His Correspondence. Longman, Rees. p. 83. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ Collins, William Lucas (1867). The Public Schools: Winchester—Westminster—Shrewsbury—Harrow—Rugby; Notes of Their History and Traditions. W. Blackwood and sons. p. 283. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Parishes: Knebworth, British History Online". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ Brown, William; Thurlow, Edward Thurlow Baron; Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn Earl of (1820). Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, During the Time of Lord Chancellor Thurlow: And of the Several Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, and Lord Chancellor Loughborough, from 1778 to 1794. H. Butterworth. p. 444. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Warburton, Richard
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