And old sinners have brawny consciences.
Do the Commands of God Create Moral Duties for Those Who do not Believe in God?
I will post a review of the remarkable book Did God Really Command Genocide by Paul Copan & Matthew Flannagan. For the moment, I offer the following addendum to a discussion and objection to the Divine Command Theory of ethics (the understanding that something is morally obligatory because God commands it to be so, whether or not human beings understand the source of that obligation).
In order to successfully issue a command, one must deliver it to its intended recipients. This brings us back to the problem of the reasonable nonbeliever. On the fact if, God has not succeeded in speaking to her. And since she is a reasonable non-believer, God has not even succeeded in putting her in a position in which she should have have heard a divine command. How then, can she be subject to God's commands? How can her moral obligations be understood by reference to what God has commanded her to do?
Thus, some make assurance to be of the essence of faith, others make it appropriation, and many make it consist in an impression upon the mind, that Christ loved me, and gave himself for me. These are fruits— what faith should produce, but not what it is. These are effects of faith working, and not definitions of the nature of faith.
A believer should be exhorted to make his calling and election sure; for it is his privilege. He ought to give all diligence to attain assurance, to appropriate Christ with all his blessings to himself, and to be clearly persuaded that Christ loved him, and gave himself for him. These are blessed fruits of believing. May God give his people more of them. But then the tree must be before the fruits, and the fruits grow upon the tree. Faith is first, and faith derives its being from believing the word of God, and all its fruits are continued acts of believing.
Confusion here leads to much mischief in one's spiritual life. The poor Christian looks for the fruit of assurance, finds none and then decides he has no faith — which throws him into despair. The despair and anxiety thus seek relief. Since he cannot turn to God for relief (since he has convinced himself he probably has no faith and thus no right basis to come to God), he turns from God and seeks a sin to settle his heart. Sin, being antithetical faith, merely stirs his bad conscience more and he becomes ever more discouraged — and now has seemingly better grounds to doubt his faith.
When faith cometh by hearing, then we assent to the truth of what God hath said, and we rely upon his faithfulness to make good what he has promised. Assurance is this faith grown to its full stature: but we are not born six feet high.
1. What should we learn from this, but to `come boldly to the throne of grace' (Heb. 4:16) in all our grievances? Shall our sins discourage us, when he appears there only for sinners? Are you bruised? Be of good comfort, he calls you. Conceal not your wounds, open all before him and take not Satan's counsel. Go to Christ, although trembling, as the poor woman who said, `If I may but touch his garment' (Matt. 9:21). We shall be healed and have a gracious answer. Go boldly to God in our flesh; he is flesh of our flesh, and bone of our bone for this reason, that we might go boldly to him. Never fear to go to God, since we have such a Mediator with him, who is not only our friend but our brother and husband. Well might the angel proclaim from heaven, `Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy' (Luke 2:10). Well might the apostle stir us up to `rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice' (Phil. 4:4). Paul was well advised upon what grounds he did it. Peace and joy are two main fruits of Christ's kingdom. Let the world be as it will, if we cannot rejoice in the world, yet we may rejoice in the Lord. His presence makes any condition comfortable. `Be not afraid,' says he to his disciples, when they were afraid, as if they had seen a ghost, `It is I' (Matt. 14:27), as if there were no cause of fear where he was present.
2. Let this support us when we feel ourselves bruised. Christ's way is first to wound, then to heal. No sound, whole soul shall ever enter into heaven. Think when in temptation, Christ was tempted for me; according to my trials will be my graces and comforts. If Christ be so merciful as not to break me, I will not break myself by despair, nor yield myself over to the roaring lion, Satan, to break me in pieces.
The solution for a bad conscience is not to wallow in one's misery, or run from Christ, or ignore one's conscience. Rather, the solution for sin and sorrow is repentance and Christ. He appears upon a throne of grace to receive sinners. Faith strides into the throne room, seeking grace.
Christopher Love, The Mortified Christian: Case Four: What Symptoms Mark a Sin as One's "Bosom Sin"?
This is a category of sin which the Puritans referred to variously as one's "bosom" or "darling" sin. Sometimes they used the line of Lot referring to Zoar, "Is it not a little one?" (Genesis 19:20).
Love gave two categories of symptoms to mark the "bosom" sin. First, a bosom sin is the sin of frequency and ease. It is the one which promises the greatest delights and which will command the most attention. It is the sin which draws other sins into its wake to support and protect its continuance.
That sin is most unmortified in you which of all other sins most vexes and galls your conscience; for the conscience is God's messenger in you to check you when you are ill and speak of peace to you when you do well.
It is sin which perplexes you when you are in trouble or trial, on a sickbed or death bed; it is the sin which your enemies raise against you. It is the sin which, when reproved, strikes hardest at your conscience. Love draws out an implication: This is why a general complaint of sin may be tolerated by a congregation, while a specific rebuke will draw ire.
(3.) Thirdly, As a holy heart rises against the least sins; so a holy heart rises against bosom-sins, against constitution-sins, against those that either his calling, former custom, or his present inclination or condition, do most dispose him to. It is true, a prodigal person may abhor covetousness, and a covetous person may condemn prodigality: a furious person may hate fearfulness, and a fearful person may detest furiousness.
But now the hearts of those that are holy rise against complexion sins, against darling sins, against those that make for present pleasure and profit, against those that were once as right hands and right eyes; that were that to their souls, that Delilah was to Samson, Herodias to Herod, Isaac to Abraham, and Joseph to Jacob: Ps. 18:23, 'I was also upright before him; and I kept myself from mine iniquity;' that is, from my darling sin, whereunto I was most inclined and addicted. What this bosom-sin was that he kept himself from, is hard to say. Some suppose his darling sin was lying, dissembling; for it is certain, he often fell into this sin: others suppose it to be some secret iniquity, which was only known to God and his own conscience: others say it was uncleanness, and that therefore he prayed that 'God would turn away his eyes from beholding vanity,' Ps. 119:37: others judge it to be that sin of disloyalty, which Saul and his courtiers falsely charged upon him. It is enough for our purpose that his heart did rise against that very sin, that either by custom or some strong inclination he was most naturally apt, ready, and prone to fall into.
Idolatry was the darling sin of the people of Israel; they called their idols delectable, or desirable things, Isa. 44:9; they did dearly affect and delight in their idols; but when God should come to put a spirit of holiness upon them, then their hearts should rise in hatred and detestation of their idols, as you may see in Isa. 30:18, 25; mark ver. 22, 'Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.' They were so delighted and enamoured with their idols, that they would deck them up in the greatest glory and bravery; they would attire them with the most rich, costly, pompous, and glorious raiment. Oh, but when a spirit of holiness should rise upon them, then they should defile, deface, and disgrace their idols, then they should so hate and abhor them, they should so detest and loathe them, that in a holy indignation they should cast them away as a menstruous cloth, and say unto them, Get ye hence, pack, begone, I will never have any more to do with you. God hath now made an everlasting divorce between you and me.
And so in Isa. 2:20, 'In that day'—that is, in the day of the Lord's exaltation in the hearts, lives, and consciences of his people, ver. 17—'a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats.' In the day of God's exaltation they shall express such disdain and indignation against their idols, that they shall take not only those made of trees and stones, but even their most precious and costly idols, those that were made of silver and gold, and cast them to the moles and to the bats; that is, they shall cast them into such blind holes, and into such dark, filthy, nasty, and dusty corners, as moles make underground, and as bats roost in: so when holiness comes to be exalted in the soul, then all a man's darling and bosom sins, which are his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, these are with a holy indignation cast to the moles and to the bats; they are so loathed, abandoned, and cashiered, that he desires they may be for ever buried in oblivion, and never see the light more. Idols were Ephraim's bosom-sin: Hosea 4:17, 'Ephraim is joined,' or glued, 'to idols, let him alone;' but when the dew of grace and holiness fell upon Ephraim, as it did in chap. 14:5–7, 'Then saith Ephraim, What have I any more to do with idols?' ver. 8.
Now Ephraim loathes his idols as much or more than before he loved them; he now abandons and abominates them, though before he was as closely glued to them, as the wanton is glued to his Delilah, or as the enchanter is glued to the devil, from whom by no means he is able to stir. Ephraim becoming holy, cries out, 'What have I any more to do with idols?' Oh, I have had to do with them too long and too much already! Oh, how doth my soul now rise against them! how do I detest and abhor them! surely I will never have more to do with them. But now unholy hearts are very favourable to bosom-sins; they say of them, as Lot of Zoar, 'Is it not a little one? and my soul shall live!' Gen. 19:20. And as David spake of Absalom, 2 Sam. 18:5, 'Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.' 'Beware that none touch the young man Absalom,' ver. 12. 'And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe?' ver. 29.
An unholy heart is as fond of his bosom-sins as Herod was of his Herodias; or as Demetrius was of his Diana; or as Naaman was of the idol Rimmon, which was the idol of the Syrians; or as Judas was of bearing the bag; or as the Pharisees were of having the uppermost seats, and of being saluted in the market-place with those glorious titles, 'Rabbi, rabbi.' Bosom-sins have at least a seeming sweetness in them; and therefore an unholy heart will not easily let them go. Let God frown or smile, stroke or strike, lift up or cast down, promise or threaten, yet he will hide and hold fast his darling sins; let God wound his conscience, blow upon his estate, leave a blot upon his name, crack his credit, afflict his body, write death upon his relations, and be a terror to his soul, yet will he not let go his bosom-lusts. He will rather let God go, and Christ go, and grace go, and heaven go, all go, than he will let some pleasurable or profitable lusts go.
An unholy heart may sigh over those sins, and make war upon those sins, that war against his honours, profits, or pleasures, and yet at the same time make truce with those that are as right hands and right eyes; an unholy person may set his sword at the breasts of some sins, and yet at the same time his heart may be secretly courting of his bosom-sins.
But now a holy heart rises most against the Delilah in his bosom, against the Benjamin, the son, the sin, of his right hand. And thus you see how a holy heart hates and disdains all sins; he abhors small sins as well as great, secret sins as well as open, and bosom-sins as well as others that have not that acquaintance and acceptance with the soul.
Real holiness will never mix nor mingle itself with any sin, it will never incorporate with any corruption. Wine and water will easily mix, so the wine of gifts and the water of sin, the wine of civility and the water of vanity, the wine of morality and the water of impiety, will easily mix; but oil and water will not mix, they will not incorporate; so the oil of grace, the oil of holiness, will not mix; it will not incorporate with sin, the oil of holiness will be uppermost.
Mark, natural and acquired habits and excellencies, as a pregnant wit, an eloquent tongue, a strong brain, an iron memory, a learned head, all these, with some high speculations of holiness, and some profession of holiness, and some commendations of holiness, and some visible actings of holiness, are consistent with the love of lusts, with the dominion of sin: witness the Scribes and Pharisees, Judas, Demas, and Simon Magus; but the real infused habits of true grace and holiness, will never admit of the dominion of any sin, whether great or little, whether secret or open.
Thomas Brooks, The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Volume 4, ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart (Edinburgh; London; Dublin: James Nichol; James Nisbet and Co.; G. Herbert, 1867), 116-18.
God often hews men by the sword of his word in that ordinance, strikes directly in their bosom-beloved lust, startles the sinner, makes him engage unto the mortification and relinquishment of the evil of his heart. Now, if his lust have taken such hold on him as to enforce him to break these bands of the Lord, and to cast these cords from him,—if it overcomes these convictions, and gets again into it old posture,—if it can cure the wounds it so receives,—that soul is in a sad condition.
David Clarkson, The Works of David Clarkson, Volume II (Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1864), 256.
Because the gospel puts persons upon very hard service, upon very difficult work, pulling out a right eye, cutting off a right hand, offering up an Isaac, throwing overboard a Jonas, parting with bosom lusts and darling sins. Herod heard John Baptist gladly, till he came to touch his Herodias, and then off goes his head. As they say, John 6, 'This is a hard saying, and who can abide it?' and from that time they walked no more with him. This is a hard gospel indeed, and at this their blood riseth.
A darling sin.—Any bosom-sin, as it fills and employs every faculty, so it debauches, monopolizes, and disorders them all. Grace, though it rule every faculty, yet ruffles none; it composes the mind, and employs the memory in a rational manner; it rules, like a just king, orderly: but the serving of any lust breeds a civil war between one faculty and another; and that distracts the whole soul, whereby every power thereof is weakened; and, particularly, the memory, being pressed to serve the stronger side, is so stuffed with the concerns of that tyrant-lust, that it cannot intend any spiritual matter. And therefore, whatever "right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee," (Matt. 5:29,) or else thy memory will never be cured. A table-book that is written and blotted all over, must be wiped before you can write any new matter upon it; and so must the lines of thy darling sin be effaced by real mortification, before any good things will abide legible in thy memory.
James Nichols, Puritan Sermons, Volume 3 (Wheaton, IL: Richard Owen Roberts, Publishers, 1981), 354.
First, look to see if this is merely an external temptation – or a desire which arises from one's own heart. We cannot be responsible for temptations – indeed, the Lord himself was sorely tempted and this without sin (Heb. 2:18).
Fourth, consider the normal tenor of your life – not the exception. Mortification is a movement, sanctification is progressive. We cannot tell one's life from a snap shot – watch the movie.
Fifth, sometimes the activity of sin will lead to greater sanctification: If sin prompts you toward great watchfulness against sin, greater humiliation for sin, this will lead to greater sanctification.


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Lawrence Stroll rubbishes Aston Martin sale rumours saying they are 'totally untrue'
Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll rubbished an unsubstantiated rumour published elsewhere which claimed he was considering selling the team.
Stroll purchased the luxury car manufacturer last year and has rebranded his Formula 1 team, previously known as Racing Point, as Aston Martin this year.
He described a rumour claiming he might sell it to a Chinese consortium as "absolute bullshit and totally untrue", according to an Aston Martin spokesperson, who added he "couldn't be more excited about, and sincerely believes in, the team's long-term future success."
Claire Williams reveals she got a lot of abuse on social media over the decision to sell the team
Mercedes counter offer to Hamilton in the contract negotiations is limited morally

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I have an application that detects and uses the AltGr key by assuming that mod2 is assigned to the AltGr key. This seems to work fine in most cases, as it is easy to make this the case in X Windows by using Xmodmap. However, I have noticed a strange behavior in my version of X (Slackware64 13.1 X.org 1.7.7).
I have a custom Xmodmap that has a number of mappings that make use of the Mode_switch key. The application in particular is various forms of APL. When I enter APL characters in normal programs, I use the Mode_switch key which lets me use my own custom modmap for the keyboard layout. When I am in APL environments, they make use of the Mod2 modifier to work like a Mode_switch key.
XLookupString gives 3 bytes: (e2 8d ba) "⍺"
XmbLookupString gives 3 bytes: (e2 8d ba) "⍺"
Now, the state there is set to be 0x2000, whereas I might have expected it to be more like 0x2010 or something. This means that even though I have my Mode_switch key set as my mod2, I can't actually use it as mod2.


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Dodgers must address their thin starting rotation when the lockout ends
Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times on Dec 3, 2021
Published in Baseball
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers never expected to retain all their marquee free agents this winter. They braced for seismic changes. The question for Andrew Friedman and his front office colleagues was how many they would lose in this pivotal offseason. That didn't make Wednesday any easier.
The day started with pitcher Max Scherzer donning a New York Mets cap on an introductory videoconference call from Texas, where he was representing the players' union in labor negotiations with owners. Hours later, a few miles down the road, shortstop Corey Seager wore a Texas Rangers jersey for the first time at Globe Life Park in Arlington, his home for the next 10 seasons.
The Dodgers managed to re-sign the versatile Chris Taylor before the collective bargaining agreement expired and owners imposed a lockout Wednesday night. It was a positive finish to a difficult day for the franchise and its fans. It can always get worse.
It didn't take long for MLB owners to impose a lockout once the collective bargaining agreement expired. It may take a long time before the game is played again.
Pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen, the two longest-tenured Dodgers, remain unsigned. Jansen, the franchise's all-time saves leader, is not expected to return. But the Dodgers hold hope that Kershaw will choose them over joining Seager to play for his hometown Rangers. Seager, now on the other side, is trying to lure the future Hall of Famer away.
"I've had some talks with Kershaw, for sure," Seager said when asked if he's tried recruiting Kershaw.
The Dodgers didn't offer Kershaw a qualifying offer last month because they didn't want to pressure him as he makes his decision, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Kershaw, meanwhile, is rehabbing from an elbow injury and wants to make sure he's healthy before signing with a team.
Losing Kershaw would be an emotional split. The Dodgers are the only franchise he has known. They drafted him in 2006. He made his major league debut two years later and exorcised his postseason demons 12 years later when the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series. He epitomizes one of the most successful stretches in club history. He's the face of the franchise and an icon in Southern California.
But Scherzer's departure — he left for $130 million over three years — also makes a reunion important for baseball reasons because starting pitching is the Dodgers' most pressing need.
The Dodgers are already working under the premise that Trevor Bauer will never pitch for them again. The questions are if Major League Baseball will suspend him without pay after he was accused of sexual assault, for how long, and when they'll determine the discipline. MLB's investigation remains ongoing. The discipline's timing and length could affect the Dodgers' offseason activity.
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Waterford City is best known for being the home of one of Ireland's most treasured exports Waterford Crystal. The glass manufacturers still play a big role in the city and every visitor to the region should take the Waterford Crystal guided tour and become the envy of all of their friends and family by picking up some unique Irish craftwork.
The real joys of the city can be found in its' rich history. Waterford is Ireland's oldest city and was founded as early as 914 AD. It is built on the meeting point of three rivers and was an ideal landing point for the Vikings. In fact the city's name comes from an anglicised version of the Viking name Vadre Fjord, which it is believed refers to either "the fjord of the rams" or "the windy fjord". The impact of the Vikings can be seen throughout the city with the traditional Viking defensive walls providing a wonderful enclosure for this unique Irish city.
The Viking Triangle is a must see and encompasses a number of different museums. Reginald's Tower (which was built at the start of the 13th century) is the centrepiece of the area and provides a chance to see "The Kite Brooch" a stunning piece of 12th century metalwork amongst many other unique artefacts. There are also lots of new interactive displays for children and adults alike to explore the lives of both the Vikings and Normans who made Waterford their home.
The museums and tours are highly advised however for the more individual explorer the blue plaque tour is perfect for you. Waterford has set out almost forty plaques throughout the city commemorating famous people, places and incidents which impacted upon the city. Maps are available in most hotels and in the local tourist offices.
Many of the main attractions like Christ Church Cathedralor the Bishop's Palace e.g.are best seen on foot and with the tidy layout of the town you are never too far away from an attraction, your hotel or one of the numerous pubs and restaurants. So for all those with an interest in history or a love of crystal, Waterford is definitely a must see!
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Q: Method or data member not found compile issue I have a VB6 project that I didn't create but I have to update, when I go to make the exe I get a compile error: Method or data member not found, and it points too "SCom1.FileReceive" in the code below. When I look at the Main form, the SCom1 control is a PictureBox.
This code has been working for the last 5 years but I don't know why SCom1 is a picturebox, or why I'm getting the error, is it a reference? SCom1 to me looks like a MSComm function? Let me know if anyone has any ideas, I just don't know VB enough to know how to troubleshoot this. Thanks
If SCom1.FileReceive = True Then
WriteToLog (Now() & " FileReceive was true, now false")
    SCom1.FileReceive = False
End If

A: The machine which you have opened the code doesn't have the mscomm32.ocx file or the ocx file not registered properly.
When vb cannot reference an ocx, it'll convert the relevant control to a picture box control.
What you have to do is, close the project without saving. Then open system32 folder and check for mscomm32.ocx file. If the file is not there then you have to download that from the intenet. The register the file using regsvr32 command in command prompt.
After this you can open the vb6 project and start working.
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EDIT : Included the update in the comments to the answer, this will help other users in the future... :-)
if the method name doesn't look familiar to a known ocx file (in this case the SCom1.FileReceive), the missing component can be a custom ocx file.
So check on the working machine or in project folder whether there are any ocx file exists in the relevant name (in this case SCom.ocx).
if there is a file exists in such name, register that file using regsvr32 (if not registered), then add that to toolbox, then replace the picture box control with the relevant control (make sure the name tally).

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Will Power earned his second straight pole starting position at Iowa Speedway during qualifying Saturday for Sunday's IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway.
Power turned two laps around the 0.894-mile oval at an average speed of 182.391 mph to collect the 52nd pole position of his career.
It was also the third pole for the Team Penske driver at Iowa.
Power, in the No. 12 Chevrolet, will lead an all-Team Penske front row to the green flag in Sunday's race (2 p.m. ET, NBCSN and Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network). Josef Newgarden, the 2016 Iowa winner, qualified second in the No. 1 Penske Chevrolet at 181.160 mph.
Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay, a three-time winner at Iowa, prevented Team Penske from sweeping the top three spots in qualifying as he qualified an third in the No. 28 Honda at 180.681 mph.
A final 60-minute practice is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET and will stream live on RaceControl.IndyCar.com, youtube.com/indycar and the INDYCAR Mobile app.


The Historical Collection contains albums of photos from the beginnings of St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the 1940s through to the end of the 20th century.
Unfortunately, very little is known about many of these photos.
If you know the answers, please contact Phil Wiwchar so that the background information can be updated. Thank you.


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hambletonian
t,T2:48 1/2
Charles Kent Mare
Bellfounder
Foaled in 1849 by Abdallah 1 out of the Charles Kent Mare, Hambletonian was purchased with his dam from breeder Jonas Seeley for $125 by William Rysdyk, a Chester, New York farmer. In late October 1852, as a two-year-old, Hambletonian was matched in a trial with Abdallah Chief. Hambletonian won in 3:03. A day or two later he trialed in 2:48 (2:48 1/2 on some watches, so Rysdyk always gave the time as 2:48 1/2). Rysdyk only trialed his colt this one time, then placed him in stud in Chester and bred him to local mares. An increasing production of speedy offspring soon made Hambletonian the top sire of what was to become known as the Standardbred horse. In twenty-four seasons, he sired over 1,300 foals, many of them champions and including foundation sires Dictator, Happy Medium, George Wilkes and Electioneer. Hambletonian lives today in just about every trotter and pacer racing, which is why he is known as the "daddy of 'em all." His stud fees earned Rysdyk in excess of $200,000. The great progenitor Hambletonian died on Monday, March 27, 1876 in Chester, New York, where a tall monument marks his grave.
Hambletonian Ave., Chester, NY


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Q: Is this meaning of 'ward' part of proper English? I was looking at dictionary meanings of the word 'ward'. What I expected (from encountering the word in RPG games) a meaning of 'magical shield or protective enchantment' or similar, but I didn't find any. Closest I found was 'part of the mechanism that prevents the wrong key from opening a lock'.
Is there a similar meaning of 'ward' in proper English?
Edit: I am referring to the lone word, as a noun.

A: Collins definition 8:

a means of protection

Does that fit what you are asking? I mean obviously this is not very specific. Also there is the phrasal verb to ward off, which means

Prevent from harming or affecting one

Oxford
So you can see the two are connected. Ward is a very old word in English. See etymology online for its original meanings.
RPG games sometimes use older words such as ward to hearken back to the good old days of fighting and wenching. The magical part can come from warding something off, such as a vampire, by 'magical powers' inherent in garlic, mirrors, the cross  etc. and an RPG could expand on that.

A: Free dictionary has provided many definitions for the word "ward", out of which I found a few that fits your description :

Ward ( Archaic.) :
  a. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship.
  b. The act of keeping watch or being a lookout.
  c. The state of being under guard; custody.
Ward :
   A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard.

These are the closest definition I found for the word "ward". You should explore a bit more in that link if you think none of the descriptions I've mentioned above fits your context.


Helmut Schmidt was one of the most important 20th-century German statesmen. As a politician, political author and pioneer, he has had a lasting influence on German and international politics.
Born in Hamburg in 1918, Helmut Schmidt was an SPD member of the Bundestag, a Senator (minister) in Hamburg, and a chairman of the SPD parliamentary group and government minister in Bonn between 1953 and 1987. In May 1974, the Bundestag elected him the fifth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. After October 1982 when his time in office came to an end, he was also a publisher of the Hamburg weekly DIE ZEIT and, for a while, managing director of the publishing house. Following his political career Helmut Schmidt continued to be deeply committed to European unity, international understanding and solving global problems.
Many people remember Helmut Schmidt particularly as a hands-on crisis manager during the Hamburg storm flood of 1962 and again when facing the challenges of global economic crises in the early 1970s. During his time in office as Chancellor, he also maintained a decisive and consistent stance towards Red Army Fraction terrorists. He fought to achieve a strategic balance of medium-range nuclear weapons in Central Europe – a topic that was highly controversial both publicly and within his own party.
Helmut Schmidt's remarkable abilities in the fields of defence, foreign affairs, and economic and finance policy were coupled with a fine appreciation of art, music, literature and philosophy. He shared these interests with his wife, Loki Schmidt (née Glaser), a teacher and naturalist who was also born in Hamburg, to whom he was married for 68 years. Helmut Schmidt was held in the highest regard both at home and abroad: as an incisive thinker, urbane chronicler and homo politicus who held that controversial debate constituted one of the core principles of democracy.
Helmut Schmidt received countless honours, prizes and awards from all over the world. Among the output of his remarkable productivity are around 50 books and hundreds of articles in DIE ZEIT and other newspapers, magazines and books.
Helmut Schmidt died on 10 November 2015 in Hamburg. His state funeral attracted a huge public response.


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Franz M. Jansen ou F. M. Jansen (né le  à Cologne et mort le  à Ruppichteroth) était un peintre et graphiste allemand, représentant de l'art moderne et de l'expressionnisme.

Il fait partie du courant de l'expressionnisme rhénan, un courant artistique des années 1910.

Il a partagé sa vie avec la peintre , engagée aussi dans le même mouvement artistique.

Œuvres
Ses tableaux sont situés dans des collections publiques et privées, notamment à Düsseldorf. Comme éléments représentatifs de son art, on peut citer :
 Gemüsegarten, 1911
 Weggabelung im Wald, 1913-14
 Promenade, 1925
 Masken, 1925
et également de nombreuses gravures sur bois et eaux-fortes.

Bibliographie

 Ausstellungskatalog zur documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Kunst nach 1945. Katalog. Kassel/Köln 1959.
 Franz M. Jansen: Von damals bis heute. Lebenserinnerungen. Bearbeitet von Magdalena Moeller, Landschaftsverband Rheinland (Hrsg.), Köln 1981.
 Wolfgang Delseit: Franz M. Jansen (1885–1958). In: Rheinische Lebensbilder XIV; Köln 1993.
 Franz M. Jansen, Richard Dehmel: Zwei=Menschen=Bilder. Holzschnitte. Zusammengestellt und mit einem Nachwort versehen von Wolfgang Delseit. Köln/Münster 1996. wodel.de
 Ulrike Merholz: Franz M. Jansen. Das Graphische Werk 1910–1956. Düsseldorf 1994 (Werkverzeichnis).
 Bericht Tuchhalle in einer alten deutschen Stadt (Verf. gekennzeichnet: P.S.). In: , 17. März 1943. S. 4.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Peintre expressionniste allemand
Peintre allemand du XXe siècle
Naissance en février 1885
Naissance à Cologne
Naissance dans la province de Rhénanie
Décès en mai 1958
Décès en Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie
Décès à 73 ans

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Q: Анимация элементов SVG при горизонтальной прокрутке

const slides = document.querySelectorAll('.rect');
slides.forEach((i) => {
  if (i) {
    const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
      observerCallback(entries, observer, i)
    });
    observer.observe(i);
  }
})
const observerCallback = (entries, observer, header) => {
  entries.forEach((entry, i) => {
    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
      Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.rect')).forEach((el) => el.classList.add('transparent'));
      entry.target.classList.remove('transparent');
    }
  });
};
.svg-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 300px;
  height: 150px;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

.transparent {
  opacity: 0.3;
}

  <svg width="1200" height="120" viewBox="0 0 1200 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

  <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="red" class="rect" />
  <rect x="300" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="green" class="rect" />
  <rect x="500" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="blue" class="rect" />
  <rect x="650" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="magenta" class="rect" />
  <rect x="800" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="yellow" class="rect" />
  <rect x="1000" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="black" class="rect" />
</svg>

Есть svg с фиксированной шириной и хаотично накиданными внутри него элементами (в данном случае квадраты). Он находится внутри блока с шириной 100% (max-width:300px я поставил для наглядности примера).
Необходимо, чтобы квадратам, которые появляются в видимой части блока при прокрутке, присваивался определенный класс. А когда они исчезают - класс убирался. Как это сделать на Javascript? Спасибо!

A: Способ наверняка неэффективный, но как вариант прямолинейного решения:

const wrapper = document.querySelector('.svg-wrapper');
const rects = [...document.querySelectorAll('rect')];

wrapper.addEventListener('scroll', e => {
    let w = e.target.getBoundingClientRect().width;
    let x = e.target.scrollLeft;
    rects.forEach(rect => {
        let rectX = +rect.getAttribute('x');
        let rectW = +rect.getAttribute('width');
        if(rectX > x && rectX + rectW < x + w){
            rect.classList.add('transparent');
        } else {
            rect.classList.remove('transparent');
        }
    })
})
.svg-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
    height: 150px;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    overflow-x:scroll;
}

.transparent {
    opacity: 0.5;
}

    <svg width="1200" height="120" viewBox="0 0 1200 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
        <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="red" />
        <rect x="300" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="green" />
        <rect x="500" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="blue" />
        <rect x="650" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="magenta" />
        <rect x="800" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="yellow" />
        <rect x="1000" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="black" />
    </svg>

Если реальный размер SVG отличается, то можно ввести коэффициент для корректировки позиции и размеров отдельных элементов:
svg.getBoundingClientRect().width/svg.width.animVal.value
svg.getBoundingClientRect().width/svg.getAttribute('viewBox').split(' ')[2]

const wrapper = document.querySelector('.svg-wrapper');
const rects = [...document.querySelectorAll('rect')];
const svg = document.querySelector('svg');

wrapper.addEventListener('scroll', e => {
    let k = svg.getBoundingClientRect().width/svg.getAttribute('viewBox').split(' ')[2];
    let w = e.target.getBoundingClientRect().width;
    let x = e.target.scrollLeft;
    rects.forEach(rect => {
        let rectX = rect.getAttribute('x')*k;
        let rectW = rect.getAttribute('width')*k;
        if(rectX > x && rectX + rectW < x + w){
            rect.classList.add('transparent');
        } else {
            rect.classList.remove('transparent');
        }
    })
})
.svg-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
    height: 150px;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    overflow-x:scroll;
}

.transparent {
    opacity: 0.5;
}

svg {
    height: 200px;
    width: auto;
}

    <svg width="1200" height="120" viewBox="0 0 1200 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
        <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="red" />
        <rect x="300" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="green" />
        <rect x="500" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="blue" />
        <rect x="650" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="magenta" />
        <rect x="800" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="yellow" />
        <rect x="1000" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="black" />
    </svg>

Можно просто вычислять rect.getBoundingClientRect() на каждой итерации, получается еще проще код:

const wrapper = document.querySelector('.svg-wrapper');
const wRect = wrapper.getBoundingClientRect();
const rects = [...document.querySelectorAll('rect')];

wrapper.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
    rects.forEach(rect => {
        let {left,right} = rect.getBoundingClientRect();
        if(left > wRect.left && right < wRect.right){
            rect.classList.add('transparent');
        } else {
            rect.classList.remove('transparent');
        }
    })
})
.svg-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
    height: 150px;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    overflow-x:scroll;
    margin-left: 50px;
}

.transparent {
    opacity: 0.5;
}

svg {
    height: 200px;
    width: auto;
}

    <svg width="1200" height="120" viewBox="0 0 1200 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
        <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="red" />
        <rect x="300" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="green" />
        <rect x="500" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="blue" />
        <rect x="650" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="magenta" />
        <rect x="800" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="yellow" />
        <rect x="1000" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="black" />
    </svg>

A: Решение через IntersectionObserver - как оказалось, в данный момент он не работает с SVG в Chromium браузерах (есть баг)... посмотреть пример в действии можно, например, в Firefox:

const root = document.querySelector('.svg-wrapper'),
      slides = root.querySelectorAll('.rect'),
      observerCb = entries => entries.forEach(entry => {
        entry.target.classList.toggle('opaque', entry.isIntersecting);
        /* отладочный вывод */ debug.textContent += `${entry.target.getAttribute('fill')} теперь ${entry.isIntersecting ? '' : 'не '}отображается\n`; debug.scrollTop = debug.scrollHeight;
      }),
      obs = new IntersectionObserver(observerCb, { root });
slides.forEach(slide => obs.observe(slide));
html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 100%; }
body { display: flex; }

.svg-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 300px;
  height: 150px;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

.svg-wrapper svg .rect { opacity: 0.3; }
.svg-wrapper svg .rect.opaque { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease; }

#debug { flex: 1 1; max-height: 100%; margin: 0 0 0 0.5rem; padding: 0.3rem; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-y: scroll; font-family: monospace; background: #eee; }

  <svg width="1200" height="120" viewBox="0 0 1200 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="red" class="rect" />
    <rect x="300" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="green" class="rect" />
    <rect x="500" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="blue" class="rect" />
    <rect x="650" y="10" width="100" height="100" fill="magenta" class="rect" />
    <rect x="800" y="20" width="80" height="100" fill="yellow" class="rect" />
    <rect x="1000" y="50" width="100" height="20" fill="black" class="rect" />
  </svg>

Суть бага Хромиум-браузеров заключается похоже в том, что структура отвечающая за intersectionRect объекта наблюдаемого SVG-элемента не заполняется должным образом, в результате чего свойство isIntersecting у таких entry-объектов всегда в значении false, и коллбэк соотв. не вызывается.
Призываю каждого заинтересованного в устранении бага поставить в трекере (по ссылке) звездочку - возможно, это привлечет внимание разработчиков к проблеме: сейчас ей назначен довольно низкий приоритет и категория "Feature" (это выглядит некорректным, учитывая то что проблема по факту является дефектом).


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Christchurch West was a parliamentary electorate in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand from 1871 for the 5th Parliament, and it existed until 1875.

Population centres
The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 New Zealand census. Eight sub-committees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province; thus members set their own electorate boundaries. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and Christchurch West and  were two of the new electorates. These electorates were concentrated on the central city and inner suburbs, and Colombo Street formed much of the boundary between them. Both of these electorates were abolished after one parliamentary term in the 1875 electoral redistribution, and replaced by the three-member  electorate.

History
The electorate was created for the 1871 general election, and it was contested by Edward Richardson and Henry Wynn-Williams. The nomination meeting was held on 12 January, and the show of hands was 50 to 30 in favour of Wynn-Williams. Richardson demanded a poll, which was scheduled for 19 January. On polling day, Richardson and Wynn-Williams obtaining 234 and 214 votes, respectively. Richardson was thus declared elected.

The electorate was abolished at the end of the 5th Parliament in 1875. It was held by Richardson until the dissolution of Parliament in December.

Member of Parliament
The electorate was represented by one Member of Parliament:

Notes

References

1870 establishments in New Zealand
1875 disestablishments in New Zealand
Historical electorates of New Zealand
Politics of Christchurch
History of Christchurch


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Price and Availability Watch: Core i7-8700K, Core i5-8600K and Core i3-8350K
Intel on Thursday officially initiated sales of its 8th Generation 'Coffee Lake' processors for desktops worldwide. The new chips offer more physical cores in the mainstream processor segment than...
The AnandTech Coffee Lake Review: Initial Numbers on the Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8400
It has been ten years since Intel introduced quad-core processors into its mainstream product range. It was expected that six-core parts would hit the segment a few years after...
222 by Ian Cutress on 10/5/2017
Intel Announces 8th Generation Core "Coffee Lake" Desktop Processors: Six-core i7, Four-core i3, and Z370 Motherboards
In an unusual set of circumstances (ed: someone couldn't follow a simple embargo), this evening Intel is officially announcing its 8th Generation desktop CPU lineup, codenamed Coffee Lake. This...
108 by Ryan Smith & Brett Howse on 9/25/2017
Prices of Intel's Coffee Lake-S CPUs Published: $400 for Core i7-8700K?
An online retailer in the UK has started to take pre-orders on Intel's upcoming Coffee Lake CPUs, specifically the socketed 'S' parts for desktop computers. As reported previously, the...
Intel Provides Partners Preliminary 8th Gen Desktop Details: Core i7-8700K to Core i3-8100
At a closed-session partner in China, Intel revealed a number of preliminary details about its upcoming 8th generation Core processors for desktops. As expected, Intel is telling its business...
Intel Officially Reveals Post-8th Generation Core Architecture Code Name: Ice Lake, Built on 10nm+
In an unusual move for Intel, the chip giant has ever so slightly taken the wraps off of one of their future generation Core architectures. Basic information on the...
Intel to Announce 8th Generation Core Processors on August 21st
Today Intel has revealed that the company will be announcing their 8th generation Core processors and associated architecture on August 21st. This announcement of an announcement comes as the...
64 by Ryan Smith on 8/8/2017
Coffee Lake Not Supported by Intel's 200-Series Motherboards
In a stunning bit of Twitter, a tweet from one of the leading motherboard manufacturers has stated that Coffee Lake, Intel's 8th Generation Core processors, will not be supported...


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Q: CSS3 transform, want to keep the background image non-rotated url is http://teothemes.com/wp/
you can check the two arrows of the slider and the triangles...I used transform: rotate(45deg), everything's great but the background image is rotated as well, if you zoom on that area you'll see some lines near the arrows, I need it to be just like the original background
I tried to add the background-image with :before and using transform: rotate(-45deg) to revert it back, but the bg image doesn't show up..it doesn't work
any help is greatly appreciated

A: Each of the properties you set are applied to the whole element. If you want different parts of it to be styled differently, then you need to use multiple styles.
If you just want to rotate the arrow image inside the element, the use the child selector, nd put the image there inside some img tags,
div img{...}
That way only the image will be effected, while the background image of the div housing the img will be unrelated.
If you don't get what I mean I'll clean up my answer when i'm not on my phone...


Shortly after the recent update, my friend asked me where did collection hold go. So here it is, better than before =) Please update master controller firmware if you need it.
Awesome work! Been following you and your page for a while now. I just recently started trying to piece together the collective, however, I'm having trouble trying to figure out which mods to use.
1: Are the pieces that come with each mod replacing pieces from the original(or other mods)? Or are they all in addition to whatever I'm building.
I ask this because I just finished printing the last piece for the original single engine collective along with the UH-1H head. However, I run VR and enjoy the immersion so I ended up getting the pneumatic actuator last night. I'm currently in the process of printing out some of the smaller pneumatic mod pieces that I know I'll have to use regardless. During this process I'm noticing different mods, and ultimately, I'm getting confused on what exactly I should be building.
I'm sorry for my ignorance, but I would appreciate any help.
Parts that are replaced are named similarly to original parts, but with a different index (like 01a or 01d).
Two parts from the original single-engine collective must be changed to use it with the pneumatic mod: the rear lid and the decorative cover. You can simply cut the hook off the decorative cover. It may be a good idea to use the latest "housing with a revision hatch" mod, but it's not necessary.
Yea, I've been trying to compare each print before I make it to ensure I don't print extra parts and waste materials. It's been one of those "build as you print" so I can print the next part I need and prevent loss. Either way, I suppose I'll figure it out.
Next question: Do you by chance have schematics to your designs? I'm using different switches and pots(with different resistances) in some cases and while I understand a little about electronics, I'm hesitant to test anything without verifying.
For instance, I'm using SPDT On-Off-On switches at the top, and SPDT On-OFF switches at bottom for the Huey collective head, along with a 3.3V Pro Mini, so the wiring will be a little different. And again, I'm very hesitant to start hooking stuff up. I will admit, I've never actually build an project using an Arduino board, but I have a fairly decent beginner's level understanding of electronics (ohms law, etc).
And last question: Do you monitor any real-time messaging applications? (I.E: Discord, IRC, Mumble, etc) I'd hate to clog up your comments section with questions or idea's. Feel free to contact me via email if you'd like to keep some information private.
Thanks again for the help, hc625ma!
I am not sure what is a 3.3v Pro Mini, but I think you can just hook it to 5v, it will clock at 8MHz instead of 16. Still, it's much better to buy a 5v one – they are cheap as dirt, and you don't want to mess with level switching (trust me on that!). The schematic is basically – connect all switches to the Arduino in a particular order =) On-OFF switches are fine, you will need to reconfigure the switch matrix, that's it. Different head configuration = merging configuration file manually with each firmware upgrade, are you sure you want it?
Next PostNext VRMAX collective head is here!


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Duluth Institutes 30-Day Mask Mandate – WCCO
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – Masks will be required in all public spaces in Duluth starting Friday, as the city becomes the latest to join an increasing number of municipalities instituting mask mandates in Minnesota.
Mayor Emily Larson announced she is using her emergency powers to institute a 30-day mandate, CBS3 reports. The city council will not need to approve of the mandate in order for it to take effect.
Starting Friday at 5 p.m., masks will be required in all public spaces, including restaurants, grocery stores, and businesses. The order will be lifted on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.
The announcement comes days after the Duluth City Council failed to unanimously approve a public health emergency. If the ordinance had passed, the council would have been able to institute a mask mandate with a simple majority.
The mandate applies to people ages 5 and older.
Minneapolis and St. Paul instituted city-wide mask mandates last week, and on Wednesday, Golden Valley and Hopkins announced similar requirements. Minnetonka will consider the mandate at a meeting on Friday.


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Carmanah/ADB lighting system selected for Venezuela Air Force upgrade
Date Announced: 17 Jan 2011
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Columbus, Ohio - The strategic partnership between airfield lighting pioneers Carmanah Technologies Corporation and ADB Airfield Solutions has yielded a significant purchase order from the Venezuela Air Force for a joint solar and AC-powered airfield lighting system, valued in excess of $300,000 USD, as part of an infrastructure upgrade at an undisclosed base.
The new airfield lighting system includes radio-controlled solar LED ADB-branded SAWL runway edge lights and SATO blue taxiway lights manufactured by Carmanah, combined with an AC-powered ADB approach system. Cost savings associated with the new system are expected to be significant as the solar portion of the installation requires no trenching or cabling, and there will be minimal ongoing operation or maintenance costs.
Venezuela-based Carmanah and ADB partner, Iner Consultores, is working closely with the Air Force to oversee delivery and installation of the system. "The Carmanah ADB partnership gives Iner Consultores the ability to provide a complete airfield solution that integrates solar and AC-powered components, creating many new opportunities for ADB and Carmanah in this market," said Iner Consultores director, Iliana Fernandez, a longtime Carmanah distributor who has recently begun working with ADB to serve the Venezuela airfield lighting market.
Carmanah CEO Ted Lattimore agreed. "Projects like the Venezuela Air Force airfield upgrade are an excellent example of the kinds of opportunities created by the Carmanah and ADB partnership. A joint solar and AC-powered product portfolio combined with Carmanah and ADB's decades of expertise in developing and delivering airfield lighting systems gives our global distributor channel the complete solution they need to respond to any and all airfield lighting opportunities."
About Carmanah Technologies Corporation
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The beams have been stored in Arlington for two years, and moving them from a flatbed trailer to their final resting place Tuesday took about 30 minutes, said crane operator Jere Gunstanson of Austin Commercial in Dallas.
"There never can be too much room for error," Gunstanson said.
Once the artifact was inside, the eight workmen had to use a towering scaffold to hoist one end and drop the other into a hole, said John Eitson, senior project manager for Austin Commercial.
"After it's set, we'll encase the posts in concrete tomorrow," he said.
The exhibit won't open to the public until early October, Gonzalez said.
The exhibit will explain the artifact's origin and include an interpretation of the events surrounding 9-11 and their international impact.
Many people saw the beams when they were displayed for several days in front of the museum after arriving in February 2011.
People involved in the Fort Worth exhibit had hoped to open it on the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
Though the artifact — the largest in Texas — was donated to the museum by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and BNSF Logistics paid to deliver it, developing and installing the exhibit weren't cheap. The beams remained in the museum's storage facility until the Fort Worth City Council funded the project.
The council allocated $222,159 in water capital funds that ordinarily would have gone to Fort Worth's public art program, said Bill Begley, a city spokesman.
The exhibit will pique the emotions of everyone who sees it, he said.
Eitson, who saw the towers fall while watching TV monitors at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, where he was working on Terminal D, has mixed feelings about the artifact's arrival at the museum.


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Der TV Cloppenburg von 1892 e. V. ist ein aus mehreren Abteilungen/Sparten bestehender Sportverein, der mit 2400 Mitgliedern der größte Verein der Stadt Cloppenburg ist.

Geschichte
Am 14. Februar 1892 wurde in Cloppenburg ein Turnverein gegründet. Der Vorstand bestand aus den Herren Fortmann, Gerst und Piper. Die Zahl der aktiven Mitglieder betrug 24. Zwei vorausgegangene Versuche in den 1880er Jahren zur Gründung eines Turnvereins waren an fehlenden Übungsräumen gescheitert. In der Deutschen Turnzeitung wurde der Turnverein Cloppenburg erstmals 1895 unter der lfd. Nr. 54 erwähnt. Damals gehörte der Turnverein zum Oldenburger Turngau, Kreis V Niederweser-Ems. Unter dem Vorsitzenden Heinrich Fortmann wurden 70 Vereinsmitglieder über 14 Jahre und 5 Vorturner gemeldet. Der Ort Cloppenburg hatte zu dieser Zeit 2200 Einwohner.

Der Turnverein nahm in den nächsten Jahren weiteren Aufschwung, so dass das Wochenblatt für den Amtsbezirk Cloppenburg und Friesoythe anlässlich des 10. Stiftungsfestes am 4. April 1902 schrieb: "Unser Turnverein ist in den letzten Jahren zur Blüte gelangt. Das Stiftungsfest wurde von 500 Teilnehmern besucht, die sich an den Turnvorführungen und dem anschließenden Ball erfreuten."

Am 15. August 1908 wurde bei der Mitgliederversammlung der Bau einer Turnhalle an der Sevelter Straße beschlossen. Die Kosten von 24.000 Reichsmark wurden durch Spenden der Mitglieder und Förderer sowie durch Ausgabe von Obligationen aufgebracht. Anlässlich des 18. Stiftungsfestes am 16. Januar 1910 wurde die Turnhalle auch unter Beteiligung einer kurz zuvor gegründeten 10-köpfigen Damenriege mit einem Schauturnen eingeweiht. 1913 nahm der Verein erstmals am Deutschen Turnfest in Leipzig teil. Das Vereinsleben wurde durch den Ersten Weltkrieg unterbrochen.

Als Rektor Fortmann 1922 nach 30-jähriger Arbeit für den Verein die Führung an Ferdinand Zerhusen übertrug, war der Wiederaufschwung eingeleitet, der unter Heinrich Ottenjann ab 1923 fortgeführt wurde. Turner des Vereins nahmen in der Folgezeit regelmäßig an Kreis- und Verbandsturnfesten ebenso an Deutschen Turnfesten teil. Unter dem 1. Vorsitzenden Bürgermeister Heinrich Winkler (1926–1939) durchlebte der Verein die Wirtschaftskrise, jedoch konnte der Turnbetrieb mit Einschränkungen aufrechterhalten werden. Anfang 1933 war die Zahl der Mitglieder auf über 300 gestiegen, neben Turnen und Leichtathletik waren Faustball und ab 1928 auch Handball in das Vereinsprogramm aufgenommen worden und der Verein hatte sich wieder gefestigt.

Im Jahr 1933 verlor der Turnerbund seine Selbstständigkeit. Die von den Turnern gepflegte Maxime "Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei" wurde in der NS-Zeit durch nationalsozialistische Parolen ersetzt und die Übungen auf Wehrertüchtigung ausgerichtet. Ab 1939 führte Nikolaus Hanenkamp den Verein durch eine Zeit, in der viele Mitglieder einberufen wurden, dem Verein eine Einheitssatzung aufgezwungen wurde und die Turnhalle an die Fa. Borgward vermietet werden musste. Dennoch konnte der Turnbetrieb in stark eingeschränkter Form aufrechterhalten werden.

Unter dem Vorsitz von Wilhelm Niemann begann 1947 der Neuaufbau des Vereins. Neben den klassischen Übungen der Turner wurde die Leichtathletik gefördert. 1952 gab Niemann den Vereinsvorsitz an Günther Gembusch ab, unter dessen bis 1957 dauernden Leitung die Neugründung der Handballabteilung stattfand. In den Folgejahren mit den Vereinsvorsitzenden Paul Büker (1957–1962), einem zweiten Vorsitz von Wilhelm Niemann (1962–1970), Alwin Bergmann (1970–1974) und Nechel Nöh (1974–1981) veränderte sich der Verein zunehmend entsprechend den gesellschaftlichen Anforderungen.

Während das Kunstturnen ebenso wie die Leichtathletik im Turnverein anfangs einen hohen Leistungsstand erreichte, kamen beide Sparten durch höhere Anforderungen und den Ausbau von Leistungszentren zum Erliegen. Die Entwicklung hin zu Übungseinheiten und Sportbetrieben führte zur Gründung der Volleyball- und Badmintonabteilung sowie zur Einführung von Kursen im Freizeit- und Gesundheitssport. Judo und Karate wurden in das sportliche Angebot aufgenommen und unter dem 1. Vorsitzenden Lothar Krapp (1981–1989) überschritt der Turnverein Cloppenburg die Zahl von 1000 Mitgliedern. Um die Erweiterungen im Verein zu ermöglichen, wurde die zu kleine Halle an der Sevelter Straße veräußert und von 1967 bis 1968 eine neue vereinseigene Turnhalle an der Schulstraße errichtet.

1992 wurde das 100-jährige Bestehen des Turnverein Cloppenburg unter der Führung von Klaus Weber (1989–2000) mit einem Festakt und sportlichen Veranstaltungen begangen. Die Vereinshalle wurde durch Anbauten um eine Gymnastikhalle und einen Fitnessraum erweitert.

Unter Führung von Fred Stolle als 1. Vorsitzender von 2000 bis 2008 erlebte der Verein in sportlicher Hinsicht einen Aufschwung. Die Handballfrauen spielten zeitweise in der 2. Bundesliga, während die Frauen- und Männermannschaft der Volleyballer in die Regionalliga aufstiegen. Andere Abteilungen entsendeten Vertreter in Wettbewerbe auf nationaler Meisterschaftsebene. Die Zahl von 2.000 Mitgliedern wurde 2006 überschritten und der Turnverein ist der größte Verein in Cloppenburg.

2008 übernahm Bernd Havermann die Geschicke des Turnvereins Cloppenburg. Der Verein hatte 2150 Mitglieder, die sich auf neun Abteilungen verteilten.
Unter seiner Amtsführung wurde im Jahr 2012 die vereinseigene Turnhalle grundlegend saniert. Es entstanden drei neue Gymnastikräume und ein Seminarraum. Insgesamt wurde ca. eine Million Euro für die Modernisierung ausgegeben. Für die Zukunft und Weiterentwicklung des Turnvereins ist somit eine hervorragende Grundlage geschaffen worden.
Aus diesem Grunde ist seit 2011 das neue, größere Vereinsbüro von Teilzeitkräften besetzt, die den Mitgliedern mit Rat und Tat zur Verfügung stehen.

Seit September 2019 ist Karl Heinz Rissmann Vorsitzender des TV Cloppenburg.

Erfolge
Handball:
 1. Mannschaft Männer: Aufstieg in die Regionalliga 2000
 1. Mannschaft Frauen: Aufstieg und Verbleib in der 2. Bundesliga 2004/05 u. 2005/06. Erreichen der 3. Runde im DHB-Pokal
1. Mannschaft WjC: Aufstieg in die Oberliga und 1. Platz in der Oberliga 2016/2017

Volleyball:
 1. Mannschaft Frauen: Erreichen der Dritten Liga
 1. Mannschaft Männer: Erreichen und Verbleib in der Regionalliga

Leichtathletik:
 Theo Strohschneider: 1949, 1954 und 1955 Deutscher Meister im Dreisprung
Talea Prepens: U18-Weltmeisterin 2017 (200 m), Deutsche U20-Meisterin 2019 und 2020 (200 m)

Aktuell
Die größte Abteilung stellt die Fitness-Abteilung dar; die Mitgliedszahl liegt mit dem Gesundheitsbereich bei ca. 1.000 Mitgliedern. Die populärsten Abteilungen sind die Handball-Abteilung mit ca. 350 Mitgliedern und die Volleyball-Abteilung mit etwa 330 Mitgliedern. Weitere Abteilungen sind die Badminton-, Judo-, Karate-, Tanz- und Kinderturnabteilung.

Aus der 3. Liga stieg der Verein nach der Spielzeit 2021/2022 wieder ab.

Weblinks
 Abteilung Handball: http://www.tv-cloppenburg.de/handball/die_abteilung/startseite.php
 Abteilung Volleyball: http://www.tv-cloppenburg.de/volleyball/die_abteilung/startseite.php

Einzelnachweise

Cloppenburg
Cloppenburg
Cloppenburg
Sport (Cloppenburg)
Sportverein (Landkreis Cloppenburg)
Organisation (Cloppenburg)


Metacognition has been defined as "one's knowledge concerning one's own cognitive processes or anything related to them" (Flavell, 1976, in Kaplan et al., 2013) and is commonly referred to as "thinking about one's thinking". Having well-developed metacognitive thinking skills is associated with improved learning. While some students develop metacognitive skills on their own, others need explicit instruction.
According to metacognitive theories, metacognition includes two domains: knowledge of cognition and regulation of cognition (Schraw & Moshman, 1995). Knowledge of cognition includes knowledge about oneself as a learner, knowledge about learning strategies, and knowledge about why and when to use a given strategy. Regulation of cognition includes the ability to plan, monitor, regulate and evaluate your learning process. Instructors can incorporate strategies to help students develop their self-regulatory skills and/or they can use strategies that guide students to think metacognitively about course content (i.e., to think like a professional, approach problems as a professional in the discipline would).
Be intentional about teaching metacognitive skills. When designing your course, identify opportunities in which to incorporate strategies to teach metacognitive skills. For example, you might decide to build metacognitive strategies into an assignment, or around your midterms. Decide when to focus on self-regulation skills and when to focus on guiding students to think metacognitively about course content.
Be explicit when teaching metacognitive skills. Talk about metacognitive skills with your students; define metacognition and explain why developing metacognitive skills is important during and after university. If you have structured your course so that specific themes, relationships or contrasting perspectives emerge, give students your road map or use activities such as a concept map to help them identify it themselves. In other words, don't assume that students will automatically see relationships that might be obvious to you.
Don't overdo it. Pick your spots and let other opportunities go. Students would be overwhelmed if most or all of the following strategies were incorporated into one course.
Many of the following strategies are based on Kimberley Tanner's 2012 article "Promoting Student Metacognition".
Encourage goal-setting. Prompt students to consider why they are taking your course, what grade they want to earn and how they plan to achieve that goal. For example, have students work in groups to brainstorm strategies for earning an "A" in the course.
Build in ways for students to "stop and take stock" during class. During class, ask students to pause for 1-2 minutes and think about what they are doing at that moment (i.e., taking notes, engaging in off-task activities, working on another course). After the pause, this could be a good time for students to ask questions.
Prompt students to think about how they prepare for class. At the beginning of class, show a slide with the prompt "How have I prepared for class today?" Ask students to write their answers, or respond via Clicker, to a set response options. Showing multiple response options enables students to see strategies that they might not have thought of on their own. Talk about your expectations regarding class preparation and why that is important to their learning.
Emphasize the importance of learning versus getting the correct answer. After posing a question to the class, give students time to discuss how they arrived at the answer they chose. Specifically, ask them to consider their process, the main reason for choosing the response, why they discarded other possible steps or answers, how confident they were about their answer, etc. Follow up with an explanation of why you have asked students to spend time on this.
Use a lecture wrapper. A wrapper is a strategy that immediately precedes and follows an activity, whether that activity is a class, assignment, or test. Wrappers are useful because they help students to self-monitor and reflect on the learning process. At the beginning of class, highlight an active listening strategy (e.g., how to take notes, the importance of keeping personal devices out of sight). At the end of class, ask students to submit the three most important ideas from class then present the three ideas that you consider to be the most important. The immediate feedback will help students to self-monitor their learning.
Tell students the format of their tests and exams. Knowing what to expect can help students to plan how they study. Ask students to discuss how the format affects their study strategies (Dutke et al., 2010). Summarize and provide feedback on their points.
Give practice questions and prompt students to evaluate their readiness for a quiz through frequent self-assessment. Explain that many students under-estimate how much they know and base their assessment of quiz readiness on how much time they've spent studying. Students who self-assess while studying will develop a more accurate idea of how much they really know.
Before a quiz, ask students to analyze sample quiz questions. Give students practice exam questions in the left side of a two column table. The questions should reflect the format of the questions they will encounter on their exams. In the right column, ask students to identify which level of Bloom's Taxonomy that question reflects. You could add a third column in which students identify how they would study for that type of question.
How did you prepare for the exam? Giving students a number of options to choose from (e.g., I read over my notes a few times, I completed practice questions, I created a concept map) might help those who aren't aware of strategies other than the ones they use.
What will you do differently to prepare for the next exam? Ask students to plan how they will use this information as they prepare for the next test. Point out the importance of using prior experiences to plan for future ones.
Use an Assignment Wrapper. When giving an assignment, give students a self-assessment question that focuses their attention on the skills they need for the assignment. At the end of the assignment provide follow-up questions that prompt students to reflect on their skills and describe how they will use this experience to plan for future assignments. For example, if the assignment involves solving a set of problems, ask students how quickly and easily they were able to solve the problems.
Incorporate reflective questions at the end of an assignment. As part of the assignment, ask students to evaluate the process they used when completing the assignment. See Tables 1 and 2 in Tanner, 2012 for prompts. Examples of reflective prompts are also provided in CTE's Critical Reflection Teaching Tip Sheet.
Ask students to reflect on assignment feedback. After giving back a graded assignment, ask students to write one word on the back of their marked assignment that summarizes how they feel about their grade. Ask students to write a brief reflection using that word as their guide. Alternatively, give back comments only and ask students to estimate their grade based on those comments. Release the grade online after students submit their written estimate (Webb, 1997).
Give a diagnostic quiz early in the term. Diagnostic quizzes help students determine what they already know and where they need to focus their attention. Frame the quiz with questions that prompt the student to think about their learning (see Tanner 2012).
Explicitly model metacognitive thinking. Explain your thinking process out loud as you walk through the steps of how you, yourself, execute a skill that you are teaching (e.g., how you would search for a journal article, write a reflection, solve a physics problem, read peer feedback, etc.). Specifically, talk about how you decide what to do first, what you do when you are unsure of your work or when you get stuck, how you check your work, and how you know when the task is complete. Remember that many of these thinking skills have become automatic through years of experience and that students are still developing skills.
Use a concept map. Concept maps can be used to show the relationship between concepts or topics. Students can work alone or in groups to create a concept map that illustrates the relationships between course topics or concepts. Alternatively, give students a partially finished concept map and have them fill it in during a lecture (or as homework) or ask students to create a concept map to show their prior knowledge of a topic.
Ask students to identify either the muddiest, most interesting, or most relevant point(s). In this activity students identify which concepts from a lecture or reading that they find particularly complex or interesting. This not only helps students to engage with the course material, it also creates an environment where confusion is acceptable.
Link the purpose of an assignment to course objectives and professional skills. When giving an assignment, ask students to think about why you chose that assignment and how it relates to their professional development. See Tables 1 and 2 in Tanner 2012 for prompts.
Dutke, S., Barenberg, J. & Leopold, C. (2010). Learning from text: Knowing the test format enhanced metacognitive monitoring. Metacognition Learning, 5, 195-206.
Schraw G., & Moshman D. (1995). Metacognitive Theories. Educational Psychology Review, 7(4), 351-371.
Tanner, K.D. (2012). Promoting student metacognition. CBE-Life Sciences Education 11, 113-120.
Webb, S. (1997). How to get students to read faculty comments on papers and exams and learn from them!
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This Creative Commons license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon our work non-commercially, as long as they credit us and indicate if changes were made. Use this citation format: Teaching Metacognitive Skills. Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo.


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The Break From School Continues, A July Update!
Is it hot here or what?
Banners are still being fleshed out and I may decide to do a standard animation similar to what @virr did to the Promo/Demo banners. I'm reverting it from last months idea for now because after talking to @virr I couldn't think of a good way to flesh out the idea of "community liked game" as our banners.
For any discussion related to badges, you can direct yourself here: Badges Megathread!
CS:GO Minigames are officially every friday 9pm EST, so come join us for trivia, shenanigans and memes! We are using our new Events tab and will use it for our servers + community night events!
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Minecraft Donator perks are coming! The higherups are deciding on the pricing structure and it will be released soon!
More Raffles! A few big games are coming up soon!!
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Drinking water, the best way to keep your moisture balance up to date. If we do not get enough fluid, physical performance may suffer. This is especially true with intensive training or great heat. Dehydration can already have a noticeable effect with a loss of 2% of your body fluid. However, it is not uncommon for athletes to lose between 6 and 10% of their bodily fluids through sweating. This can lead to a change in the regulation of body temperature, reduced motivation, increased fatigue and the feeling that the training is much heavier, both physically and mentally.
An optimal hydration appears to prevent this and it could even reduce the oxidative stress that occurs during a high intensity workout. This is not surprising when you consider that muscles consist for about 80% of water. So if you intensively sport and sweat, good hydration can help you to perform at your very best. Flue and drinking water.
In short: A loss of 2% of the water in your body can already significantly impair your physical performance.
Your brain is strongly influenced by the amount of fluid in the body. Studies show that even a slight dehydration (1-3% of body weight) can affect many aspects of brain function. 7 Ways to influence your energy intake.
In a study on young women both mood and concentration were affected with a moisture loss of 1.36% after training. The frequency of headache also increased. Another similar study, this time on young men, showed that a moisture loss of 1.59% already had an adverse effect on the working memory and that feelings of anxiety and fatigue increased. A moisture loss of 1 to 3% equals about 0.5 to 2 kg of weight loss for a 68 kg person. This can easily happen with normal daily activities, let alone during a workout or in case of great heat.
Many other studies, ranging from studies on children to the elderly, have shown that even a slight dehydration can affect mood, memory and brain performance.
In short: Light dehydration (loss of moisture of 1-3%) can affect energy levels and memory and lead to a large decrease in performance in memory and brain.
Dehydration can cause headache or migraine in some people. Several studies have shown that water can relieve headaches in people with lack of fluid. But this seems to depend on the kind of headache.
A study of 18 people showed that water had no effect on the frequency of headaches, but there was some effect on the intensity and duration.
In short: drinking water can sometimes alleviate the symptoms of headaches, especially if someone has a lack of fluid.
Constipation is a common problem, characterized by occasional bowel movements and laborious stools. It is often recommended to drink more as part of the treatment protocol and there is some evidence that supports this. Low water intake appears to be a risk factor for constipation in both young and older people.
Carbonated water appears to be especially promising to alleviate constipation, although the reason for this is not entirely clear.
In short: Drinking plenty of water can help prevent and relieve constipation, especially in people who normally do not drink enough water.
Urine stones are painful nuggets of mineral crystals that form in the urinary tract. The most common type is the kidney stone, which forms in the kidneys. There is some evidence that people who have previously had kidney stones can help to drink water to prevent kidney stones from coming back.
Drinking more fluid increases the volume of urine that flows through the kidneys, reducing the concentration of minerals so that they will not crystallize as quickly and form clumps. Water can also help prevent the stones from forming, but more research is needed to confirm this.
In short: Increased water intake seems to reduce the risk of developing kidney stones. More research is needed in this area. Calculate how much water you should drink.


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The Petrozsény Offensive was the opening action of the south-western front of the 1916 Battle of Transylvania, during World War I. The Transylvanian coal-mining center of Petrozsény (Petroșani) was occupied by the Romanian Army on 29 August, two days after the Kingdom of Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary.

Background
Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary on 27 August 1916. The central column of General Ioan Culcer's Romanian 1st Army  advanced into a region of valuable coal mines, whose output was crucial to the Hungarian railway system. The Romanian advance was opposed by the Austro-Hungarian 1st Army, under General Arthur Arz von Straußenburg.

Romanian offensive
The Romanian forces occupied Petrozsény on 29 August. The Jiu Covering Force, consisting of the 21st Infantry Brigade of the 11th Division, crossed the border at the Vulkán and Szurdok passes and occupied the vital Transylvanian coal-mining center at Petrozsény on 29 August. The weak resistance put up by the Hungarian coal-miner battalions was easily swept aside by the Romanian units, who inflicted heavy casualties. The rest of the 11th Division (General ) subsequently crossed the mountains and joined the covering forces. It then pushed further west, stopping 15 miles from Hátszeg (Hațeg). Although this halt complied with the instructions received by Culcer, it allowed the Austro-Hungarians time to regroup and would have great repercussions later. By 3 September, this group of General Culcer's Romanian 1st Army occupied the important coal area between Hobicaurikány (Uricani) and Petrozsény, driving back the ineffective Landsturm and miners battalions of the 144th Infantry Brigade over the saddle of Merisor. On 29 August, fighting also took place against the 144th Brigade at Zsilyvajdejvulkán (Vulcan), with further fighting taking place at Mount Oboroca on the 30th. The commander of the 144th Brigade was Colonel Ludwig Berger.

Aftermath
Due to its valuable coalmines, the area occupied by the center of General Culcer's 1st Army was the first location of any military or commercial value to fall into Romanian hands. As such, this was also the scene of the first Central Powers counterattack against the Romanian invasion of Transylvania, on 8 September. However, the Romanian troops had little difficulty repulsing this attack.

References

Battles of the Eastern Front (World War I)
Battles of World War I involving Romania
Battles of World War I involving Austria-Hungary
History of Transylvania (1867–1918)
Conflicts in 1916
1916 in Romania


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Albums from the Alley: Keith Burke and The Little Black Book – These Boys
Keith Burke's sophomore album came together with the help of his band, The Little Black Book featuring a group of veteran Irish musicians including the talented songwriter and fiddle player Sinead Madden from the Moya Brennan Band. With Gavin Glass on production duties, the outcome is a professionally constructed album featuring nine solid tracks with a few stand out gems.
The opening track 'Brother Hear Me Out' begins with a monotone melody similar to Talking Head's 'Psycho Killer' but quickly builds to a cracker chorus hook.
The first few strums of 'Crazy Babe' bring me back to 1995 and Deep Blue Something's smash hit, 'Breakfast at Tiffanys'. However, that moment is fleeting and what develops is a simple country waltz. Sinead Madden's fiddle brings this song to life weaving Irish roots throughout the Jackson Browne-esque melody.
The catchy melody of 'Cut Our Teeth' along with the finely ingrained Hammond organ and tenor sax make me imagine Burke and The Little Black Book transforming into Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and delivering an energetic, sweat-filled stadium rocker.
The fourth track, an easy going piano ballad 'Come on Now Be Real', could be a re-write of Marc Cohn's 'Walking in Memphis'. However, lyrics such as "I'm just an honest cheater trying to make a deal. It's just me and St Peter and the court of appeal", highlight Burke's often-clever lyrical skills.
The standout track on this album is 'Sounds Like Something John Might Play'. Jackson Browne's influence appears again with Burke's heartfelt vocals finding a comfortable level. The inclusion of the tenor sax accompanying Anja Kuncic's gentle piano gives the song a classy, romantic feel while also raising a hat to John Earle, the late saxophonist who inspired this beautiful track.
'The Making of a Saint', opens with a slow guitar lick accompanied by the dark use of the piano's bass notes. The song brightens slightly in the first verse before becoming larger than life towards the end. This track has the makings of a slow burning anthem like Chris De Burgh's 'Spanish Train' but Burke's sweet vocals fail to encapsulate the darkness of the song.
On the closing track, 'These Boys', Sinead Madden's fiddle skills shine through again as the lyrics plead, "War. We've got no time for war. . . I'm asking nicely."
Overall, These Boys is a well crafted and appealing album. Burke's remarkable talent shines on the simpler songs. However, his gentle vocals struggle to convey the rougher edge of the more complicated numbers. If these songs fell into the right hands I have no doubt that they could become masterpieces.
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By: AOIFE GALLAGHER
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