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Iran to US: 'We launched and concluded an attack in self-defense'
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Iran fired missiles at multiple Iraqi military bases that house U.S. troops late Tuesday night. No American soldier was injured or killed during the attacks that occurred around 4 a.m. Wednesday local time.
Pentagon officials said Iran launched 15 ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases in western Iraq. Four of the missiles fell out of the sky. At least 2 of the missiles hit Iraqi bases.
President Donald Trump assured Americans in a tweet regarding the missile attack.
In a tweet late Tuesday, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the attack was in retaliation for the targeted killing of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani.
Zarif said the attack was over.
"Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched."
He continued: "We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggressions."
Soleimani was killed in an air drone strike after he arrived at the Baghdad Airport from Syria on Jan. 3.
Soleimani was killed after the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked and torched last week. An American contractor died in the attack.
Tags: Iran news, military news, President Donald Trump, terrorist attack
Long Gas Lines After Drone Strikes Cut Saudi Oil Production in HALF
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Drone attacks on an oil field in Saudi Arabia sparked fears of gas stations running dry and long lines similar to the gas shortages in America 4 decades ago.
According to published reports, multiple drones bombed an oil field in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
In response to the attacks, Saudi Arabia shut down half of its oil production - a move that could cause massive outages at gas stations in America.
Saudi defenses were unable to stop the wave of remote-controlled drones that dropped bombs on the oil fields, threatening the global crude oil supply.
Experts say the Saudis should've been prepared for such an attack in this day and age.
"Flying a drone, that puts a new spin on things," security consultant Jeffrey Price told Yahoo News in an email. "It enables attacks that previously weren't able to be conducted with that level of stealth and detachment from the attacker."
"The bottom line is that we are likely to see many more of these sorts of attacks, and in particular, coordinated attacks on multiple targets are likely, possibly in tandem with a cyber attack component," said Milena Rodban, an independent risk consultant, in an email to Yahoo News.
Longer lines than usual formed at gas stations in Atlanta over the weekend, as wary older travelers recalled the nationwide gasoline shortage that crippled major cities and caused civil unrest in the 1970s.
Question: Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend?
Tags: drone strikes, gas shortage, gas stations, Saudi Arabia news, terrorist attack
America Remembers the Fallen Heroes On 9/11
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Every September 11, Americans pause to commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in D.C.
The World Trade Center's falling people symbolized the horror of the day for writer Tom Junod who was convinced that America should know their names.
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Junod undertook the mission of identifying the fallen Americans -- the forgotten 9/11 victims that no one wants to talk about.
"I felt that the idea of people jumping. I felt that the falling man had been sort of pushed to the side," Junod said in a 2006 documentary titled 9/11: The Falling Man.
"There is an element of exclusion; that he died improperly. That we want to remember this day for its heroism. And whether we think of the jumpers as heroic or not, they should not be excluded from the consecrated ground of American soil because they died in a way that made us uncomfortable."
Junod was surprised that no one came forward to claim the fallen man as one of their own family members.
When the photo of the falling man was published in newspapers on September 12, Americans vented their outrage against the photo editors for selecting that particular image to embody the horrific events of 9/11.
The photo editors withheld the series of images of the falling man tumbling and flailing desperately at the sky. Instead, they chose the one photo that made the falling man appear peaceful, composed, and willingly accepting his fate as if he had decided to check out with dignity.
Jonathan Eric Briley, 43, was a sound engineer for the Windows On the World restaurant in the North tower -- the first tower to be hit by a hijacked plane that day.
According to Windows On the World head Chef Michael Lamonica who analyzed AP photographer Richard Drew's photos, Jonathan fit the body type, size and complexion of the iconic falling man in the photos.
Lamonica described Jonathan as a "hard working, dedicated, good guy with a great sense of humor."
Jonathan's sister Gwendolyn, who was Jonathan's closest sibling, said she never thought the unfortunate figure in the photo was her brother. "I thought of him as a man that just took his life in his hand for just that second," she said.
Still in denial, Gwendolyn identified the clothing that the man wore in the photo as items her brother owned. But she stopped short of confirming it was him.
"I hope we're not trying to figure out who he is, and more, figure out who we are through watching."
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Richard Pecorella was a family member who did come forward to identify one of the fallen: his wife Karen.
Mr. Pecorella said that when the media began posting images online of the jumpers, he searched and searched through the grainy photos until he found her.
For Mr. Pecorella it became an obsession to identify his wife among the condemned souls clinging to the windows of the burning towers.
"It had to be so intense up there and there was no other way out," he said. "It was either burn alive or go quickly. I envision that it had to be the towering inferno... Do you suffocate to death or do you jump? I think it was brave to do that."
He added: "I know it's her because, the clothes and the shape. I would know her from the shadow. She had a blue sweater top on, sleeveless, and cream color pants.
"It wasn't painful for me. It really wasn't," he recalled of his search for Karen. "I finally have something I can hold onto. This is where she was, and this is how she died -- she jumped. She didn't burn up. She didn't become dust."
"Nothing was more painful than losing her," he said. "But not knowing how I lost her was even more painful. So now that I believe that that's what took place, it's easier for me to talk about it. And if she jumped, she jumped."
Tags: 9/11, dearly departed, September 11, terrorist attack
DEMOCRATS CALL OUT NY POST FOR INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST LAWMAKER WHO SAID 'SOME PEOPLE DID SOMETHING' ON 9/11
Democrats are complaining about a NY Post cover that criticized Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for saying, "Some people did something" on September 11, 2001.
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, political news, September 11, terrorist attack
Facebook Deleted 1.5 Million Copies of New Zealand Live-Stream Video
Facebook says it deleted 1.5 million uploads of the video that shows the deadly mass shooting at a mosque in New Zealand last week.
Tags: Facebook Live, livestream video, mass murder, mass shooting, terrorist attack
Terrorist Who Killed 49 in Mosques in New Zealand Blames American Candace Owens for Radicalizing Him
Gunman Brenton Tarrant, who murdered 49 people inside 2 mosques in New Zealand on Thursday, claims American conservative activist Candace Owens radicalized him via her conservative viewpoints on social media.
Tags: Candace Owens, dearly departed, mass murder, mass shooting, terrorist act, terrorist attack
Austin Bombing Suspect Dead After Blowing Himself Up as SWAT Team Approached Car
The serial bomber who terrorized residents of Austin, Texas is dead after blowing himself up with an explosive device as a SWAT team approached his car early Wednesday morning.
Tags: bombs/explosions, domestic terrorism, federal crimes, manhunt, terrorist attack, Texas news
Fifth Explosion Rocks Austin, Texas; Package Explodes at FedEx Facility
A fifth explosion rocked Texas overnight at a FedEx facility in Schertz, about 65 miles from Austin. The latest explosion comes one day after two men were injured by a 4th bomb triggered by a tripwire. Texans are terrified and afraid to leave their homes in the wake of the bombings.
Tags: bomb threat, bombs/explosions, dearly departed, domestic terrorism, terrorist attack, Texas news
NYC Subway Terrorist Wounded by FAILED Pipe Bomb
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi national is being held on a prison ward at NY's Bellevue hospital after he was wounded when his crude homemade pipe bomb partially detonated in a midtown Manhattan subway station Monday morning.
No train commuters or innocent bystanders were injured in the failed bombing. The attack comes months after ISIS issued a postcard-style warning of an impending terror attack in New York City around Christmas.
Tags: ISIS, Manhattan news, Megyn Kelly, President Donald Trump, sexual harassment allegations, terrorist attack, times square bomb
8 Dead, 12 Wounded in 'Cowardly Act of Terror' In Manhattan
8 people are confirmed dead and 12 injured when a man plowed his truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a Manhattan sidewalk on Tuesday. A Florida man is in custody.
Tags: crime news, homicide, Manhattan news, terrorism, terrorist attack
Mandalay Bay comped Vegas shooter's suite free-of-charge because he spent $100,000 PER HOUR gambling in their casino
The Las Vegas gunman stayed free-of-charge in 2 luxurious adjoining hotel suites because he was a high-stakes gambler who spent up to $100,000 an hour in the hotel's casino.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino comped 2 rooms for Stephen Paddock, 64, who killed 58 people and injured 489 at a country music festival on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Tags: casino, crime news, gambling, gun violence, hotels, Las Vegas news, mass shooting, terrorist attack
Las Vegas Shooter Booked 2 Rooms Overlooking Lollapalooza Festival attended by Malia Obama; He Also Targeted Chance the Rapper Concert
Las Vegas sniper Stephen Paddock booked hotel rooms overlooking several major music festivals, including Lollapalooza in Chicago and Chance the Rapper's Vegas concert in September.
Tags: crime news, gun violence, mass shooting, music festival, Stephen Paddock, terrorism, terrorist attack
More Details Emerge About Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock
Investigators found a total of 42 guns in a hotel room and in the home of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, 64. Paddock killed 59 people and wounded 527 in the nation's deadliest mass murder on Monday, October 1.
Tags: crime news, domestic terrorism, gun violence, Las Vegas news, mass shooting, Stephen Paddock, terrorist attack
While others were kneeling, this patriot got shot saving 30 people in Las Vegas
Days before a deranged gunman killed 59 people in the nation's deadliest mass shooting, Jonathan Smith drove from Orange County, CA. to Las Vegas to celebrate the 43rd birthday of his brother, Louis Rust, a big country music fan.
Tags: crime news, domestic terrorism, gun violence, Las Vegas news, mass shooting, terrorist attack
Fox News host Eboni K. Williams received death threats after she criticized President Trump
Eboni K. Williams, co-host of The Fox News Specialists, is in fear for her life after receiving death threats for criticizing President Donald Trump on Monday.
Tags: Antifa, Eboni K. Williams, Fox News, President Donald Trump, terrorist attack, White supremacy rally
Police arrest White supremacist who drove his car into crowd, killing 1 dead, injuring 19
Police in Charlottesville, Virginia arrested the man who drove his car into a crowd of an anti-fascist protestors at a white supremacist rally near Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is scheduled to be removed.
Tags: dearly departed, domestic terrorism, gang violence, kkk, protest march, protests/boycotts, Rally, terrorist attack, Virginia news
London Mayor Cancels President Trump's London Visit After Trump Taunted Him
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the British government to cancel President Donald Trump's London visit.
Khan, who is London's first ever Muslim mayor, took offense to Trump mocking him in a series of tweets after the terrorist attacks in London.
Tags: London news, President Donald Trump, Sadiq Khan, terrorism, terrorist attack
Usher Wisely Skipped One Love Manchester Concert a Day After London Terror Attacks Left 7 Dead and 48 Wounded
R&B crooner Usher Raymond was noticeably missing from the One Love Manchester benefit concert in Manchester, England on Sunday.
The 38-year-old father-of-2 wisely skipped the concert after 7 people were killed and 48 injured during coordinated terrorist attacks in London, England on Saturday.
Tags: benefit concert, concert news, London news, terrorist attack, Usher Raymond
7 Dead, 48 Injured in London Terror Attack; British Criticize 'Ring of Steel' to Protect Ariana Grande and 'Attention-Seeking' American Stars at Benefit Concert
7 people died and at least 45 were injured during a coordinated terror attack in London, England Saturday night. The terror attacks began at 10 p.m. London time (5 p.m. EST) when 3 men in a white van driving in a 'S shape' pattern at 50mph mowed down 20 pedestrians on the London Bridge.
Tags: benefit concert, dearly departed, London news, Sharia law, terrorism, terrorist attack, UK news
Wendy Williams Pays Emotional Tribute to Manchester Bomb Victim
An emotional Wendy Williams paid tribute to Martyn Hett, a 29-year-old public relations manager who died in a suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England on May 22.
She said Hett saved for 2 years to attend a taping of her show during his whirlwind 10-city tour of the United States. He was set to leave on his dream trip just 3 days after the Ariana concert.
Tags: dearly departed, television news, terrorist act, terrorist attack, The Wendy Williams Show, Video
Security Beefed Up At Chris Brown Concerts After Ariana Grande Suicide Bombing
Chris Brown fans are relieved to know that security will be tight at his concerts, including his Los Angeles concert on Tuesday night.
A suicide bomber detonated a bomb packed with nails outside the Manchester (England) Arena on Monday.
Tags: Chris Brown, concert security, England news, terrorism, terrorist attack
Got Him: Berlin Christmas Market Killer Shot Dead
Anis Amri, the Tunisian terrorist who rammed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market bustling with shoppers, is dead. The terrorist attack in Berlin killed 12 and injured 48.
Tags: crime news, Italy news, mass murder, terrorism, terrorist attack
Few Troops Clap for President Obama During Final Security Speech (Video)
President Barack Obama received a smattering of applause at his final national security speech held in Tampa, Florida.
Roughly half the audience clapped when Obama made the false claim that no terrorist organization has executed an attack on American soil while he was president.
Tags: political news, President Obama, Speech, terrorism, terrorist act, terrorist attack
5 Dead in Shooting at Seattle Shopping Mall, Shooter Still at Large
A manhunt is underway in Washington state for a suspect who shot and killed 5 people at a shopping mall north of Seattle on Friday.
Police say a "Hispanic male" appeared to enter the Cascade Mall without a rifle just before 7 p.m. Friday.
The man was later seen on surveillance footage carrying a rifle as he entered the Macy's store.
Tags: dearly departed, gun violence, mall shooting, Seattle news, terrorist act, terrorist attack, Washington news
Ahmad Khan Rahimi Captured Alive, 3 More Bombs Found in NJ
The Islamic terrorist wanted for the bombings in New York and New Jersey has been captured.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was captured Monday following a shootout with police.
Tags: arrest, bombs/explosions, narcissist, President Obama, terrorism, terrorist attack
Sniper Kills 5 Cops, Wounds 6 More at Peaceful Protest in Dallas; 'Islamic Connection'
At least 2 heavily armed snipers shot and killed 5 Dallas police officers and wounded 6 more at a peaceful rally in downtown Dallas, TX on Thursday.
4 Dallas police officers and 1 DART officer were killed in another terrorist attack that shocked the nation.
Tags: Dallas news, dearly departed, police news, police shooting, terrorism, terrorist act, terrorist attack
Brussels Airport Bombers Seen On Surveillance Footage Before Explosions
A screenshot taken from surveillance footage inside the Brussels airport shows suspected terrorists pushing luggage carts through the departure area before 2 loud explosions rocked the airport.
2 of the unidentified suspects wore suicide belts, black clothing, and each wore one black glove.
Tags: bombs/explosions, Brussels attacks, Paris attacks, terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorists
34 Dead, Dozens Wounded As Explosions Rock Brussels Days After Paris Bomber's Arrest
At least 26 people are reported dead after several explosions rocked Brussels airport and a subway station on Tuesday.
The Belgian Capital is on lock down and commercial planes are being diverted to other Belgian cities.
Tags: Brussels attacks, dearly departed, Paris attacks, terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorists
Man Sucked Out of Plane As Terrorist Bomb Explodes at 10,000 Feet
The charred remains of an unfortunate airline passenger was found in a small town near Mogadishu after he was sucked out of a plane at 10,000 feet.
The passenger was on board Daallo Airlines Airbus A321, en route to Djibouti, when an explosion rocked the plane on Tuesday.
Tags: airplane accident, Explosion, homicide, terrorist act, terrorist attack
Obama Did Not Allow Check of Social Media Pages of Jihadists During Visa Process
As 14 American families continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones, the Obama administration is accused of tying the hands of Homeland security.
According to a report on conservative blog The Right Scoop, Barack Obama refused to allow officials to "profile" Muslims by checking the social media accounts of foreigners such as Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik.
2 weeks ago, the couple went on a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, CA., killing 14 people and wounding 21.
Tags: Barack Obama, ISIS, political news, Syrian refugees, terrorist attack


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Portland State will not acquire Oregon College of Art and Craft
After testing the feasibility of swallowing OCAC, PSU declines to move forward
January 29, 2019 // NEWS & NOTES, VISUAL ART // Barry Johnson
After a week of thinking about it—or in the business parlance of our times, after conducting a "feasibility study" or "due diligence"—Portland State University officials informed Oregon College of Art and Craft officials on Thursday (January 24) that the university had decided against acquiring the college and its bucolic acres on Southwest Barnes Road.
That was some pretty fast due diligence (or at least "official" due diligence), because the university publicly announced its interest in OCAC only on January 17. (For those coming to the story late, the arts and crafts college's discussions with Pacific Northwest College of Art about a possible merger concluded in mid-December without a deal.)
Outside the kiln at Oregon College of Art and Craft/Photo courtesy of OCAC
The key paragraph of the PSU statement, attributed to PSU president Rahmat Shoureshi: "We explored this because we were excited about the potential opportunity that an acquisition would honor the legacy of art and craft at OCAC, support the arts in our region and bolster our own College of the Arts. But our study of different acquisition scenarios, including those involving private philanthropy, showed the potential costs would be too high for PSU."
I reached out to OCAC to find out the college's view of PSU's decision and how the art college might proceed from here. I haven't received a response from OCAC yet (after holding this story for a couple of days), so perhaps they are still pondering.
OregonLive's Jeff Manning has been the chief media contact for PSU in this matter, and he might have phoned in a story with just that information—"no deal because acquisition costs were too high." But Manning is an excellent reporter, and he didn't get that way by phoning in stories. So he continued reporting and answered some questions at both ends of the core information: how the idea came up in the first place and what a possible resolution might look like going forward.
The idea came from developer Jordan Schnitzer, who gave PSU $5 million to start a campus art museum in 7,500 square feet over two floors of Neuberger Hall last spring. According to Manning, Schnitzer encouraged Shoureshi to pursue the acquisition of the college, but Shoureshi's statement indicates that the philanthropic dollars weren't there to shoulder the costs of absorbing OCAC (or maintaining it going forward), from Schnitzer or anyone else PSU checked in with. (Which would be an interesting thing to know—how extensive WAS PSU's search for money to acquire OCAC?)
At the other end of the story, Manning revealed that Portland developers Jim Winkler (whose son sits on the OCAC board) and Bob Niehaus had offered to buy the property and lease it back to the school. "A sale-leaseback would give them some time to get their act together," Winkler told Manning.
I reached out to Winkler for confirmation and elaboration. "I made an offer to purchase and lease back the OCAC campus to the school in order to give the school a longer runway to work out the terms of a merger," he responded. "My objective was to help the school by providing it a patient and interested landlord. The offer included a right of repurchase by the school. I am deeply saddened by the potential loss of another important arts institution in our community." He also said that OCAC hadn't responded to his offer (as of Monday).
The campus is a considerable asset. The college has listed the campus as worth around $10 million on its federal 990 forms, though the Washington County tax assessment for the property is $13,840,620: $5,087,810 for the land and $8,752,810 for the buildings. These days, those assessments seem to run a little on the light side, because real estate values generally are going up.
In his story, Manning speculates that OCAC could be near the end as a functioning college: "The school has struggled financially, and it's unclear how long it can continue to operate," he writes.
I don't think we have a clear picture of OCAC's finances, because OCAC hasn't revealed anything about its financial condition or why it has been pursuing various merger and acquisition scenarios. Therefore, we don't know to what degree it has "struggled financially." Most Oregon arts organizations in the state "struggle financially" to one degree or another, of course, but unlike most Oregon arts organizations, OCAC owns a valuable piece of real estate. It also is supported by the Oregon College of Art and Craft Foundation, which had net assets of $1,930,700 at the end of its 2015-16 fiscal year, according to its federal 990 form that year, the last one available to me.
In his first story announcing that PSU was considering the acquisition of OCAC, Manning painted a dark picture of OCAC's finances: A 2017 budget deficit of $685,649 with a large debt of $1.5 million coming due. But it's common for companies of all sorts, even nonprofits, to spend more money in a year than they will make in order to invest in revenue-building activities. So, it's entirely possible, even likely, that in 2017 OCAC invested money in a plan to build enrollment numbers, say, by developing new programs or increasing its recruiting efforts. The deficit number without the context doesn't really mean much, especially since the OCAC foundation had sufficient funds to cover the shortfall. The same with the loan: It's also possible, even likely, that the payment on the loan has been forgiven in the past and that OCAC expects whoever holds that note to continue the practice.
Inside the 2017 BFA Thesis Show at OCAC./Photo by Beth Conyers
The reason I'm proposing "even likely" is simply because former OCAC president Denise Mullen, who left the college in September citing personal reasons, has a reputation as a careful administrator, and I doubt that she'd run an unplanned deficit that large with an imminent debt payment of that magnitude. At this point neither Mullen nor OCAC is talking for the record about these matters, so this is speculation on my part.
So, until OCAC talks more about its financial situation, we simply don't know how close to the edge it is. Manning covers that for journalistic purposes with his "it's unclear" construction, but the overall impression he leaves through the two stories is that OCAC's situation is dire. Which it might be—we just don't have enough information to know. And we don't know how palatable to OCAC the offer from Winkler and Niehaus might be, just that they haven't responded so far.
In my first story about OCAC's search for partners, I talked a little about why I thought the cultural fit with PNCA was, at the very least, problematic. Still, PNCA and OCAC are both small, independent art schools. They are a little like Portland and Seattle, different in some ways but more similar to each other than they are to most other cities. PSU is the "other cities" in this simile. It's hard for me to imagine a PSU acquisition scenario that would have preserved any of the DNA of OCAC, in which case the last of Portland's major design institutions might well have disappeared inside a much larger institution with different ideas about arts education.
3 Responses.
Daniel Wasil says:
Ah, geez. Not again.
1. Tell me how visible the Craft Museum's permanent collection is, now?
2. DId we ask Sitka?
3. Can we ask Mayor Wheeler and Arts Commissioner Eudaly what ideas they have to preserve a treasured institution?
Please stay with this. Thanks.
Barry Johnson says:
I can answer the first question: Not very.
Second question: Sitka is far smaller than OCAC (one-fifth or sixth or so in budget size), and though its 990 forms reveal an organization in great financial shape, it's on a far smaller scale.
And number 3: We don't know how dire the OCAC situation is, because they haven't gone public with it. It might not come to a Museum of Contemporary Craft state, and if it does, we're counting on OCAC to let us know. And I'm sure the mayor and arts commissioner will be on the email. But at that point a public appeal of some sort would be entirely in order.
Cyrus Khemalaap says:
Tough timing given stock market and other projections adjusting donor planning and strategies. A tougher pill to swallow is to discuss going for-profit and board the DeVos train with an art charter school in Portland, a masters in arts management, stuff like that, then go back to non-profit status a few years later.

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Way Off White
City, Dresses
More modern brides are adding a splash of color to their special day — here's how you can, too
By Shelby Bouck
When it comes to finding that perfect dress, every bride is looking for her own, unique version of — wait for it — the exact same thing.
They want the "wow factor."
Brides on reality TV use the phrase to denote a desire to stand out, to be memorable, and hey, maybe even to startle a little. And what better way to do that than to choose a gown with a hue that's a bit truer to your own colors than the gleaming whites of yesteryear? For fearless brides whose weddings don't need to be too traditional, colorful gowns are among this year's most coveted trends.
There are as many reasons to pick a colorful wedding gown as there are brides who choose them.
Some want to look like their favorite celebrities: Jessica Biel's bright pink wedding dress caused a stir at her 2013 nuptials with Justin Timberlake. Sex and the City alums Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon got married in black and green, respectively, and glamour queen Elizabeth Taylor wore a yellow dress at one of her many wedding ceremonies. Others just think they look best in rainbow hues.
Experts say there's not a thing wrong with that, either.
"Our brides want to look and feel their absolute best on their wedding day," shared Kristen Barstow, owner of Tallahassee's Vocelles | The Bridal Shoppe, "and sometimes that means opting for a gown in a color that will flatter their complexion, exemplify the season of their wedding or be just plain different and fun."
These vibrant brides wouldn't be the first ladies to start new traditions at their weddings. For many years British practice dictated that upper-class brides wore silver on their wedding day. White only became the norm after Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in a white lace dress.
Many cultures outside of the West don't see white as a traditional wedding color at all. In Asian societies, for example, brides have chosen for generations to wear bright red dresses in keeping with family and national customs.
When it comes to Northwest Florida, the number of brides who deviate from all-white ceremonies has been growing slowly but surely over the past few years.
"It started out slow, as in 'we'll do a little splash of color,'" remarked Destin-based photographer Mari Darr-Welch. "Or jewels. The most (common thing) I've seen is a split back, or the belt, or different-color beading on the dress."
A word of caution on this colorful trend. From a photographic perspective, Darr-Welch shared that brides who are choosing to wear rich colors should be careful about their venue's décor.
"If you're going with a bold dress, then you really need to make sure your wedding colors blend with that dress," she warned. "You can't have opposing colors, because at some point you'll be walking by (your décor), and maybe you'll be kissing your grandma, but you'll have a red dress on an orange background and it will ruin everything."
With that in mind, while celebrities in New York and Los Angeles pick bright, in-your-face colors for their wedding dresses, bridal expert Barstow notes that even the most daring Northwest Florida brides don't stray too far from traditional colors.
"We are seeing many brides do shades of champagne, and a few even go with very pale shades of pink," she shared.
Don't worry, there are a wide range of choices even within those two hues.
"Our designers at Vocelles are giving brides the options of colors that range from café to bronze in the champagne family and pinks that range from moscato to blush," noted Barstowe. "We love it when brides combine traditional fashion with modern taste — and this could mean having a beautiful ivory lace over a soft champagne underlay.
For brides who have already had a white wedding, a different color on the second time around might be something to consider.
"Brides who are getting married at a more mature stage in life will consider finding a dress that is not a traditional white or ivory color," explained Barstow.
Traditionalists, meanwhile, have no need to fear. For Northwest Florida weddings, white and ivory gowns are here to stay. However, brides willing to take the sartorial road less traveled will be rewarded with memories and unique photographs that will last a lifetime.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers To Play In Front Of Egyptian Pyramids
By Adam Wallis, Globalnews.ca. 17 Jan 2019 4:51 PM
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Red Hot Chili Peppers will be playing a concert at the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on March 15.
Funk/alt. rock legends Red Hot Chili Peppers (or RHCP), have just announced that they'll be playing a show at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on March 15.
Since the documented history of modern music began, less than 15 concerts have occurred at the Ancient Egyptian venue.
In 1979, Frank Sinatra became the first to perform there. He was followed by former-Police frontman Sting, Scorpions, Shakira and Mariah Carey among a select few others.
This will be the band's debut show in Egypt and will follow their upcoming tour of Oceania. RHCP will play a selection of hits from their extensive back-catalogue while promoting their latest album, The Getaway (2016).
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the sole surviving structure of the seven ancient wonders of the world.
A camel is seen by the pyramid of Khafre at the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on Dec. 21, 2018. — Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images
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A video teasing the unique performance was posted to the band's Facebook page. Co-founder and bassist Flea (born Michael Balzary) then expressed his excitement to finally play in Egypt.
"I remember the first time the Red Hots played outside of L.A. in 1983," the 56-year-old wrote. "I was beyond thrilled."
Flea's energy and curiosity reminded his fans how the band has managed to stay relevant over the course of three decades. Those qualities reflect in concert.
I remember the first time the red hots played outside of la in 1983, I was beyond thrilled. We drove up to San Francisco and performed at I-Beam club. Man, we were international touring superstars I couldn't believe it and it meant everything me to show those people in Northern California what we were about, to pour my heart out, for us to give every fiber of our beings in the process of bringing our music to life. Then we went to a club in Colorado somewhere where we were supposed to play two shows a night for a couple of weeks, and after our first set on the first night when someone in the crowd yelled out "take your n*****music back to LA!" And we went home after the first set. Then when we first went to Europe and my mind was blown, all the different cultures, connecting with people who didn't speak English! And then Russia, and Asia and on and on around the world. Before each new place my body tingled with excitement, a yearning for a new mystery to unfold, a fascination with a new culture, the possibility of new friends, tasting new food, smelling new tastes, absorbing new rhythms. Learning. Learning. Learning. It is happening again right now, my heart is abuzz with joy at the prospect of performing in Egypt. I'm so grateful and humbled for the impending experience. ❤❤❤
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"When we first went to Europe, my mind was blown by all the different cultures and being able to connect with people who didn't speak English! Then Russia, Asia and on and on around the world," he continued.
"Before each new place, my body tingled with excitement, a yearning for a new mystery to unfold, a fascination with a new culture, the possibility of new friends, tasting new food, smelling new tastes and absorbing new rhythms," he added.
"It's happening again right now, my heart is abuzz with joy at the prospect of performing in Egypt," Flea wrote. "I'm so grateful and humbled for the impending experience," he concluded.
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"We started to work on [the new album], which for us is just getting in a room and making some noise, or putting some notes together," Smith revealed.
"Then the fires came," he added. "The house we were working in — there was no damage, it didn't burn down — we just couldn't get back in there. So it halted our progress."
Smith didn't disclose exactly when the recording sessions took place, but he added that they've been busy playing shows since having to evacuate their studio.
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Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Elizabeth Freeman
Bef 1624 - 1714 (> 68 years)
Name Elizabeth Freeman [1]
Born Bef 11 Apr 1624 [1, 2]
Baptised 11 Apr 1624 Billingshurst, Sussex, England [1, 2]
Died Between 24 Jun 1692 and 20 Apr 1714 Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts [2]
Person ID I23791 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
Last Modified 2 Mar 2019
Father Edmond Freeman, b. Bef 25 Jul 1596, Pulborough, Sussex, England , d. Aft 21 Jun 1682, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age > 86 years)
Mother Bennett Hodsoll, b. Bef 23 Aug 1596, d. Bef 12 Apr 1630, Pulborough, Sussex, England (Age < 33 years)
Married 16 Jun 1617 Cowfold, Sussex, England [1, 3, 4, 5]
Family John Ellis
Married Bef 1644 [1]
+ 1. Bennet Ellis, b. 27 Feb 1649
[S101] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3 and The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England,1634-1635, Volumes 1-7, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.
[S3186] Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, "Lt. John1 and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 119:161, Jul 1965.
[S1021] Homer Worthington Brainard, "Prence Freeman of East Hampton, Connecticut." The American Genealogist 17:87, October 1940.
[S1022] Richard L. Bush, "English Ancestry of Bennett Hodsoll, First Wife of Edmond Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 164:104, July 2010.
[S647] Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines by Mary Walton Ferris. Volume 1, 1943; volume 2, 1931.
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Botox is the brand name of the medicine onabotulinumtoxinA, which is used to temporarily smooth lines and wrinkles on the face.
Botox is in a class of drugs known as neurotoxins. It's made from the bacteria that cause botulism.
When it's injected into a muscle, Botox blocks nerve signals that cause tightening and movements of the muscle.
The effects of Botox are only temporary, and depending on the condition, can last from three to 12 months.
The medication is manufactured by Allergan, Inc. and other companies. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1991.
Botox is FDA-approved to prevent chronic migraines (which means 15 or more headache days per month where each headache lasts four or more hours).
It's typically injected in the head and neck area every 12 weeks for this purpose.
According to the manufacturer, the medicine can prevent up to nine headache days a month.
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In rare cases, Botox can spread from the site of the injection to other areas of the body. This can cause serious or life-threatening side effects.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using DotVVM.Framework.Configuration;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RecordExceptions;

// Tree architecture is inspired by NRefactory, large pieces of code are copy-pasted, see https://github.com/icsharpcode/NRefactory for source
namespace DotVVM.Framework.Compilation.Javascript.Ast
{
    public abstract class JsNode: AbstractAnnotatable
    {
        public override string ToString()
        {
            try
            {
                return this.Clone().FormatScript(isDebugString: true);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return $"{GetType().Name} (ToString failed: {e.Message})";
            }
        }

        private bool isFrozen;
        public bool IsFrozen => isFrozen;
        protected void ThrowIfFrozen()
        {
            if (isFrozen) throw FreezableUtils.Error(this.GetType().Name);
        }

        public void Freeze()
        {
            isFrozen = true;
            for (var child = firstChild; child != null; child = child.nextSibling)
                child.Freeze();
        }

        JsNode? firstChild;
        JsNode? lastChild;
        JsNode? parent;
        JsNode? prevSibling;
        JsNode? nextSibling;

        private JsTreeRole? role;
        public JsTreeRole? Role
        {
            get { return role; }
            set { role = value; }
        }

        [JsonIgnore]
        public JsNode? Parent => parent;
        [JsonIgnore]
        public JsNode? NextSibling => nextSibling;
        [JsonIgnore]
        public JsNode? PrevSibling => prevSibling;
        [JsonIgnore]
        public JsNode? FirstChild => firstChild;
        [JsonIgnore]
        public JsNode? LastChild => lastChild;
        [JsonIgnore]
        public bool HasChildren => firstChild != null;

        [JsonIgnore]
        public ChildrenCollection Children => new ChildrenCollection(this);

        public struct ChildrenCollection : IEnumerable<JsNode>
        {
            JsNode node;
            public ChildrenCollection(JsNode node)
            {
                this.node = node;
            }

            public bool Any() => node.firstChild is not null;

            public ChildrenEnumerator GetEnumerator() => new ChildrenEnumerator(node.firstChild);
            System.Collections.IEnumerator System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
            IEnumerator<JsNode> IEnumerable<JsNode>.GetEnumerator() => throw new NotImplementedException();
        }

        public struct ChildrenEnumerator : IEnumerator<JsNode>
        {
            private JsNode? next;
            private JsNode? cur;

            public ChildrenEnumerator(JsNode? firstChild)
            {
                this.next = firstChild;
                this.cur = null;
            }

            public JsNode Current => cur!;
            public bool MoveNext()
            {
                if (next is null)
                    return false;
                cur = next;
                next = next.nextSibling;
                return true;
            }
            object System.Collections.IEnumerator.Current => cur!;
            public void Dispose() { }
            void System.Collections.IEnumerator.Reset() { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the ancestors of this node (excluding this node itself)
        /// </summary>
        [JsonIgnore]
        public IEnumerable<JsNode> Ancestors
        {
            get {
                for (JsNode? cur = parent; cur != null; cur = cur.parent) {
                    yield return cur;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the ancestors of this node (including this node itself)
        /// </summary>
        [JsonIgnore]
        public IEnumerable<JsNode> AncestorsAndSelf
        {
            get {
                for (JsNode? cur = this; cur != null; cur = cur.parent) {
                    yield return cur;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets all descendants of this node (excluding this node itself) in pre-order.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonIgnore]
        public IEnumerable<JsNode> Descendants => GetDescendantsImpl(false);

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets all descendants of this node (including this node itself) in pre-order.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonIgnore]
        public IEnumerable<JsNode> DescendantsAndSelf => GetDescendantsImpl(true);

        public IEnumerable<JsNode> DescendantNodes(Func<JsNode, bool>? descendIntoChildren = null)
        {
            return GetDescendantsImpl(false, descendIntoChildren);
        }

        public IEnumerable<JsNode> DescendantNodesAndSelf(Func<JsNode, bool>? descendIntoChildren = null)
        {
            return GetDescendantsImpl(true, descendIntoChildren);
        }

        IEnumerable<JsNode> GetDescendantsImpl(bool includeSelf, Func<JsNode, bool>? descendIntoChildren = null)
        {
            if (includeSelf) {
                yield return this;
                if (descendIntoChildren != null && !descendIntoChildren(this))
                    yield break;
            }

            var nextStack = new Stack<JsNode?>();
            var pos = firstChild;
            while (pos != null) {
                // Remember next before yielding pos.
                // This allows removing/replacing nodes while iterating through the list.
                var sibling = pos.nextSibling;
                yield return pos;
                if (pos.firstChild != null && (descendIntoChildren == null || descendIntoChildren(pos)))
                {
                    if (sibling != null)
                        nextStack.Push(sibling);
                    pos = pos.firstChild;
                }
                else if (sibling != null)
                    pos = sibling;
                else
                {
#if DotNetCore
                    nextStack.TryPop(out pos);
#else
                    pos = nextStack.Count > 0 ? nextStack.Pop() : null;
#endif
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
		/// Gets the first child with the specified role.
		/// Returns the role's null object if the child is not found.
		/// </summary>
		public T? GetChildByRole<T>(JsTreeRole<T> role) where T : JsNode
        {
            if (role == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("role");
            for (var cur = firstChild; cur != null; cur = cur.nextSibling) {
                if (cur.role == role)
                    return (T)cur;
            }
            return null;
        }

        public JsNodeCollection<T> GetChildrenByRole<T>(JsTreeRole<T> role) where T : JsNode
        {
            return new JsNodeCollection<T>(this, role);
        }

        protected void SetChildByRole<T>(JsTreeRole<T> role, T? newChild) where T : JsNode
        {
            if (GetChildByRole(role) is T oldChild)
                oldChild.ReplaceWith(newChild);
            else
                AddChild(newChild, role);
        }

        public void AddChild<T>(T? child, JsTreeRole<T> role) where T : JsNode
        {
            if (role == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("role");
            if (child == null)
                return;
            ThrowIfFrozen();
            if (child == this) throw new CannotNodeAddToItself(child);
            if (child.parent != null) throw new NodeUsedInAnotherTree(child);
            if (child.IsFrozen) throw new CannotAddFrozenNode(child);
            AddChildUnsafe(child, role);
        }

        public void AddChildWithExistingRole(JsNode? child)
        {
            if (child == null)
                return;
            ThrowIfFrozen();
            if (child == this)
                throw new CannotNodeAddToItself(child);
            if (child.parent != null)
                throw new NodeUsedInAnotherTree(child);
            if (child.IsFrozen)
                throw new CannotAddFrozenNode(child);
            AddChildUnsafe(child, child.Role);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds a child without performing any safety checks.
        /// </summary>
        internal void AddChildUnsafe(JsNode child, JsTreeRole? role)
        {
            child.parent = this;
            child.role = role;
            if (firstChild == null) {
                lastChild = firstChild = child;
            } else {
                lastChild!.nextSibling = child;
                child.prevSibling = lastChild;
                lastChild = child;
            }
        }

        public void InsertChildBefore<T>(JsNode? nextSibling, T child, JsTreeRole<T> role) where T : JsNode
        {
            if (role == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("role");
            if (nextSibling == null) {
                AddChild(child, role);
                return;
            }

            if (child == null)
                return;
            ThrowIfFrozen();
            if (child.parent != null)
                throw new NodeUsedInAnotherTree(child);
            if (child.IsFrozen)
                throw new CannotAddFrozenNode(child);
            if (nextSibling.parent != this)
                throw new ArgumentException("NextSibling is not a child of this node.", "nextSibling");
            // No need to test for "Cannot add children to null nodes",
            // as there isn't any valid nextSibling in null nodes.
            InsertChildBeforeUnsafe(nextSibling, child, role);
        }

        internal void InsertChildBeforeUnsafe(JsNode nextSibling, JsNode child, JsTreeRole role)
        {
            child.parent = this;
            child.role = role;
            child.nextSibling = nextSibling;
            child.prevSibling = nextSibling.prevSibling;

            if (nextSibling.prevSibling != null) {
                Debug.Assert(nextSibling.prevSibling.nextSibling == nextSibling);
                nextSibling.prevSibling.nextSibling = child;
            } else {
                Debug.Assert(firstChild == nextSibling);
                firstChild = child;
            }
            nextSibling.prevSibling = child;
        }

        public void InsertChildAfter<T>(JsNode? prevSibling, T child, JsTreeRole<T> role) where T : JsNode
        {
            InsertChildBefore(prevSibling == null ? firstChild : prevSibling.nextSibling, child, role);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes this node from its parent.
        /// </summary>
        public JsNode Remove()
        {
            if (parent != null) {
                ThrowIfFrozen();
                if (prevSibling != null) {
                    Debug.Assert(prevSibling.nextSibling == this);
                    prevSibling.nextSibling = nextSibling;
                } else {
                    Debug.Assert(parent.firstChild == this);
                    parent.firstChild = nextSibling;
                }
                if (nextSibling != null) {
                    Debug.Assert(nextSibling.prevSibling == this);
                    nextSibling.prevSibling = prevSibling;
                } else {
                    Debug.Assert(parent.lastChild == this);
                    parent.lastChild = prevSibling;
                }
                parent = null;
                prevSibling = null;
                nextSibling = null;
            }
            return this;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Replaces this node with the new node.
        /// </summary>
        public void ReplaceWith(JsNode? newNode)
        {
            if (newNode == null) {
                Remove();
                return;
            }
            if (newNode == this) return; // nothing to do...
            if (parent == null) {
                throw new CannotReplaceRoot(this, newNode);
            }
            ThrowIfFrozen();
            // Because this method doesn't statically check the new node's type with the role,
            // we perform a runtime test:
            if (!this.Role!.IsValid(newNode)) {
                throw new ArgumentException($"The new node '{newNode.GetType().Name}' is not valid in the role {this.Role.ToString()}", "newNode");
            }
            if (newNode.parent != null) {
                // newNode is used within this tree?
                if (newNode.Ancestors.Contains(this)) {
                    // e.g. "parenthesizedExpr.ReplaceWith(parenthesizedExpr.Expression);"
                    // enable automatic removal
                    newNode.Remove();
                } else {
                    throw new NodeUsedInAnotherTree(newNode);
                }
            }
            if (newNode.IsFrozen)
                throw new CannotAddFrozenNode(newNode);

            newNode.parent = parent;
            newNode.role = this.Role;
            newNode.prevSibling = prevSibling;
            newNode.nextSibling = nextSibling;

            if (prevSibling != null) {
                Debug.Assert(prevSibling.nextSibling == this);
                prevSibling.nextSibling = newNode;
            } else {
                Debug.Assert(parent.firstChild == this);
                parent.firstChild = newNode;
            }
            if (nextSibling != null) {
                Debug.Assert(nextSibling.prevSibling == this);
                nextSibling.prevSibling = newNode;
            } else {
                Debug.Assert(parent.lastChild == this);
                parent.lastChild = newNode;
            }
            parent = null;
            prevSibling = null;
            nextSibling = null;
        }

        internal JsNode CloneImpl()
        {
            JsNode copy = (JsNode)this.MemberwiseClone();
            // First, reset the shallow pointer copies
            copy.parent = null;
            copy.firstChild = null;
            copy.lastChild = null;
            copy.prevSibling = null;
            copy.nextSibling = null;
            copy.isFrozen = false;

            // Then perform a deep copy:
            for (JsNode? cur = firstChild; cur != null; cur = cur.nextSibling) {
                copy.AddChildUnsafe(cur.CloneImpl(), cur.Role);
            }

            // Finally, clone the annotation, if necessary
            copy.CloneAnnotations();

            return copy;
        }

        public abstract void AcceptVisitor(IJsNodeVisitor visitor);

        public JsNode? GetNextNode()
        {
            if (NextSibling != null)
                return NextSibling;
            if (Parent != null)
                return Parent.GetNextNode();
            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the next node which fulfills a given predicate
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The next node.</returns>
        /// <param name="pred">The predicate.</param>
        public JsNode? GetNextNode(Func<JsNode, bool> pred)
        {
            var next = GetNextNode();
            while (next != null && !pred(next))
                next = next.GetNextNode();
            return next;
        }

        public JsNode? GetPrevNode()
        {
            if (PrevSibling != null)
                return PrevSibling;
            if (Parent != null)
                return Parent.GetPrevNode();
            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the previous node which fulfills a given predicate
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The next node.</returns>
        /// <param name="pred">The predicate.</param>
        public JsNode? GetPrevNode(Func<JsNode, bool> pred)
        {
            var prev = GetPrevNode();
            while (prev != null && !pred(prev))
                prev = prev.GetPrevNode();
            return prev;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the next sibling which fulfills a given predicate
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The next node.</returns>
        /// <param name="pred">The predicate.</param>
        public JsNode? GetNextSibling(Func<JsNode, bool> pred)
        {
            var next = NextSibling;
            while (next != null && !pred(next))
                next = next.NextSibling;
            return next;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the next sibling which fulfills a given predicate
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The next node.</returns>
        /// <param name="pred">The predicate.</param>
        public JsNode? GetPrevSibling(Func<JsNode, bool> pred)
        {
            var prev = PrevSibling;
            while (prev != null && !pred(prev))
                prev = prev.PrevSibling;
            return prev;
        }

        public record CannotReplaceRoot(JsNode RootNode, JsNode Node): RecordException
        {
            public override string Message => $"Cannot replace the root node {RootNode} with {Node}";
        }
        public record CannotNodeAddToItself(JsNode Node): RecordException
        {
            public override string Message => $"Cannot add a node to itself as a child: {Node}";
        }
        public record NodeUsedInAnotherTree(JsNode Node): RecordException
        {
            public override string Message => $"Node {Node} is already used in another tree.";
        }
        public record CannotAddFrozenNode(JsNode Node): RecordException
        {
            public override string Message => $"Cannot add a frozen node {Node}.";
        }
    }
}

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Before an emergency joint session of Congress yesterday, President Bush announced US plans to deploy over 75,000 vowels to the war-torn region of Bosnia. The deployment, the largest of its kind in American history, will provide the region with the critically needed letters A,E,I,O and U, and is hoped to render countless Bosnian names more pronounceable.
"For six years, we have stood by while names like Ygrjvslhv and Tzlynhr and Glrm have been horribly butchered by millions around the world," Bush said. "Today, the United States must finally stand up and say `Enough.' It is time the people of Bosnia finally had some vowels in their incomprehensible words. The US is proud to lead the crusade in this noble endeavour."
The deployment, dubbed Operation Vowel Movement by the State Department, is set for early next week, with the Adriatic port cities of Sjlbvdnzv and Grzny slated to be the first recipients. Two C-130 transport planes, each carrying over 500 24-count boxes of "E's," will fly from Andrews Air Force Base across the Atlantic and airdrop the letters over the cities.
"I do not think we can last another day," Trszg Grzdnjkln, 44, said. "I have six children and none of them has a name that is understandable to me or to anyone else. Mr. Bush, please send my poor, wretched family just one 'E' Please."
Said Sjlbvdnzv resident Grg Hmphrs, 67: "With just a few key letters, I could be George Humphries. This is my dream."
The airdrop represents the largest deployment of any letter to a foreign country since 1984. During the summer of that year, the US shipped 92,000 consonants to Ethiopia, providing cities like Ouaouoaua, Eaoiiuae, and Aao with vital, life-giving supplies of L's, S's and T's.


Romine Interdist. Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Little Rock, AR in the Little Rock School District. It enrolls 316 students in grades 1st through 12th. Romine Interdist. Elementary School is the 403rd largest public school in Arkansas and the 40,182nd largest nationally. It has 12.3 students to every teacher.
The form below lets you find Romine Interdist. Elementary School alumni info and Romine Interdist. Elementary School students.
Out of 548 ranked schools in Arkansas, Romine Interdist. Elementary School is ranked 225th for total students on lunch assistance.
The percentage of Romine Interdist. Elementary School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (99.1%) is significantly higher than the state average of 67.1%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.


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Q: Simple UIContextMenuConfiguration causes Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints I created a simple ContextMenu
override func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, contextMenuConfigurationForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath, point: CGPoint) -> UIContextMenuConfiguration? {
        let configuration = UIContextMenuConfiguration(identifier: nil, previewProvider: nil){ action in
            let delete = UIAction(title: "Delete", image: UIImage(systemName: "trash.fill"), identifier: nil,discoverabilityTitle: nil, attributes: .destructive, handler: {action in
                self.deleteItem(index: indexPath.item)
            })

            return UIMenu(title: "", image: nil, identifier: nil, children: [delete])
        }

        return configuration
    }

and it causes the following warning in the console.
2020-07-16 22:58:16.227394+0200 RunPersonalRecord[8410:2186970] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want.
Try this:
    (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect;
    (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it.
(Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x280eec230 h=--& v=--& UIInterfaceActionGroupView:0x1658ca700.height == 0   (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed7e80 groupView.actionsSequence....height >= 44   (active, names: groupView.actionsSequence...:0x158340200 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed4a00 UIInterfaceActionGroupView:0x1658ca700.top == _UIContentConstraintsLayoutGuide:0x157d4dae0''.top   (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed4140 V:[_UIContentConstraintsLayoutGuide:0x157d4dae0'']-(0)-|   (active, names: '|':UIInterfaceActionGroupView:0x1658ca700 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed6710 groupView.actionsSequence....top == _UIContentConstraintsLayoutGuide:0x157d4dae0''.top   (active, names: groupView.actionsSequence...:0x158340200 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed6760 groupView.actionsSequence....bottom == _UIContentConstraintsLayoutGuide:0x157d4dae0''.bottom   (active, names: groupView.actionsSequence...:0x158340200 )>") Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint <NSLayoutConstraint:0x280ed7e80 groupView.actionsSequence....height >= 44   (active, names: groupView.actionsSequence...:0x158340200 )>

Could it be an apple bug or it is possible to fix somehow? Thanks!

A: According to apple forum it is a system bug. For now we should just ignore these warnings. Has no effect on the end user.
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/654647?page=1#621883022

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Eli Research bags...
Eli Research bags multi-million dollar investment
BIA Digital Partners, a US private investment firm focusing on mid- to later-stage companies, has invested $10 million in US healthcare publisher Eli Research, US.
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'Eli Research has diversified from its roots as a print, newsletter publisher and now offers an array of products,' added Greg Lindberg, president and founder of Eli Research. 'BIA Digital Partner's capital provides the funding necessary to finance our growth initiatives and strategic goals.'
At the same time, BIA's Scott Chappell has been appointed as an observer to Eli's board of directors. 'Scott Chappell will be a welcomed addition to our Board of Directors,' said Lindberg.


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Buffalo Bills decline Sammy Watkins' fifth-year option
Dan Hope
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Sammy Watkins' second NFL contract could come from a different team.
The Buffalo Bills officially declined their fifth-year option on Watkins on Tuesday, slating the former Clemson wide receiver to become an NFL free agent in 2018.
Watkins was selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, tying him for Clemson's highest draft pick ever along with Gaines Adams (2007) and Banks McFadden (1940). The Bills traded first- and fourth-round picks in the 2015 draft for the opportunity to trade up from the No. 9 overall pick and select Watkins.
At Clemson, Watkins earned first-team All-American honors as a freshman and twice earned first-team All-ACC honors. He is Clemson's all-time leader in receiving yards, tied for the Tigers' all-time lead in receiving touchdowns and second all-time in receptions.
Watkins' NFL career, however, has been plagued by injuries. He played only eight games last season due to a foot injury and is currently sidelined from offseason workouts after having a second surgery on the same foot.
The Bills haven't yet said why they decided not to pick up their fifth-year option on Watkins, but Bills coach Sean McDermott says he and Watkins "have had good conversations about this decision."
"There is no question that Sammy is a very good football player and has worked very hard during his rehab this offseason," McDermott said. "We look forward to seeing a healthy Sammy Watkins on the field in 2017."
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CroíValve, a medtech start-up providing a safe and effective treatment for tricuspid regurgitation, has secured €3.2 million in an oversubscribed seed financing round. The round was led by the HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) MedTech and Irrus Syndicates, alongside Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Enterprise Ireland, SOSV and a group of cardiologists who see the treatment's transformative potential. The funding will support the continued development of CroíValve's innovative technology.
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Organisations, too, have actually discovered their area from market giants to the enchanting coffee shop in a tiny town of a few hundred individuals.
So exactly how did one young United States student go from coding in his dormitory to the head of one of the most vital as well as significant technology companies in history?
Mark Zuckerberg About Facebook
Zuckerberg begins
Mark Zuckerberg took the first steps of his path at an early age. Clearly comprehending the value of coding, Zuckerberg's papa Edward taught him Atari BASIC computer system programming. It didn't take long for his skills to become apparent. When he was 11, his parents employed a software application developer named David Newman to tutor him. Newman to today calls Zuckerberg a "natural born player".
Within a number of years, Zuckerberg created an exceptionally sensible programme: ZuckNet. His papa ran a dental practitioners outdoors and also desired a simple means for the receptionist to call him without yelling with their home. ZuckNet, which worked like an inner split second messaging system, did simply that.
While attending Phillips Exeter Academy, an elite boarding institution, his drive to develop did not abate. He brought in rate of interest from AOL as well as Microsoft. The wished to get Synapse, a piece of software that learned a customer's music taste with AI as well as paying attention routines he developed with a friend, and offer him a work.
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Zukerberg attracts his first large controversy in October, 2003. He produces as well as released Facemash, an internet site that lets Harvard pupils evaluate the appearance of each other to produce rankings (similar to the Hot or otherwise website that released in 2000). As he really did not really obtain consent to utilize pupil photos, unsurprisingly numerous were not satisfied with his job.
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Facebook had currently become a massive name, a globally utilized site, and also at the head of the social media change. Not too shabby from someone that was still in institution just a couple of years prior.
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HomeAbraham LincolnThe Writings of Abraham Lincoln Vol. 1-7
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Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln. President of the
United States, do hereby proclaim that the ports of Richmond,
Tappahannock, Cherrystone, Yorktown, and Petersburg, in Virginia; of
Camden (Elizabeth City), Edenton, Plymouth, Washington, Newbern,
Ocracoke, and Wilmington in North Carolina; of Charleston,
Georgetown, and Beaufort, in South Carolina; of Savannah, St. Marys,
and Brunswick (Darien), in Georgia; of Mobile, in Alabama; of Pearl
River (Shieldsboro), Natchez and Vicksburg, in Mississippi; of St.
Augustine, Key West, St. Marks (Port Leon), St. Johns (Jacksonville),
and Apalachicola, in Florida; of Teche (Franklin), in Louisiana; of
Galveston, La Salle, Brazos de Santiago (Point Isabel), and
Brownsville, in Texas, are hereby closed, and all right of
importation, warehousing, and other privileges shall, in respect to
the ports aforesaid, cease until they shall have again been opened by
order of the President; and if while said parts are so closed any
ship or vessel from beyond the United States or having on board any
articles subject to duties shall attempt to enter any such port, the
same, together with its tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, shall
be forfeited to the United States.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day of April, A.D.,
1865, and of the independence of the United States of America, the
eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
PROCLAMATION OPENING THE PORT OF KEY WEST,
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
A Proclamation.
Whereas by my proclamation of this date the port of Key West, in the
State of Florida, was inadvertently included among those which are
not open to commerce:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, do hereby declare and make known that the said port of
Key West is and shall remain open to foreign and domestic commerce
upon the same conditions by which that commerce has there hitherto
been governed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day of April, A.D.
1865, and of the independence of the United States of America the
By the President:
PROCLAMATION CLAIMING EQUALITY OF RIGHTS
WITH ALL MARITIME NATIONS,
Whereas for some time past vessels of war of the United States have
been refused in certain foreign ports, privileges and immunities to
which they were entitled by treaty, public law, or the community of
nations, at the same time that vessels of war of the country wherein
the said privileges and immunities have been withheld have enjoyed
them fully and uninterruptedly in ports of the United States, which
condition of things has not always been forcibly resisted by the
United States, although, on the other hand, they have not at any time
failed to protest against and declare their dissatisfaction with the
same. In the view of the United States, no condition any longer
exists which can be claimed to justify the denial to them by any one
of such nations of customary naval rights as has heretofore been so
unnecessarily persisted in.......
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States,
do hereby make known that if, after a reasonable time shall have
elapsed for intelligence of this proclamation to have reached any
foreign country in whose ports the said privileges and immunities
shall have been refused as aforesaid, they shall continue to be so
refused, then and thenceforth the same privileges and immunities
shall be refused to the vessels of war of that country in the ports
of the United States, and this refusal shall continue until war
vessels of the United States shall have been placed upon an entire
equality in the foreign ports aforesaid with similar vessels of other
countries. The United States, whatever claim or pretense may have
existed heretofore, are now, at least, entitled to claim and concede
an entire and friendly equality of rights and hospitalities with all
maritime nations.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed..................
LAST PUBLIC ADDRESS,
FELLOW-CITIZENS--We meet this evening not in sorrow, but in gladness
of heart. The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the
surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous
and speedy peace, whose joyous expression cannot be restrained. In
the midst of this, however, He from whom blessings flow must not be
A call for a national thanksgiving is being prepared, and will be
duly promulgated. Nor must those whose harder part gives us the
cause of rejoicing be overlooked. Their honors must not be parceled
out with others. I myself was near the front, and had the pleasure
of transmitting much of the good news to you. But no part of the
honor for plan or execution is mine. To General Grant, his skillful
officers, and brave men, all belongs. The gallant navy stood ready,
but was not in reach to take active part. By these recent successes,
the reinauguration of the national authority--reconstruction which
has had a large share of thought from the first, is pressed much more
closely upon our attention. It is fraught with great difficulty.
Unlike a case of war between independent nations, there is no
authorized organ for us to treat with--no one man has authority to
give up the rebellion for any other man. We simply must begin with
and mould from disorganized and discordant elements. Nor is it a
small additional embarrassment that we, the loyal people, differ
among ourselves as to the mode, manner, and measure of
reconstruction. As a general rule, I abstain from reading the
reports of attacks upon myself, Wishing not to be provoked by that to
which I cannot properly offer an answer. In spite of this
precaution, however, it comes to my knowledge that I am much censured
for some supposed agency in setting up and seeking to sustain the new
State government of Louisiana. In this I have done just so much and
no more than the public knows. In the Annual Message of December,
1863, and the accompanying proclamation, I presented a plan of
reconstruction, as the phrase goes, which I promised, if adopted by
any State, would be acceptable to and sustained by the Executive
Government of the nation. I distinctly stated that this was not the
only plan that might possibly be acceptable, and I also distinctly
protested that the Executive claimed no right to say when or whether
members should be admitted to seats in Congress from such States.
This plan was in advance submitted to the then Cabinet, and approved
by every member of it. One of them suggested that I should then and
in that connection apply the Emancipation Proclamation to the
theretofore excepted parts of Virginia and Louisiana; that I should
drop the suggestion about apprenticeship for freed people, and that I
should omit the protest against my own power in regard to the
admission of members of Congress. But even he approved every part
and parcel of the plan which has since been employed or touched by
the action of Louisiana. The new constitution of Louisiana,
declaring emancipation for the whole State, practically applies the
proclamation to the part previously excepted. It does not adopt
apprenticeship for freed people, and is silent, as it could not well
be otherwise, about the admission of members to Congress. So that,
as it applied to Louisiana, every member of the Cabinet fully
approved the plan. The message went to Congress, and I received many
commendations of the plan, written and verbal, and not a single
objection to it from any professed emancipationist came to my
knowledge until after the news reached Washington that the people of
Louisiana had begun to move in accordance with it. From about July,
1862, I had corresponded with different persons supposed to be
interested in seeking a reconstruction of a State government for
Louisiana. When the message of 1863, with the plan before mentioned,
reached New Orleans, General Banks wrote me that he was confident
that the people, with his military co-operation, would reconstruct
substantially on that plan. I wrote to him and some of them to try
it. They tried it, and the result is known. Such has been my only
agency in getting up the Louisiana government. As to sustaining it
my promise is out, as before stated. But, as bad promises are better
broken than kept, I shall treat this as a bad promise and break it,
whenever I shall be convinced that keeping it is adverse to the
public interest; but I have not yet been so convinced. I have been
shown a letter on this subject, supposed to be an able one, in which
the writer expresses regret that my mind has not seemed to be
definitely fixed upon the question whether the seceded States, so
called, are in the Union or out of it. It would perhaps add
astonishment to his regret were he to learn that since I have found
professed Union men endeavoring to answer that question, I have
purposely forborne any public expression upon it. As appears to me,
that question has not been nor yet is a practically material one, and
that any discussion of it, while it thus remains practically
immaterial, could have no effect other than the mischievous one of
dividing our friends. As yet, whatever it may become, that question
is bad as the basis of a controversy, and good for nothing at all--a
merely pernicious abstraction. We all agree that the seceded States,
so called, are out of their proper practical relation with the Union,
and that the sole object of the Government, civil and military, in
regard to those States, is to again get them into their proper
practical relation. I believe that it is not only possible, but in
fact easier, to do this without deciding or even considering whether
those States have ever been out of the Union, than with it. Finding
themselves safely at home, it would be utterly immaterial whether
they had been abroad. Let us all join in doing the acts necessary to
restore the proper practical relations between these States and the
Union, and each forever after innocently indulge his own opinion
whether, in doing the acts he brought the States from without into
the Union, or only gave them proper assistance, they never having
been out of it. The amount of constituency, so to speak, on which
the Louisiana government rests, would be more satisfactory to all if
it contained fifty thousand, or thirty thousand, or even twenty
thousand, instead of twelve thousand, as it does. It is also
unsatisfactory to some that the elective franchise is not given to
the colored man. I would myself prefer that it were now conferred on
the very intelligent, and on those who serve our cause as soldiers.
Still, the question is not whether the Louisiana government, as it
stands, is quite all that is desirable. The question is, Will it be
wiser to take it as it is and help to improve it, or to reject and
disperse? Can Louisiana be brought into proper practical relation
with the Union sooner by sustaining or by discarding her new State
government? Some twelve thousand voters in the heretofore Slave State
of Louisiana have sworn allegiance to the Union, assumed to be the
rightful political power of the State, held elections, organized a
State government, adopted a Free State constitution, giving the
benefit of public schools equally to black and white, and empowering
the Legislature to confer the elective franchise upon the colored
man. This Legislature has already voted to ratify the Constitutional
Amendment recently passed by Congress, abolishing slavery throughout
the nation. These twelve thousand persons are thus fully committed
to the Union and to perpetuate freedom in the State--committed to the
very things, and nearly all things, the nation wants--and they ask
the nation's recognition and its assistance to make good this
committal. Now, if we reject and spurn them, we do our utmost to
disorganize and disperse them. We, in fact, say to the white man:
You are worthless or worse; we will neither help you nor be helped by
you. To the blacks we say: This cup of liberty which these, your
old masters, held to your lips, we will dash from you, and leave you
to the chances of gathering the spilled and scattered contents in
some vague and undefined when, where, and how. If this course,
discouraging and paralyzing both white and black, has any tendency to
bring Louisiana into proper practical relations with the Union, I
have so far been unable to perceive it. If, on the contrary, we
recognize and sustain the new government of Louisiana, the converse
of all this is made true. We encourage the hearts and nerve the arms
of twelve thousand to adhere to their work, and argue for it, and
proselyte for it, and fight for it, and feed it, and grow it, and
ripen it to a complete success. The colored man, too, in seeing all
united for him, is inspired with vigilance, and energy, and daring to
the same end. Grant that he desires the elective franchise, will he
not attain it sooner by saving the already advanced steps towards it,
than by running backward over them? Concede that the new government
of Louisiana is only to what it should be as the egg is to the fowl,
we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing
it. Again, if we reject Louisiana, we also reject one vote in favor
of the proposed amendment to the National Constitution. To meet
this proposition, it has been argued that no more than three fourths
of those States which have not attempted secession are necessary to
validly ratify the amendment. I do not commit myself against this,
further than to say that such a ratification would be questionable,
and sure to be persistently questioned, while a ratification by three
fourths of all the States would be unquestioned and unquestionable.
I repeat the question, Can Louisiana be brought into proper practical
relation with the Union sooner by sustaining or by discarding her new
State government? What has been said of Louisiana will apply to
other States. And yet so great peculiarities pertain to each State,
and such important and sudden changes occur in the same State, and
withal so new and unprecedented is the whole case, that no exclusive
and inflexible plan can safely be prescribed as to details and
collaterals. Such exclusive and inflexible plan would surely become
a new entanglement. Important principles may and must be inflexible.
In the present situation as the phrase goes, it may be my duty to
make some new announcement to the people of the South. I am
considering, and shall not fail to act, when satisfied that action
will be proper.
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G. WEITZEL.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12, 1865.
MAJOR-GENERAL WEITZEL, Richmond, Va.:
I have seen your despatch to Colonel Hardie about the matter of
prayers. I do not remember hearing prayers spoken of while I was in
Richmond; but I have no doubt you have acted in what appeared to you
to be the spirit and temper manifested by me while there. Is there
any sign of the rebel legislature coming together on the
understanding of my letter to you? If there is any such sign, inform
me what it is; if there is no such sign, you may withdraw the offer.
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The Campaign of Chancellorsville
Trump Becomes Lincoln As New Civil War To Free America From Slavery Begins
July 30, 2017 Sorcha Faal Abraham Lincoln, Censorship, Cloak and Dagger, Donald Trump, Sorcha Faal
An astonishing new Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) report circulating in the Kremlin today (reading as if it was written in 1860 instead of 2017) reveals that America's Republican Party President Donald Trump has engaged in full assault upon his nation's Democratic Party "slave masters" that echoes what that countries first Republican Party President Abraham Lincoln did in the mid 19th Century—where Lincoln, just like Trump today, had to battle these Democratic Party monsters to free the United States from the cruel yoke of slavery, but at the cost of a Civil War that left over 1 million dead. […]