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using base::Time;
using base::TimeDelta;

namespace syncable_prefs {
class PrefServiceSyncable;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// OffTheRecordProfileImpl is a profile subclass that wraps an existing profile
// to make it suitable for the incognito mode.
//
// Note: This class is a leaf class and is not intended for subclassing.
// Providing this header file is for unit testing.
//
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class OffTheRecordProfileImpl : public Profile {
 public:
  explicit OffTheRecordProfileImpl(Profile* real_profile);
  ~OffTheRecordProfileImpl() override;
  void Init();

  // Profile implementation.
  std::string GetProfileUserName() const override;
  ProfileType GetProfileType() const override;
  Profile* GetOffTheRecordProfile() override;
  void DestroyOffTheRecordProfile() override;
  bool HasOffTheRecordProfile() override;
  Profile* GetOriginalProfile() override;
  bool IsSupervised() const override;
  bool IsChild() const override;
  bool IsLegacySupervised() const override;
  ExtensionSpecialStoragePolicy* GetExtensionSpecialStoragePolicy() override;
  PrefService* GetPrefs() override;
  const PrefService* GetPrefs() const override;
  PrefService* GetOffTheRecordPrefs() override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetRequestContextForExtensions() override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* CreateRequestContext(
      content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
      content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors) override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* CreateRequestContextForStoragePartition(
      const base::FilePath& partition_path,
      bool in_memory,
      content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
      content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors) override;
  net::SSLConfigService* GetSSLConfigService() override;
  bool IsSameProfile(Profile* profile) override;
  Time GetStartTime() const override;
  base::FilePath last_selected_directory() override;
  void set_last_selected_directory(const base::FilePath& path) override;
  bool WasCreatedByVersionOrLater(const std::string& version) override;
  void SetExitType(ExitType exit_type) override;
  ExitType GetLastSessionExitType() override;

#if defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
  void ChangeAppLocale(const std::string& locale, AppLocaleChangedVia) override;
  void OnLogin() override;
  void InitChromeOSPreferences() override;
#endif  // defined(OS_CHROMEOS)

  PrefProxyConfigTracker* GetProxyConfigTracker() override;

  chrome_browser_net::Predictor* GetNetworkPredictor() override;
  DevToolsNetworkControllerHandle* GetDevToolsNetworkControllerHandle()
      override;
  void ClearNetworkingHistorySince(base::Time time,
                                   const base::Closure& completion) override;
  GURL GetHomePage() override;

  // content::BrowserContext implementation:
  base::FilePath GetPath() const override;
  scoped_ptr<content::ZoomLevelDelegate> CreateZoomLevelDelegate(
      const base::FilePath& partition_path) override;
  scoped_refptr<base::SequencedTaskRunner> GetIOTaskRunner() override;
  bool IsOffTheRecord() const override;
  content::DownloadManagerDelegate* GetDownloadManagerDelegate() override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetRequestContext() override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetRequestContextForRenderProcess(
      int renderer_child_id) override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetMediaRequestContext() override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetMediaRequestContextForRenderProcess(
      int renderer_child_id) override;
  net::URLRequestContextGetter* GetMediaRequestContextForStoragePartition(
      const base::FilePath& partition_path,
      bool in_memory) override;
  content::ResourceContext* GetResourceContext() override;
  content::BrowserPluginGuestManager* GetGuestManager() override;
  storage::SpecialStoragePolicy* GetSpecialStoragePolicy() override;
  content::PushMessagingService* GetPushMessagingService() override;
  content::SSLHostStateDelegate* GetSSLHostStateDelegate() override;
  content::PermissionManager* GetPermissionManager() override;
  content::BackgroundSyncController* GetBackgroundSyncController() override;

 private:
  void InitIoData();

  // Allows a profile to track changes in zoom levels in its parent profile.
  void TrackZoomLevelsFromParent();

#if defined(OS_ANDROID)
  void UseSystemProxy();
#endif  // defined(OS_ANDROID)

  PrefProxyConfigTracker* CreateProxyConfigTracker();
  // Callback function for tracking parent's zoom level changes.
  void OnParentZoomLevelChanged(
      const content::HostZoomMap::ZoomLevelChange& change);
  void UpdateDefaultZoomLevel();

  // The real underlying profile.
  Profile* profile_;

  // Weak pointer owned by |profile_|.
  syncable_prefs::PrefServiceSyncable* prefs_;

  scoped_ptr<content::HostZoomMap::Subscription> track_zoom_subscription_;
  scoped_ptr<ChromeZoomLevelPrefs::DefaultZoomLevelSubscription>
      parent_default_zoom_level_subscription_;
  scoped_ptr<OffTheRecordProfileIOData::Handle> io_data_;

  // Time we were started.
  Time start_time_;

  base::FilePath last_selected_directory_;

  scoped_ptr<PrefProxyConfigTracker> pref_proxy_config_tracker_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(OffTheRecordProfileImpl);
};

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_PROFILES_OFF_THE_RECORD_PROFILE_IMPL_H_


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Navy blue Anzacs. The Royal Australian Navy in World War I
Second in our series from Lindsey Shaw, formerly a Senior Curator at the Australian National Maritime Museum, on the history of the Royal Australian Navy.
In August 1914 Australia declared its support of Great Britain and the country went to war. Whilst recruiting began in earnest for troops and lighthorsemen, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was quick off the mark – sailing north with the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) to take German New Guinea, and to stop the German Pacific Fleet. The first Australian casualty of the war was a sailor – Able Seaman William Williams, fatally wounded on 11 September 1914.
AE1 in Sydney Harbour in 1914. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.
The first naval vessel lost was the submarine AE1 – see image above – which went out on patrol off New Britain on 14 September 1914 but did not return. Her final resting place has never been located and so the exact cause of her loss remains unknown.
Frederick William Woodland was a Royal Navy sailor who joined the RAN in February 1913 and was deployed to the submarine. His service record, held at the National Archives of Australia, simply states 'Reported missing in Submarine AEI'. His widow Helen, 4-year old son Frederick and 1-year old daughter Annie were left with compensation in the form of a pension, medals and the gratitude of King and country. In 1921 Helen migrated to Quebec, Canada. Until they reached 16 years of age the children received an allowance to assist with their schooling; and Helen's widow's pension ceased in 1927 when she remarried. This information comes from the family archives – all the paperwork relating to Woodland's death was kept by Helen and then her daughter Annie. In 2001 Annie's son was visiting Australia and, moved by the Australian National Maritime Museum's display about AE1, talked to his mother about donating the Woodland family papers. This wonderful archive brought the disastrous loss of AE1 into focus with a real sailor and his family, not just a page in history.
Letter to Mrs Woodland
Dead Man's Penny
Sphinx and the pyramids
Australia's navy served across the globe in this 'war to end all wars'. From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the North Sea to the Mediterranean, the RAN patrolled, escorted, fought and bombarded as part of the British Grand Fleet. HMAS Sydney soundly defeated the German raider SMS Emden in a fierce battle off the Cocos Islands in November 1914 and AE2 was the first Allied submarine to successfully penetrate the Dardanelles Straits, disrupting Turkish and German shipping.
The Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (RANBT) was the first in and the last out of Gallipoli – building pontoons, bridges and jetties for the landings and evacuations of the troops. Douglas Ballantyne Fraser joined this small naval engineering unit and served with the RANBT at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli Peninsula, before moving to duties along the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula. After the RANBT was disbanded at the beginning of 1917, Fraser returned to Australia in July 1917 and served in the Royal Australian Naval Brigade (RANB) for the remainder of the war. The RANBT is an all but forgotten naval engineering unit but it was the most decorated unit in the Royal Australian Navy during the war. From their commander, LCDR Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and through the ranks, the men of the RANBT were decorated more than twenty times for their service at Suvla Bay, the Suez Canal and in the Sinai during 1915-1917. Fraser's daughter – a museum volunteer – donated his memorabilia in 2007 thus giving us a personal insight into this relatively unknown unit of the Royal Australian Navy.
At the end of the war the Royal Australian Navy had lost 15 officers and 156 sailors, including the entire complement of the submarine AE1. Lest We Forget.
Studio portrait of Douglas Fraser (bottom left) and his two friends at the time of his joining the RANB
Australian National Maritime Museum – click here
Australian War Memorial, WW1 RAN Infosheet – click here
dhistory, NAA Archives Viewer – click here
National Archives of Australia, Service Records – click here
National Archives of Australia, SODA – click here
Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train – click here
Sea Power Centre, Canberra – click here

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The Rhythm Of Love And Dysfunction by The Livesays
August 28, 2020 oasisentertainmentblogLeave a comment
Billy Livesay, best known for his work with E Street Band legend Clarence Clemons as his Guitarist & Vocalist, is releasing a new album with his group The Livesays called The Rhythm Of Love And Dysfunction on Sept 20th, 2020. This amazing album was recorded in 2018 and was set to be released early in 2019. Tragically, on November 2nd, 2018, the band experienced unimaginable sorrow when their drummer, Eddie Zyne, passed away from a heart attack. With the replacement drummer Howard Goldberg, they were able to finish the album. This thirteen track album features Billy Livesay on guitar and lead vocals, Jorge Laplume on bass and vocals, Victor "Cuqui" Berrios on organ and vocals, Tim Murphy on piano and vocals and Howard Goldberg on drums on such tracks as When I Dream which has a Bruce Springsteen sound, a great cover of Crosby Stills Nash and Young classic Woodstock, an amazing cover of Don Henley's hit Heart Of The Matter, Book Of Rules, Rhythm Of Love and so much more. I enjoyed this album from start to finish with great vocals and amazing rhythm and blues sound as well as brilliant songwriting and a superb recording. I hope I will get the opportunity to hear this band's earlier work in order to see the growth of them as performers and as songwriters. To learn more about this band, their music, and their tour schedule when this pandemic is over, go to their official website https://www.thelivesaysmusic.com/
Blues, Rock, Soul
Volume One by The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers originated back in January 2008 when musician brothers Luther & Cody Dickinson sat down for a guitar jam with ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers leader Jimbo Mathus along with Blues Greats Charlie Musselwhite, Alvin Youngblood Hart and the late Memphis pianist, producer and all-around musical stylist Jim Dickinson (who passed away in the summer of 2009) gathered for a self-described "hardcore blues" recording under the group name of the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers. This compilation is volume one of a two-volume collection with the first 10 tracks will be available finally on September 4, 2020, on Stony Plain Records, with the next 11 songs coming in spring 2021 on Volume 2. Volume One features such great tracks as Blues, Why You Worry Me, Night Time, K.C. Moan, Shake It And Break It, Stop And Listen and so much more. I was quite moved by the performance on this album as well as the great songwriting talent and a superb recording. This is an exceptional addition to your blues music library which will be available from Amazon, Walmart, Spotify, and all other outlets where CDs and digital downloads are sold. In closing, I want to thank Mark Pucci of Mark Pucci Media for turning me on to this fine album.
Rise Up by Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Rise Up is the upcoming release by Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters set for release on September 11, 2020, on Stony Plain Records. Ronnie Earl, a four-time Blues Music Award winner as "Guitar Player of the Year," is joined by Dave Limina on keys, Diane Blue on vocals, Paul Kochanski on bass and Forrest Padgett on drums on this 15 track album which is his 13th album on Stony Plain Records and the 27th album of his career. I enjoyed this album from start to finish with such great tracks as Higher Love, Albert's Stomp, In The Dark, Navaho Blues, and much more. Also on this album, he felt the need to respond urgently to coronavirus and racial strife, therefore in response, Ronnie christened one instrumental Blues for George Floyd and named a unique talking blues Black Lives Matter. The band covered Bob Dylan's Lord Protect My Child, sung brilliantly by Diane Blue. This release was brilliantly performed as well as showcasing great songwriting and a superb recording. This album will be available on CD and digital download from Amazon, Walmart, and many other outlets. To find out more about his artist, his previous work and much more, go to his official website http://www.ronnieearl.com/
Remainder of None by Keelah Tay
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Remainder of None is the debut album by Los Angeles, California based artist Keelah Tay and produced by my friend and an amazing recording artist Fernando Perdomo. This six-track EP showcases an amazing voice with a rock and bluesy sound and superb songwriting skills on the tracks History (which there is a clean and unclean version), I Against Me, Lift Up, Paper Weight and the title track Remainder Of None. In addition to a great performance, this album features an awesome recording and production. This is an artist, I would love to hear more from in the future. This album will be available on July 1, 2020, on all major download platforms.
Go, Just Do It by Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
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Canadian ball-of-fire beacon of the blues scene Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne is set to add to his stack of multi-award-winning albums with the release of Go, Just Do It! scheduled for release on June 12, 2020, via Stony Plain Records. This is my second review for this amazing blues keyboardist, my first one was back in August of last year. Joining Kenny Wayne who is playing piano, organ and vocals are Russell Jackson on electric and upright bass, Yuji Ihara on lead and rhythm guitar, Joey "The Pocket" DiMarco on drums, Sherman "Tank" Doucette on harmonica, powerhouse horn players Jerry Cook and Vince Mai and Barry Sharbo on tambourine. This thirteen track album of original tracks feature such great work as Just Do It, You're In For a Big Surprise, Don't Want To Be President, Bumpin Down The Highway, Let The Rock Roll and so much more. In addition to an amazing performance, this album also features great songwriting and a superb recording. This is a great album to add to your blues library and is available on CD and digital download format from Amazon, Apple Music, and many other music retailers. You can also learn about the artist, his music and where you can catch him live after the clubs and venues open up after this coronavirus situation is under control by going to his official website https://kennybluesboss.com/
Blues For A King by Shirley King
Now that I got past the 1700 mark on my reviews, let start working on the 1800 mark with the new album by Shirley King, the blues-singing daughter of the legendary blues artist B.B. King and has earned the title "Daughter of the Blues," but she is an outstanding singer and performer in her own right. Her newest full-length album, Blues For A King, which crosses musical genres from blues to rock to soul and back again. Even next to such high wattage guests as Joe Louis Walker, Robben Ford, Junior Wells, Pat Travers, and Elvin Bishop, she has brought to the table her own sound and style with her take on such blues classics Gallows Pole and Hoodoo Blues Man as well as the soul hit Johnny Porter (originally by The Temptations) plus two songs by British rock band Traffic, Can't Find My Way Home and Feelin' Alright. My favorite track on this release is the powerful version of Etta James's unforgettable At Last. I was quite moved with the performance on this album and how well it was recorded and produced. She would definitely make her father proud with this album. This amazing piece of art will be available on both CD and vinyl starting June 19, 2020, from Cleopatra Blues, a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records, Inc. and all other music retailers. This is an album, that I would love to own on vinyl and have her sign it.
Fire Without Water by E D Brayshaw
Fire Without Water is the May 1, 2020 debut solo release by guitarist E D Brayshaw. Having spent over thirty years as the guitar to go sideman for many other artists, E D Brayshaw finally put other projects aside to record his thoughts and emotions on this eight-track album. I first got turned on to this amazing guitarist when I heard the album The Roads We Ride that he recorded with Wily Bo Walker. After hearing that album, I knew I had to hear more from this artist and now I got my chance with this eight-track album on which E D plays guitars, bass, drums, lap steel, mandolin, keyboards plus doing vocals which features such great tracks as Say What You Will, I Hear The Rain, The Call, Reckless (which I considered my favorite track with a sound like Stevie Ray Vaughn) and much more. I was quite impressed with the performance on this album, as well as excellent songwriting and a superb recording and production. You can get your own copy of this amazing album on CD or digital download by going to his Bandcamp page https://edbrayshaw.bandcamp.com/
Last Light On The Highway by Robert Jon And The Wreck
Last Light On The Highway is the May 8, 2020 album by blues and country-infused rock n' roll quintet Robert Jon and the Wreck out of Orange County, California comprising of Robert Jon Burrison on vocals and guitar, Andrew Espantman on drums, Steve Maggiora keyboards and vocals, Henry James on lead guitar and vocals, and Warren Murrel on bass and vocals. This eleven-song album amazing vocals and great guitar riffs features such great tracks as Oh Miss Carolina, Can't Stand It, Don't Let Me Go, One Last Time, the title track Last Light On The Highway which is in two parts and much more. I was quite moved by the performance on this album, as well as great songwriting and a superb recording. I am looking forward to hearing more from this amazing band, as well as hearing their earlier work. Last Light on the Highway will be available on CD, Vinyl, Limited Edition Deluxe colored vinyl (blue and white speckled) and various bundles including Signed Deluxe Edition Vinyl, Ltd Edition T-shirt, Signed CD, Ltd Edition collectors badge set and signed Ltd Edition poster of Robert Jon & The Wreck. The album and bundles are available for pre-order Friday 27th March from http://www.robertjonandthewreck.com/ where you can learn more about this band, their music, and tour schedule when this coronavirus situation is over.
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Crossing Borders by Evelyn Rubio
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Crossing Borders is the May 15, 2020 album by Houston, Texas blues-rock saxophone player/vocalist Evelyn Rubio on the Productions on Seaspeed Records label features musical contributions from a host of A-list musicians, including Fulcher's Phantom Blues Band buddies Mike Finnigan (keys), Tony Braunagel (drums) and Johnny Lee Schell (guitar), as well as former Spirit bandmates Al Staehely (guitar) and Mark Andes. Added to that mix are world-class guitarists David Grissom (John Mellencamp, Joe Ely, The Allman Brothers Band, Dixie Chicks) and Josh Sklair (Etta James). This fifteen track album features a mix of blues, rock, jazz, and a little country with such songs as Mistake, I Don't Understand, Just Like A Drug, Still on Your Side, Border Town, and much more. This album also features as a bonus three songs performed in Spanish He Did Me Wrong But He Did It Right, Cruel and the previously mentioned song Border Town. I was quite moved by the performance on this album with powerful vocals, great harmonies, and excellent instrumentation, as well as excellent songwriting talent and a superb recording. This album will be available on CD and digital download from Amazon, Apple Music, and all other music outlets. I am looking forward to hearing more from this artist in the future and highly recommend this album to any blues fan. In fact, I wish this album was available on vinyl because I would love to add this to my vinyl library to listen to on my turntable. To learn more about this amazing artist go to her official website http://evelynrubio.com/ where you can learn about her earlier releases, her music history, and much more.
Stories To Live Up To by Harvey Dalton Arnold
April 25, 2020 oasisentertainmentblogLeave a comment
Stories To Live Up To is the February 28, 2020 release by former Outlaws bassist Harvey Dalton Arnold on the Music Makers Recordings label. Among the musicians who contributed to the project are drummer Charley Drayton, who has played with Keith Richards' solo group X-pensive Winos and Divinyls; keyboardist Rob Arthur, a current member of the Peter Frampton Band; and veteran session bassist Zev Katz. This nine-track album is a bunch of songs that he had written with the intent of kind of painting a picture or telling a story with such songs as What's On Your Mind, Poor Boy, Lone Outlaw, Gotta See Ya and a whole lot more. I was quite moved by the performance on this album as well as his songwriting talent and a superb recording which has a different sound that you normally find in a recording studio. It almost had a live sound. This definitely an album you will want to check out. Stories to Live Up To can be purchased on CD at MusicMaker.org, and also is available as a digital download and via streaming services such as Amazon, Itunes, and many others.


motifdeveloper.com Q & A - How do I force one of my windows to the front of a stack of windows on the desktop?
How do I force one of my windows to the front of a stack of windows on the desktop?
Sadly there is no longer a solution to this problem. All raise requests are re-routed via the window manager, and unless you make the window override-redirect, you are completely at the mercy of the window manager's stacking policy.
Older Motif-compliant window managers (such as mwm) would allow you to do this. Newer Linux-based window managers, and later CDE derivatives, do not.
Interestingly, SGI implemented a back-door method whereby the server would maintain a list of reserved windows which would guarantee to be on top, but the API is not public, and nobody else implements anything similar as far as we are aware.
You can play round with a few things like specifying in CDE that a dialog window must remain on top of other application top levels, but that is all. Basically X supports this capability, but most CDE and Linux based window managers do not honor the applications request to raise the window.


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The Last Resort: Adventures in the Kitchen of a Failed State
Gabriel Snyder · 11/06/09 02:16PM
Today in the Gawker Book Club: starting now or so, Douglas Rogers is joining us to discuss The Last Resort, his new memoir about Zimbabwe. Asking him questions in comments is novelist, playright and screenwriter Damian Lanigan.
Perez Hilton's Rumors of Fidel Castro's Death Were Greatly Exaggerated
It's time for another Gawker Book Club meeting: Ann Louise Bardach will be discussing her new book Without Fidel: A Death Foretold. Our topic today at 4pm: how Perez Hilton caused havoc in Miami by falsely reporting Fidel's death.
Of Murder and Memory: Stephen Elliott's The Adderall Diaries
Gabriel Snyder · 10/13/09 11:20AM
In the latest edition of the Gawker Book Club, we have Stephen Elliott discussing his murder potboiler-cum-memoir The Adderall Diaries with special guest interviewer Gawker special correspondent James Frey. They'll be dropping in comments around 12:30pm. Why not join in?
What Happens When Indie Rock Grows Up?
John Cook · 09/11/09 11:26AM
For the Gawker Book Club's second installment, we get literal: our own John Cook and Merge Records co-founders Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance are discussing Our Noise, a history of one of the labels that defined 90s indie rock.
Banksy Doppelganger Selling Robot Book
Hamilton Nolan · 08/14/09 08:40AM
Gawker friend R. Nicholas Kuszyk, the Williamsburg-based robot artist who occasionally fools the world into thinking he is Banksy, has a new book about, yes, Robots, so why don't you pick it up? Art sample photo below!
Was Blogging Just a Fad?
scott rosenberg · 07/20/09 02:35PM
This is the first meeting of the new Gawker Book Club. The author will be popping into the comments to answer questions. Up first: Say Everything by Scott Rosenberg.
Paris Hilton Is Basically a Racist Porn Star, Says New Book
Richard Lawson · 01/23/09 01:36PM
New book Six Degrees of Paris Hilton profiles Darnell Riley, a shady criminal and pseudo-celebrity hanger-on who knows many wicked Hollywood-sleaze secrets. The tome spins many damning stories about the hood-lidded socialite's sordid existence.
Hillary Clinton Has a Fancy Book of Accomplishments Too!
Pareene · 01/16/09 02:42PM
"I may not have always been a New Yorker," Hillary Clinton, who lives in Washington, said in her farewell-to-the-Senate address, "but I know I always will be one." She wrote a book about it!
Glossy Book of Lies Will Save Bush Legacy
The White House has released an awesome book called "Highlights of Accomplishment and Results" from "The Administration of President George W. Bush." Let's page through it!
Madonna's Nanny's Book Proposal Book Club: Red String Diaries
Emily · 03/27/07 12:41PM
So we're wading through the boring parts of the book proposal that Crown decided at the last minute that it was too classy to publish, finding out lots about ex-nanny Melissa Dumas and not a whole lot about her employer "M." It was interesting, though, to read about the goings-on in London's Kabbalah Centre. Melissa's first meeting with her new employer took place there, and while it was short, it wasn't exactly sweet.
Madonna's Nanny's Book Proposal Book Club
You know, at first we thought we would post all 75 pages of Melissa Dumas's proposal for This Used to Be My Playground, including the section entitled "Marketing: Nannies in the Zeitgeist" ("The interest in the world of Nannies has been a mainstay in film and television and literature as far back as 1937 when the original book, Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers was published. Since then, there have been an additional six books published as part of the Mary Poppins series, all of which remain in print today.") But then we realized that, despite the legal fears that we assume motivated Crown to decide to un-buy the book, there really is not that much good stuff in there. Like: Madonna is hard to work for! Kabbalah is weird! And other than that, the proposed book seems to actually be about Melissa Dumas and, who cares. However, there were a few interesting tidbits about the state of "M" and Guy Ritchie's union, though. Like most married couples, they rarely share a bed.
'Dirty Blonde' Book Club: Frances Bean's First Word Not 'Heroin'
Emily Gould · 11/14/06 05:10PM
Put on your reading glasses, because it's time for another literary journey into the highbrow world of Courtney Love, via her "book," Dirty Blonde. Now, maybe you've seen the documentary and you think you know all there is to know about Kurt and Courtney's relationship. Well, do you know Courtney's innermost, most high-sounding and disjointed thoughts about it? Ok, maybe. Well, do you know what Frances Bean's first word was? Not unless you've traveled with us past the jump.
'Dirty Blonde' Book Club: How Dirty Girls Get Signed
Ah, it's time again for our periodic exercise in fake erudition, made even faker this time by the fact that the book we're leafing through together is barely a book at all. No, it's Courtney Love's diary-thing, which, where it's legible, is fascinating in a perverse way. Lucky for you, we're good at deciphering Courtney Love's handwriting — it's one of our useless talents, right up there with being able to fit our entire fist into our mouth. Annnnyway. After the jump, C. Love engages in some J. Frey random Capitalization and we do our laughing at it thing.
'House of Hilton' Book Club: Water Sports Edition
It's time again to gather around the cheese plate and come up with some discussion group questions for our highly erudite examination of 'House of Hilton,' Jerry Oppenheimer's new 'whatever's left to expose' expos of Paris and her fam. Today, Jacob Bernstein's lengthy fluffing in WWD has us even more excited for this book's juicy tidbits. With our ritual flip-through, we hit Hilton gold right away. Or, well, pale yellow. Go ahead and slink shamefacedly along with us past the jump, won't you?
'House Of Hilton' Book Club
Celeb-bio machine Jerry Oppenheimer has outdone himself this time, giving the tell-all treatment to the entire Hilton dynasty — Paris, Nicky, Rick and Kathy, yes, but also apparently there was also this Conrad guy who owned a lot of hotels and some other guy, Nicky, who did it with Zsa Zsa Gabor or something. We skipped over those parts. Anyway, because there are entire square millimeters of Paris that haven't been fully exploited yet, we thought it was time for another edition of Gawker's treasured book club, a feature in which we flip around until we find a titillating passage and then share it with you. After the jump, learn what 'sex education' means to the Hiltons. Hint: not abstinence education, that's for sure.


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Reetu has considerable experience with sales and purchases of both registered and unregistered land, remortgages, transfer of equity, lifetime mortgage, shared ownership and new build properties. Reetu also deals with some Commercial transactions.
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This is from the event at the Millennium Centre this week and Save the Children's worthy campaign to get youngsters reading.....thousands upon thousands of children seemed to keep arriving every hour (mostly from Tonyrefail!).
Really enjoyed it and worked with a bunch of lovely people from all over the place. I think the photo will go bigger if clicked on. In the middle is CBBC star Alex Winters who never tired of photo calls from children and parents....he also kept adding to his intro for me until it became ' Do you want some more of crazy, mad, bonkers Mike?' ...................what can I say?


Second shooting is a great way to learn wedding photography but it's also very hard but you can get there through dedication and hard work. Many people think that you learn to become a wedding photographer through second shooting; that is not the case. You learn some shooting techniques but you don't learn anything about sales, marketing, editing, delivering, meeting and other aspects needed to run a successful wedding photography studio. Know your equipment and take care of it.
A 70-200 f2.8 lens is a great tool for wedding photography. It allows you to compress images and to stand back of the action to insure that you are not in the main photographers shot. You need to know how to setup flashes on stands, how to set them up in a wireless setup. I strongly suggest you learn the main photographers bag organizational system and maintain it. Always keep the equipment in a secure location and carry the equipment when asked.
You can ask the main photographer what he would like you to shoot during the ceremony. Some main photographers will ask you to get reaction shots of the groom, others will ask you to pay attention to the parents reaction only and others will ask you to shoot the first kiss in a shadow style in case of camera malfunction. These stories within the wedding will give you an idea where you need to be and where you need to go at next. Check with your main photographer about any restriction or rules that are in effect at the particular venue you will be shooting.
Reviewing the timeline of the day gives you a chance to create a game plan. You might get ask to shoot the cocktail while the main photographer is shooting the newly couple or you might be ask to shoot the groom getting ready while the main photographer is shooting the bride getting ready. Having a game plan will also lower you stress level and give you a task list that need to be accomplish before going to the next phase.
You need to understand light and how to use it to allow you to shoot portraits of people in a nice setting. While understanding light, you need to match your photography to the main shooters style. You also need to understand light to properly use a reflector, wireless flash or a video light. Practice at home and read on light to be able to help and become a great lighting assistant. Nothing better then pro-action of a second shooter to help with dynamic lighting and troubleshooting from time to time.
Problems are meant to be solved. This is another area where your creativity and your ingenuity can shine. Make it happen with a smile and energy. You'll be proud of you and you will score positive points with your main shooter. Simple problem like guest appearing in aisle while bride is walking down...take the time to let the guests know not to lean or go in aisle while she's walking or they are walking in the aisle.
As photographers, we are the vendor whom the bride and groom will spend most of the day with, that's why it's key for you to help keep the day calm and help out with various task. Does the bride have you outside in 40-degree-celsius heat taking portraits? No problem! Keep that energy up and talk about how the bride is lucky to have picked such a gorgeous day for a wedding instead of complaining about the heat. As a photographer, I've even gone beyond distributing positive vibes and have actually put down the camera for a minute and helped out where no one else could. Was I hired to do these little things? No. But I had a choice. I could sit there and take candid shots of people getting angry and upset or I could offer to help. Sometimes even just the offer of an extra hand from a wedding-pro makes a world of difference in calming everyone down. Those are the people who will praise you in reviews and tell all their friends about you. Learn to listen to the story and shoot it. It's there day not yours.
As a second shooter, you cannot simply be a shadow nor can you photograph "whatever". Photographing over the primary photographers shoulder will teach you absolutely nothing. You'll simply be piggybacking off their hard work and your photography will have no value/use to the main photographer. Choose creative angles for your shots that compliment what the primary photographer is doing. Keep an eye out to see which lens he's using. If he's shooting wide, you should cover the same moment in a tight filed of view. He's shooting family portraits, why not shoot an individual portrait of each member of the bridal party or why not shoot tight images of mini stories unfolding during the shoot.
Shooting a wedding can be very tiresome and there is undoubtedly a lot more pressure when you're shooting as the main. When you have a few moments of downtime, check in with your main to see if they need anything. Often times they may be too busy to remember to drink water or may need a battery charged, but haven't had a chance to take care of those needs. Any way you can help out the team is beneficial to the overall coverage of the day. You can also suggest ideas to the main and let him take the lead or take it if he gives it to you. You can also see with the team member if he covered some basic shots like reception shot details, cake or other shots that you could help with.
Although sometimes seasoned pros will act as a second shooter for a another wedding photographer, more often than not, second shooters are photographers who are looking at gaining experience as they make the transition to owning their own successful photography company or are in the early stages of their solo careers. Second shooting allows you countless opportunities for practice! Photography is part art and part skill and nothing can improve your skills like practice! Set goals for yourself for every wedding and take the time to reflect upon them and help yourself grow as a professional. Ask your main photographer for feedback on your wedding photography coverage. Also check with them if they have tips for you to get better and practice them before the next wedding.
The primary photographer will run the show; they will direct poses, they will hand out their business cards and they will interact with the other vendors. Being a second shooter is not an opportunity to network nor is it an opportunity for you to sell yourself.
These tips should help you become a better and more respected second shooter.
Enjoy and keep on taking genuine and emotional photographs!


In astrology, the Arabian/Arabic parts or lots are constructed points based on mathematical calculations of three horoscopic entities such as planets or angles. The distance between two of the points is added to the position of the third (very often the ascendant) to derive the location of the lot.
The lots are a very ancient astrological technique which can be traced back to pre-Hellenistic sources. Their origin is obscure; they could originally be Babylonian, Ancient Egyptian, Magian, Persian or Hermetic, but by the time of Dorotheus of Sidon in the first century A.D. (and probably earlier) they had become an established tenet of Hellenistic astrological practice.
One of the best informational sources for the lots is the Introduction to astrology by fourth-century astrologer Paulus Alexandrinus and the Commentary on this work by sixth-century philosopher Olympiodorus the Younger. Paulus used a dozen or so major lots for almost every aspect of his analysis. The most important of these were the Lot of Fortune (or Part of Fortune) and its complement, the Lot of Spirit.


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Propelled by a violent lyricism and stunning immediacy, Hurricane Season maps out a landscape in which social corrosion acquires a mythical shape. This masterful portrayal of contemporary Mexico, so vertiginous and bewitching it pulls you into its spiritual abyss from the opening page, is brilliantly rendered into English by Sophie Hughes. Fernanda Melchor is a remarkable talent.
Fernanda Melchor
by Fernanda Melchor
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1982, Fernanda Melchor is widely recognized as one of the most exciting new voices of Mexican literature. Her novel Hurricane Season and collection This Is Not Miami are both forthcoming from New Directions.
Fiction by Fernanda Melchor
Translated by Sophie Hughes
The Witch is dead. And the discovery of her corpse—by a group of children playing near the irrigation canals—propels the whole village into an investigation of how and why this murder occurred. Rumors and suspicions spread. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters that most would write off as utterly irredeemable, forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village.…
A dazzling novel and the English-language debut of one of Mexico's most exciting new voices.
Fernanda Melchor is part of a wave of real writing, a multi-tongue, variform, generationless, decadeless, ageless wave, that American contemporary literature must ignore if it is to hold on to its infantile worldview.
Hurricane Season is a hell of a force to be reckoned with.
—Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond
A bravura performance, teeming with life and fury. Melchor takes a single, brutal act and explodes it, giving voice to the legacies of tragedy and violence within, and daring us to look away.
—Sam Byers, author of Perfidious Albion
Hurricane Season is an unrelenting torrent of violence, barbarity, recrimination, sex, greed, trauma, corruption, neglect, fear, lust, deceit, baseness, and the insidiousness of evil. The young Mexican author writes with unflinching ferocity and her propulsive prose is simultaneously scintillating and suffocating. Hurricane Season's brings to mind other darkly delirious works of (semi)fiction like Rafael Chirbes's On the Edge, Bolaño's 2666, or even the novels of Santiago Gamboa. Inspired by a story Melchor encountered in a local newspaper, Hurricane Season offers a testimonial of our increasingly depraved age of disconnection and disposability. A remarkable, indelible work of art.
—Jeremy Garber, Powell's Books
Written with pain and enormous skill, in a rhythm at once tearing and hypnotic, Hurricane Season is an account of the wreckage of a forsaken Mexico governed by nightmarish jungle law. An important, brave novel by a writer of extraordinary talent, magnificently translated by Sophie Hughes.
—Alia Trabucco Zerán
Brutal, relentless, beautiful, fugal, Hurricane Season explores the violent mythologies of one Mexican village and reveals how they touch the global circuitry of capitalist greed. This is an inquiry into the sexual terrorism and terror of broken men. This is a work of both mystery and critique. Most recent fiction seems anemic by comparison.
—Ben Lerner, author of The Topeka School
Melchor's English-language debut is a furious vortex of voices that swirl around a murder in a provincial Mexican town. Forceful, frenzied, violent, and uncompromising, Melchor's depiction of a town ogling its own destruction is a powder keg that ignites on the first page and sustains its intense, explosive heat until its final sentence.
Fernanda Melchor has a powerful voice, and by powerful I mean unsparing, devastating, the voice of someone who writes with rage, and has the skill to pull it off.
Melchor wields a sentence like a saber. She never flinches in the bold, precise strokes of Hurricane Season. In prose as precise and breathtaking as it is unsettling, Melchor has crafted an unprecedented novel about femicide in Mexico and how poverty and extreme power imbalances lead to violence everywhere.
—Idra Novey, Author of Those Who Knew
Fernanda Melchor not only writes with the furious power that is required by the issues at hand, but on each page she shows that she has an eye and ear for it, as well as a sharpness rarely seen in our literature.
—Yuri Herrera
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Q: UITableViewCell not relaying/repainting I'm trying to have a label in a UITableViewCell that can span two lines, but if there is only one line align it vertically to the first line.
The code to work out the label height (below) seems to work, but the label isn't getting relaid/repainted. If I scroll the cell off the view and back again, the label has the correct height.
I have tried [cell setNeedsLayout], [cell setNeedsDisplay], [titleLabel setNeedsLayout] and [titleLabel setNeedsLayout, and no combination has worked.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"ItemCell" forIndexPath:indexPath];

    Item *item = (self.items)[indexPath.section][indexPath.row];

    UILabel *titleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:100];
    titleLabel.text = item.title;
    titleLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

    // Some titles span two lines, so resize to fit the new content.

    CGRect textRect = [titleLabel.attributedText boundingRectWithSize:CGSizeMake(titleLabel.frame.size.width, CGFLOAT_MAX) options:(NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin|NSStringDrawingUsesFontLeading) context:nil];
    CGRect labelRect = CGRectIntegral(CGRectMake(titleLabel.frame.origin.x,
                                             titleLabel.frame.origin.y,
                                             titleLabel.frame.size.width,
                                             textRect.size.height));
    NSLog(@"%@, %f", titleLabel.text, labelRect.size.height); // This logs out the correct height

    titleLabel.frame = labelRect;

    return cell;
}

A: please try my suggestion. may be it will help you with the reusability of cell in UITableview. Please Check the following points in you code:

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*What to do if you cell == nil while redrawing UITableView in iPhone. thats why you have to make condition like below for reusability of UITableViewCell.
// Get table View Cell
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"ItemCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

if (cell == nil) {

    NSArray *nib;
    nib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:CellIdentifier owner:self options:nil];
    cell = (UITableViewCell *) [nib objectAtIndex:0];
}

Please test it and let me know.

A: Turns out I'm using auto layout, which means I can't set the frame directly. Instead I need to add a height constraint and connect it to an IBOutlet on my UITableViewCell subclass.

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Do you agree with Council of Mortgage Lenders' chairman Matthew Wyles that lenders were not to blame for the current 'dysfunctional' mortgage market?
I ended up in this industry as a result of a three-week rugby tour to the US. At the end of the tour, I missed my plane home (don't ask), met a girl, married her and, having obtained my Green Card, followed the very pointed advice of my new mother-in-law to "find a proper job".


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Spoiler-Filled 'The Discovery' Trailer with Jason Segel & Rooney Mara
"Don't you think your discovery was just too dangerous to share with the world?" Netflix has revealed a full trailer for Charlie McDowell's new sci-fi film The Discovery, to follow-up the first teaser launched just before Sundance. This outstanding little indie feature premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and it comes highly recommended for sci-fi fans. Jason Segel and Rooney Mara star, along with Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons & Riley Keough, in this film about a world where the afterlife is scientifically proven. The two connect and look back over their lives while almost everyone else is considering killing themselves to "get there". I wrote in my review from Sundance that this film is thought-provoking "cinema for intelligent minds." This trailer gives away almost ALL of the movie, which is pretty terrible, so be careful watching this.
Here's the newest trailer (+ poster) for Charlie McDowell's The Discovery, direct from Netflix's YouTube:
One year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified, millions around the world have ended their own lives in order to "get there". A man and woman fall in love while coming to terms with their own tragic pasts and the true nature of the afterlife. The Discovery is directed by American filmmaker Charlie McDowell, of the acclaimed film The One I Love previously. The screenplay is written by Justin Lader and Charlie McDowell. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in January - read Alex's glowing review from the festival. Netflix is still planning to release McDowell's The Discovery straight to streaming starting March 31st this spring. It's definitely worth seeing if you like sci-fi. Who's planning to watch this?
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so should I watch this trailer?
Trey on Feb 22, 2017
m gonna take a stab.....you die...and you become "conscious" in an alternate reality
Somebody got lost while making this trailer. And maybe the film itself ...
shiboleth on Feb 22, 2017
Exactly. I pretty much agree with you, Bo, on this. This looks like underachievement, another exploiting of some possible good idea. Rooney Mara has probably chosen what looked like an interesting concept on the paper. However, it remains to be seen, of course. But I share your strong doubts about it. And as for the concept of afterlife and its execution presented in this trailer, it really looks bad. I'd better not start about it. Maybe just waiting for something better, right?
I definitely understand that Bo. I am just cautious because, and I believe you know that very well and better than me, a lot of films nowadays like to pretend they are real and 'hardcore deal' but are in fact something way too soft. As you, I also know a lot of things been written and read/interpreted on the subject in this film, but I have always some fear that such ideas are picked up for film just to serve as an excuse to draw more people to watch them. To make them think that films are serious (although, there are serious and good films). Anyway, that's some general possibility (but also, as experience tells us, also very probable). Of course, on the other hand, I probably have to cure myself from being over cynical or something when it comes to Hollywood, but a lot of films make me suspect that profit motives are winning over creative ones. So, yeah, my expectations are also somehow moderate about this one and I think that good film needs a lot of true effort to do good about any serious subject matter. Which is something that is not quite visible here. Cheers back, Bo ...
Interesting concept. A BETTER PLACE would have been a title too.
DAVIDPD on Feb 22, 2017
Way I see it... is that Redford doesn't seem to star in many movies nowadays, so even though the concept of this one sounds a bit like cheap SyFy Channel fare, his involvement makes me interested in how they're gonna handle it. Either way there's definitive potential there.
Terry Craig on Feb 23, 2017


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Jimmy Cliff Names His Five Favorite Albums in Rolling Stone Interview
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae legend and star of the iconic 1970s film "The Harder They Come," named his five favorite reggae albums in an interview with Rolling stone magazine in which he also discussed the new-50-year anniversary of the film and its release on Blu-ray disc. "The Harder They Come" put Jamaican's film industry and reggae music onto the international stage, and with its first-time release on Blu-ray is expected to bring a new audience to both. The film highlighted Jamaica's reggae music scene and the so-called rude-boy culture of the 1970s on the island. According to Cliff, it was a landmark film because it was very real, as none the performers were professional actors, and the story could have applied to any one of them who had been born in Jamaica. The character played by Cliff was "trying to be himself and did not want to be subject to forces that worked to hold him back, said Cliff. His performance in the film brought him critical acclaim as an actor, but Cliff continued to focus on singing and songwriting over the years.
As one of the few Jamaican artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and as a major fan of reggae music, Cliff provided Rolling Stone with the names of his favorite reggae albums.
At the top of his list is "Never Grow Old" by The Maytals. Cliff notes that he "came in before" the name of the group was changed to "Toots and They Maytals" and ranks this debut album as "the beginning of reggae music."
Second on his list is "Marcus Garvey" by Burning Spear, which he cites as one of the first reggae albums to reflect the genre's growing emphasis on cultural and spiritual matters. This album focused on Garvey, one of Jamaica's National Heroes, and the Rastafari culture.
The third album on Cliff's list of favorites is "Heart of the Congos" by The Congos. This album is considered a reggae masterpiece, he said, and comes from the same era as the Burning Spear recording; it is one of dub producer's Lee "Scratch" Perry's "greatest showcases," Cliff said.
Bob Marley's "Legend" is also on Cliff's list. He describes Marley as an artist that he "took into the business and became maybe the most phenomenal figure" in reggae music. Cliff often receives the credit for providing Bob Marley with his first break when he auditioned the singer in 1968/ Cliff did not cite a specific Marley album in the Rolling stone interview but instead chose the "best of" collection of the artist's music.
And finally, Cliff chose the soundtrack from "The Harder They Come" as one of his five favorites, modestly placing it last on the list. The film's soundtrack includes "some great songs," he says, including some of his own. Featured on the soundtrack are Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker and the Melodians. This album has been included on Rolling Stone's 500 Great Albums of All Time listing as well.
Source: Rolling Stones Magazine
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This festive red striped box is also the mailing box, so it announces something special right from the start. Inside are twelve assorted holiday fortune cookies—all chocolate dipped and covered in an array of holiday sprinkles. Each cookie contains a message of good cheer…see samples below. What an easy way to send seasons greetings to anyone on your list—naughty or nice!
My cookies arrived on time and were fresh, cute, and delicious. Will order again!


Is it possible to provide a mixed-in view of 3 calendars that are all published by others? We each have our own Trumba accounts and public calendars. I want people to be able to check availability of all three of us getting together while viewing our calendars on our website.


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Oland Island
As a vacation island, Oland offers a lot of what you would expect to find in more southern climes; miles of sandy beaches, deciduous forests and windmills are not exactly typical of Sweden. The little precipitation in the summer months can even lead to water shortages. The island is a large, half-submerged mountain ridge 137 kilometers long and no more than 16 kilometers wide. It precipitously drops away in the west while gently sloping into the sea in the east; the ridge is only thinly covered with deposits from the Ice Age. The vegetation, so different from that of the mainland, is due to its chalky sandstone subsoil.
Gland was already inhabited in the Stone Age; the Vikings and their successors built refuge forts here. The windmills – once numbering 1,300 – are signs of bountiful grain yields.
The Barren South: Stora Alvaret
Oland can be reached by a six-kilometer-long bridge built in 1972, which spans the sound between Kalmar and the island. You will arrive at Farjestaden, the former ferry station. The tourist information office is located here and will assist you in finding last-minute accommodations or campgrounds in the high season.
Heading south from Farjestaden (Route 136), you should switch over to Route 946 in Skogsby, which runs parallel to the main road near the coast. After five kilometers, you will arrive at Karlevistenen; it is considered to be the most beautiful rune stone on the island. The stone, still standing at its original location, was erected by a Danish king more than a thousand years ago. Altogether there are more than a dozen such stones scattered about the island, many others, though, are likely to have ended up as building material for churches.
The Stora Alvaret, a vast limestone steppe covering most of the southern part of the island, begins near Vickleby, where a 12th-century fortified church still stands. At first glance the grassy heath countryside looks rather sparse, but actually, quite a variety of plant life thrives here. Some 35 types of orchids, rare grasses and herbs flourish here in the mild, dry climate.
There is a good view of the countryside from the gentle hills of the burial mounds of Mysinge, south of Resmo. Ornithologists also prize these hills, especially for watching the resting swarms of cranes on their southward migration, for instance. A narrow road that winds through the Stora Alvaret and leads to the east coast begins at the Ice Age refuge fort of Barby borg.
If you continue driving farther south, you will pass through the Iron Age burial grounds of Gettlinge and arrive at the Wall of Charles X on the other side of Gronhogen. The king, an avid hunting enthusiast, had the five-kilometer-long wall built from coast to coast in 1653 to prevent his royal deer on the southern tip from leaving their territory, thereby protecting the farmers' fields.
The 18th-century Lange Jan, Sweden's tallest lighthouse, is located on the southern cape of Gland. The 42-meter tower is open in summer to visitors.
For the return trip from the "Tall Jan," you should take the road on the east coast. After a few kilometers you will come to the refuge fort of Eketorp, which was built and used in three phases between 300 and 1300 A.D. Following careful excavations, the refuge was partially reconstructed as an open-air museum and creates a vivid impression of the lifestyle of the 200 people and their livestock within the ramparts. An additional example of 19 such refuges is located 30 kilometers farther inland near Mockleby: the Graborg, whose circular ramparts, once up to six meters high, measure 640 meters in circumference. This is the largest refuge fort on the island. Presumably, the fort was used from the days of the great migrations up into the Middle Ages. The remains of Knut's chapel, a pilgrimage chapel from the 13th century, are located in front of the fort. An attempt is being made to restore the original vegetation of the surrounding meadows.
The Stormy North
The five old windmills near Lerkaka 0, like the other 350 on the island, are under historic preservation. In the little town of Himmelsberga, two old Gland farmhouses were joined to establish an open-air museum whose main collection displays the island's beautiful country furnishings. The best-preserved church on the island is from the 12th century and is located in Gardslosa. Kapelludden is where the remains of Saint Birgitta first reached Swedish soil after being brought from Rome and taken to Vadstena in 1374.
The northernmost part of Gland consists of the Boda kronopark, an extensive forest whose pines in the east have been twisted into bizarre shapes by the wind; hence the name Trollskogen (Troll Forest). A grove of arborvitae (thuja pine) lines the sandy beach of Boda. Ferries run from the port of Grankullavik to the island of Gotland in the summer. There is also a lighthouse on the northern tip of the island: Lange Erik, whose tower can be climbed, is open to visitors.
On the way back south, it is worth stopping at Neptuni akrar, "Neptune's Fields," as Carl von Linne dubbed the area: between the scree embankments in June and July, the sea-blue blossoms of viper's bugloss (blue thistle) sway here in great numbers. The beautiful bathing cove of Byerums Sandvik is also worth the detour; its raukar, oddly shaped freestanding lime- and sandstone formations, are unparalleled on Gland.
Bla Jungfrun – The Island of Witches
The island of Bla Jungfrun, located in Kalmar Sound, can be reached in summer by boats running from Byxelkrok (weather permitting). The island has been a national park since 1925. Bla Jungfrun is popularly referred to as the legendary blakulla, where witches dance through the night on Maundy Thursday. Unlike Gland, the island (86 meters above sea level and 66 hectares in area) is composed of granite, similar to the mainland. The island served as a quarry for many years, which unfortunately caused the destruction of numerous grottos.
The Royal Residences
of the West Coast
Borgholm, the capital of the island of Gland, has 3,000 inhabitants and lies at the foot of a 40-meter-high cliff called a "land castle:" The imposing ruins of the *Borgholm slott tower over the little town. There have been fortresses here since the 12th century – constantly fought over by the Swedes, the Danes and the Hanseatic League. Using the ruins of the Renaissance castle as a tremendous stage setting, open-air events take place here in summer.
Not far from Borgholm is Solliden, the summer residence of the Swedish king. The magnificent *Royal Park, encompassing an Italian-style villa built in 1905, is open a few hours daily to the public even when the Royal Family is present. This is an extraordinary opportunity for royalty enthusiasts to catch a glimpse of the crowned leaders.
Probably more worthwhile is a stop in Halltorps Hage, a grove of thousand year-old oaks, hornbeams and many other deciduous trees. The cozy country inn Halltorps Kro, the only one in the village, offers a setting for a nice break.
Ismantorps borg, the romantic refuge fort from the Iron and Viking Ages, is the last sight before returning via the Oland bridge.
Dear Sharon, We had a wonderful trip to Italy. All of the guides spoke good English and were well informed. The drivers all had very nice cars and were always on time. The rooms were.... Read More
Wear a money belt to carry passport, credit cards, and cash. Never carry a purse with a shoulder strap, theives target them first. Forget travelers checks. Use ATM's.


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Kalunguta Integrated Transit Center, these two 'garde-malades' are two Ebola patients discharged as cured from the Katwa Ebola Treatment Center. Photo credit: Olivier Papegnies/Collectif Huma
by Dr. Richard Kojan, Dr. Papys Lame, Eric Barte de Sainte Fare, Valérie Chanfreau, Mélanie Tarabbo and Nicolas Mouly March 2020
Since 2014, ALIMA has been involved in the management of several Ebola outbreaks. Despite the implementation in North Kivu and Ituri of recommendations derived from analysis of previous episodes, there has been no significant improvement in case fatality rates. In Guinea between 2014 and 2016, for example, the case fatality rate was 66.7%,+See http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports while in the tenth and current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the fatality rate was 65.9%.
ALIMA promotes a more flexible, comprehensive, integrated and patient-centred approach to reducing mortality. This approach seeks to strengthen the quality of care around three main axes:
• The clinical standard of care within Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs) for confirmed cases.
• Outreach activities and decentralised and integrated standards of care for all patients, including suspected cases.
• The standard of care for Ebola survivors and their integration within the health system to ensure proper monitoring and follow-up.
Clinical standard of care within Ebola Treatment Centres
ALIMA developed an optimised standard of care for Ebola patients after the outbreak in West Africa. When the disease was discovered, clinical management standards were 40 years old. Since then, ALIMA has developed new care standards to reduce the disparity between the care delivered in Western countries and in our areas of intervention. The development of the Biosecure Emergency Chamber for Epidemics (CUBE) allowed us to deliver in-depth healthcare while at the same time improving the protection of health workers. The Optimized Standard of Care Guidelines, reviewed in January 2019, clearly define the necessary standards of care, including fluid resuscitation, electrolyte monitoring and correction, treatment of potential co-infections, nutrition and the management of complications.+WHO, Soins de support optimisés pour la maladie à virus Ebola – Procédures de gestion clinique standard, 2019.
To meet these standards, ETCs also need adequate numbers of trained staff and sufficient and appropriate medical equipment. While the CUBE helps address protection from contamination, dedicated resources, staff with specific biosecurity training and clear protocols also have to be in place. Local recruitment, training and engagement of Ebola survivors is also necessary if the standards are to be met.
New treatments and clinical research
In addition to the Optimized Standard of Care, four drugs have been used to treat Ebola patients under the MEURI protocol (Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered and Investigational Interventions). MEURI is an ethical protocol designed to evaluate the potential use of experimental drugs during public health emergencies. It was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) after the West African outbreak.+WHO, Consultation on Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered and Investigational Interventions for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), 17 May 2018.
Because it was not clear which drug was most effective, a randomised controlled trial was conducted between November 2018 and August 2019 by the PALM Research Consortium. The preliminary results strongly indicated that patients receiving either mAb114 or REGN-EB3 had better chances of survival than those taking the other two drugs.+Palm Consortium Study Team, 'A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ebola Virus Disease Therapeutics', New England Journal of Medicine, 27 November 2019.
While the results of the trial have helped increase survival rates, it is important to continue innovating to improve care. One key priority is finding better ways to manage critical renal failure, a common cause of death among Ebola patients. Clinical research implemented immediately at the beginning of an outbreak should also continue to improve treatment efficacy and increase knowledge of infectious pathogens.
Integration of clinical standards of care
Providing optimised care for Ebola patients should not mean neglecting the existing health system. To avoid this risk, ETCs should be set up within existing health facilities. ALIMA has established two of the ETCs it operates within the compounds of the general hospitals in Beni and Mambasa. Integrating ETCs into existing health structures reinforces national health systems, strengthens the training of public health workers, who make up the majority of treatment centre staff, and expands the pool of expertise. It also helps ensure continuity of care for people who do not test positive for Ebola. For example, several pregnant women admitted as suspected Ebola cases at the ETCs were given a safe emergency cesarean section, before being referred to the maternity ward for post-operative monitoring and neonatal care.
Mortality cannot be reduced without proper outreach and decentralised care to minimise the time between the onset of symptoms and admission to a treatment centre. However, the low chances of survival and the isolation of the ETCs and of the patients within them spread rumours and fear. This makes people delay going to or refusing referral to an ETC. Any delay in treatment is associated with higher mortality. The PALM study in DRC shows that 'the odds of death increased by 11% for each day after the onset of symptoms that the patient did not present to the treatment center'.
Individual, targeted and patient-centred health promotion
Community mobilisation must be centred on the patient, meaning that family, friends and any other contacts around a confirmed patient must be considered as patients as well. They are under high levels of stress, and face a high risk of becoming sick and dying if proper action isn't taken. They have to be monitored individually, with their own issues and characteristics.
Current approaches to community mobilisation in North Kivu do not respect privacy and local dynamics. As such they are unproductive in reducing delays in admissions. In the same way, wide case definitions may have a positive effect on case detection, but are not adapted to the community. Community mobilisation must be understood as a pull factor to help each individual, ensuring their own follow-up and acting as leaders for others. Arranging visits to ETCs for families, specific community groups and community leaders can be effective in this regard, alongside measures to make monitoring contacts more acceptable. While it may be tempting to use communications experts to disseminate messaging around Ebola, it is essential that this communication is carried out by communities, families and friends, and through influential community leaders; religious leaders, for example, cannot become health agents for the Ebola response, but they will be able to pass on the right messages. Leaders understand local, traditional dynamics, and know what messages will have the greatest impact much better than external actors.
Integrated and decentralised transit centres
Integrated Transit Centres (ITCs) implemented in previous outbreaks were used again in North Kivu. Under the ITC model, part of the responsibility for case management is integrated into the local health system. The aim is to enable local health workers to manage suspected cases, while maintaining healthcare provision that is adapted to the needs of the community. The approach brings the management of suspected cases closer to communities, within a structure and with health personnel that people know. As an example, the first ITC we set up in the Hospital Centre Sainte Famille in Mukuna is now managing suspected Ebola cases in a six-bed unit, with no external support. After two or three months' training and supervision, the unit is being managed by hospital health workers.
While ITCs manage suspected cases, case detection will be improved only if the hosting facility provides a wide range of healthcare. Access to standard healthcare creates a pull factor, enabling coverage of a large number of patients. With triage at admission, any sick people fitting the Ebola case definition can be admitted for testing and case management. Referral is faster, breaking the transmission chain, reducing isolation times and decreasing the risk of mortality. This approach also helps support wider health facilities and limit increases in mortality linked to other diseases.
Comprehensive care for Ebola survivors
As of 10 January 2020, there were 1,122 Ebola survivors in North Kivu and Ituri. We know three things about Ebola survivors. First, most patients discharged as cured from ETCs present symptoms or conditions caused by the disease. They enter a chronic phase of the disease, after the critical phase managed within the ETC. The most common problems are musculoskeletal pain (50–70%), ophthalmological disorders, abdominal pain, headaches, asthenia, memory and hearing loss and psychiatric problems. According to a cohort study in Guinea, within a year after discharge from an ETC, Ebola survivors were five times more likely to die than other Guineans.+Mory Keita et al., 'Subsequent Mortality in Survivors of Ebola Disease in Guinea: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study', Lancet Infectious Disease, 19:1,202–08, 4 September 2019.
Regular medical follow-up is essential to ensure that the after effects of Ebola are managed in a timely manner immediately after discharge from an ETC. Health services have to be offered close to patients, by a multidisciplinary team combining all the monitoring axes. Primary- and secondary-level health structures should be supplied with appropriate drugs and equipment, both for routine check-ups and specialised consultations, and additional training for health personnel must be ensured, as well as training in biological monitoring for laboratory technicians. Where there are complications, referrals should follow the classic health pyramid to offer specialised care to patients.
The high risk of psychological disorders among patients who have recovered from Ebola in a treatment unit requires proper follow-up. Reported psychological problems include anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and neuropsychiatric manifestations. Other signs, such as erectile dysfunction, amenorrhea and decreased libido, have also been reported. Patients discharged from an ETC should receive psychological support, cognitive-behavioural therapy, family therapy and psychoeducation.
Affected individuals and the families and relatives of cured or deceased patients may also report psychosocial disorders, and these will need to be managed. Healed and affected people may also face social stigmatisation, including exclusion from the community. The main problems faced by survivors at the socio-economic level are job losses, with a particular increase in vulnerability among women and young people in families where a family member has died from Ebola. There is thus a need for social support to reduce stigma and socio-economic vulnerability among these groups.
Integration of chronic Ebola care within the health system
At this stage, where medical research is not as far advanced as clinical trials for therapies or vaccinations, the strongest certainty is that patients discharged as cured from an ETC will require medical management to decrease the risk of death and increase the chances of reintegration. This follow-up resembles outpatient treatment and must therefore be integrated within the health system as with any other chronic disease.
We cannot expect to reduce mortality from Ebola without responding to an outbreak through a patient centred approach. Otherwise, the best we can hope for is to limit the spread of new cases. ALIMA believes that proper clinical management of an Ebola patient starts from the day a case is confirmed to the day where the viral load equals zero and there are no more symptoms, which might take several years. Improvements have been made in the clinical management of confirmed cases, but the delay between the onset of symptoms and admission at a treatment unit remains the main risk of death. To reduce this delay, more responsibility must be given to the community and local actors.
Finally, medical research must continue, and should focus on innovative solutions. For example, a rapid diagnostic test would reduce the time between admission and diagnosis from two days to a few hours, buying precious time to start treatment. It would also help in avoiding the referral of non confirmed cases to an ETC and contribute to better clinical management for non-Ebola cases. Early diagnosis might also prevent a contact person falling sick by delivering a prophylaxis post-exposure, based on the two drugs that have been shown to reduce mortality among confirmed patients.
Dr. Richard Kojan is an Intensive Care Physician, President of ALIMA and innovator of the CUBE. Dr. Papys Lame is Emergency Department Medical Manager, Eric Barte de Sainte Fare is R&D Program Manager, Valérie Chanfreau is Mental Health Referent, Mélanie Tarabbo is Emergency Coordinator and R&D Medical Manager and Nicolas Mouly is Emergency Department Program Manager, all with ALIMA.


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Q: Получить SID пользователя asp.net Доброго времени суток.
Разрабатываю сайт asp.net для локальной сети. Данные беру из AD (с помощью DirectoryServices), и встал вопрос, как получать SID пользователя, заданного пользователя.
Буду еще благодарен, если еще кто подскажет можно ли в DirectoryServices исключить определенную папку из поиска.

A: Благодаря подсказки Konst набросал решение. функция получает SID исходя из логина пользователя.
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An ode to summertime drinking with Joel Amos from DRNKS.
Online booze store DRNKS launched in January and is all about natural, sustainable and organic wine, beer and sake, delivering all over Australia. With nearly two decades of vinous experience, Joel Amos is the wine brain behind the bottles. We chatted to him about wines worth a try this summer. It looks like Christmas Day drinking is covered.
"This is what I spent all last summer drinking. It's light, dry and has a hilarious label," says Amos. The Brut and the Beast is a fresh, gentle Italian fizz. Available over the bar at 10 William Street and with dinner at Fratelli Paradiso, DRNKS also makes it possible to have this at home. This bottle of subtle bubbles is the one you're going to open at 10am on Christmas day and wish you had more of.
Sauvignon blanc is a little out of fashion, but don't worry, this one's not just for your mum. Amos makes Bird & Fox in the Adelaide Hills with a friend, using a skin-contact technique that gives it a pineapple-like finish. It's so refreshing you'll want another mouthful pretty soon after the first. "I'm quite comfortable adding a couple of cubes of ice to this one and it's pretty safe for smashing," says Amos.
Once enjoyed almost exclusively at Japanese restaurants, sake is beginning to make its way into a lot more fridges. This sake is brand new to Australia and if you're new to sake, Amos recommends you try this one first. It's crisp, balanced and made from organic rice. Sip between lunch and dinner.
"If there's going to be a red you drink in summer, this is it," says Amos. The Ochota Barrels grenache blend is light, fresh and after 15 minutes in the fridge, Bob's your uncle. This is the wine you're going to enjoy at dusk on Christmas day, right before that leg of ham.
This is a full-bodied red for your knowledgeable nose. It's very good drinking from Margaret River and the perfect accompaniment to a second serving of Christmas pudding at midnight.


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The Role of USAAF Aircraft
During World War II
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What is now known as the United States Air Force evolved drastically leading up to and during World War II. New technology made it possible to travel higher and faster than before. Bombers could carry more weapons than during the Great War and the role of air combat became increasingly important. What started as the Air Corps, later evolved into the Army Air Force or USAAF, and now the USAF. The aircraft used by the Air Force had a very important role leading up to and during World War II, and their development is part of our American history.
All metal airplanes could be mass-produced by the early 1930s due to advances in aircraft design and construction. Although there were aircraft made of all metal during the Great War, most aircraft during and before the 1920s were made of wood and fabric. Produced between 1932 and 1933, the B-9 was the Air Corps' first all metal bomber. The B-9 was surpassed by the all-metal Martin B-10 and only seven B-9s were bought. The Consolidated P-25 was the Air Corps' first all metal fighter and was built in 1933; only two were ordered. The first all-metal fighter that was ordered in quantity was the Boeing P-26. There were 139 purchased between the years 1932 and 1936.1
An event to remember in Air Force history was in March 1935 when the War Department founded the General Headquarters of the Air Force. The Air Force then shifted to serving as a central striking force for long-range assault and observation to defend United States coastal areas and islands under United States occupation from attack by sea. This went far beyond the traditional role of supporting Army ground troops on the battlefield. However, to be operative, the General Headquarters of the Air Force needed something that was not yet available, the long-range bomber. It was through this need for a strategic bomber that the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was developed.2
During the summer of 1935, Boeing made public its Model 299. It was an outstanding four engine, high-speed, long-range, heavy bomber, that eventually was designated the B-17. The B-17 is one of the most well known bombers of all time. It became famous during the daylight bombing raids over Europe.3 The aircraft had thirteen machine guns and appeared to be a flying "fortress in the sky."2 The first B-17s went into combat in the year 1941 when the Royal Air Force purchased several B-17s for high-altitude missions. As World War II became more intense, these bombers needed additional armament and armor. Boeing built 6,981 B-17s in various models. Most of them were scrapped at the end of the war with only a few remaining today.4
The Consolidated B-24 was designed in 1938 to attempt to improve on the performance of the B-17 Flying Fortress. The design incorporated a new wing design optimized for high-lift and low drag, and tricycle landing gear versus tail draggers like the B-17. The prototype B-24 was ordered in March of 1939 and the first flight on 29 December 1939. They had so much confidence in the new aircraft that seven, service test aircraft were ordered before the final design was complete. In addition, thirty-eight B-24As were ordered in August of 1939 before the prototype has its first flight.5
The B-24 Liberator was the most extensively built of all of the United States wartime aircraft. The aircraft served in all theaters of combat and delivered large bomb loads over long distances. The B-24s that were operating with the US Navy were known as PB4Ys, and B-24s modified as transports were designated C-87s.6
The 75mm cannon had an important role during the war. In 1939, Wright Field modified a B-18 for placement of a 75mm cannon in its underside. However, the results were less successful than anticipated. This was the first attempt to mate a 75mm weapon to an airplane. During the war, 75mm cannons were placed in B-25G Mitchell aircraft and used successfully against Japanese shipping and shore facilities.7
The North American B-25 Mitchell was a very versatile medium bomber that was used on all fronts.8 Even though the airplane was originally designed for level bombing from medium altitudes, it was used extensively in the Pacific area for bombing Japanese airfields. The United States Army Air Force was not the only service to use the B-25 Mitchell. Over 700 aircraft were sent to the U.S. Navy and Marines.9
One of the most historically famous aircraft of all-time, the B-29 Superfortress, played an important role during the war. It was the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Boeing B-29 was designed in 1940 as a replacement for the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator. The aircraft made its first flight on 21 September 1942. In December of 1943, the Army Air Force decided not to use the B-29 in the European Theater. It was sent to the Pacific area where its great range made it suited for long flights over the Pacific Ocean required to attack the Japanese mainland. In November and December of 1944, B-29s began operating against Japan from the islands of Saipan, Guam, and Tinian.10
In May of 1940, President Roosevelt called for the production of 50,000 military airplanes in a year, due to the decaying military situation in Europe. This was an incredible increase in production from the 1,800 produced in 1938. Many expansion programs were allowed, and aircraft production began to climb rapidly. The pilot training program was also accelerated due to the need for new pilots to fly these 50,000 airplanes.11
When the United States went to war in 1941, the War Department looked to the civil airlines for aid in gaining additional aircraft, developing new flight routes, and transporting cargo and passengers on contract over domestic and foreign routes. Thousands of new transport planes were ordered and pilot reserves were called to active duty. On 20 June 1942, the Ferrying Command became known as the Air Transport Command with responsibility for ferrying aircraft, transporting personnel, mail, and maintaining air route facilities outside of the United States. Near the end of the war, the command had more than 3,000 transport aircraft in use and had become the safeguard of the United States Army Air Force.12
This great expansion made it very important for better cooperation between the Air Corps and the Air Force Combat Command, formerly the General Headquarters of the Air Force. They were independent at the time; the Air Corps was responsible for material and training functions and the Air Force Combat Command was responsible for operational functions. As a result, the United States Army Air Forces was created on 20 June 1941 to unify the two. By December of 1941, the Army Air Force had grown to 354,000 men as compared to 26,000 men in September of 1939.13
There were five aircraft that took the majority of the fighter combat action during the war. Among these are the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and the North American P-51 Mustang.14
In February of 1937, the Air Corps needed a long-range interceptor and escort aircraft. This aircraft needed to be able to maintain a speed of 360 mph at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Lockheed was able to meet these requirements, came up with a somewhat radical design for the time and was awarded the contract to build the P-38.15 The Lockheed P-38 first flew on 27 January 1939 and entered service in June of 1941. Late in 1942, the P-38 went into large-scale operations during the North African campaign where the German Luftwaffe named it "Der Gabelschwanz Teufel" or "The Forked-Tail Devil." When production ended in 1945, more than 9,900 P-38s had been built.16
Like the P-38, the Bell P-39 Airacobra was also one of the primary pursuit airplanes in December of 1941. The first flight was in April of 1939 at Wright Field. By the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, almost 600 had been built.17 The Airacobra was used in many parts of the world, but specifically in the Southwest Pacific, Mediterranean and Russian theaters. It performed best below 17,000 feet in altitude, and was often used at lower altitudes such as ground strafing. When P-39 production ended in August 1944, Bell had built 9,584.18
The P-40 Warhawk was developed from the P-36 and first flew in May of 1935. P-40s engaged on Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines in December of 1941. This extremely rugged aircraft served in many combat areas including the Aleutian Islands, Italy, the Middle East, the Far East, and the Southwest Pacific. In the end, more than 14,000 had been built.19
The P-47 first flew on 6 May 1941, but the first production aircraft was not sent to the United States Army Air Force until 18 March 1942. The aircraft flew its first combat mission on 8 April of 1943, taking off from Great Britain in a course over western Europe. Army Air Force pilots quickly learned that the Thunderbolt could out-dive any Luftwaffe airplane that it met. The P-47 also escorted Army Air Force heavy bombers into German territory.20
Furthermore, the P-47 was recognized as a low-level fighter-bomber due to its ability to absorb battle damage and keep flying. At the war's end, the Thunderbolt had been used in every war theater besides Alaska.21
One of the most well known historical fighters, the North American P-51 Mustang was originally designed for Great Britain in 1940. The United States Army Air Force liked the design and began purchasing them in 1941 for photo reconnaissance and ground support use because it had limited high-altitude performance.22 In 1942, a different engine revealed much improved speed and high-altitude performance. Consequently, in December of 1943, these improved P-51s entered combat over Europe. Supplying high-altitude escort to B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, they worked wonderfully over German interceptors. By the end of the war, P-51s had destroyed over 4,500 enemy aircraft in the air, more than any other fighter in Europe. P-51 Mustangs served in almost every combat theater, including the Pacific where they escorted B-29 Superfortresses to Japan from Iwo Jima. Between 1941 and 1945, the Army Air Force ordered 14,855 P-51 Mustangs.23
Many conditions set the war against Japan apart from that conducted in Europe and North Africa. The most significant was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain giving priority to defeating Germany and Italy after meeting the requirements in men and materials to maintain enough defense against Japan. This agreement and the immense distances from the United States to the combat areas created major problems in supplying forces in the Pacific. The war against the Japanese was also depicted by many health and morale problems.24
Army Air Force units worked under some of the worst conditions with crews sleeping next to their aircraft and having to maintain their aircraft themselves. Disease caused many casualties in the tropics. Boredom and exhaustion produced morale problems among units stationed in remote areas.25
In conclusion, the Air Force and its aircraft played an important role during World War II. Whether it was small and known as the Air Corps, or when it became larger and was called the Army Air Force, the goal was the same. It was not long after the war before the Air Force was officially established as the USAF. The National Security Act of 1947 established the Department of Defense and a separate Air Force, which defends our skies today.26
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26 Colonel C.V. Glines, The Compact History of the United States Air Force (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1963) 289-290
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