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Dam smart or a damn shame?
In search of some Vitamin D yesterday, drove up to Shasta Dam, which was above the cloud/fog/haze line. Just missed the 1 p.m. tour but chatted with a Pinkerton guard about the new high-tech guard house being built about 70 yards from the east end of the dam, ready for occupancy next month, a new tower nearby bristling with surveillance cameras and, most depressing to me, an unsightly truck barrier of concrete and metal poles that now stretches across the formerly pastoral expanse of lawn and cypress trees.
Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems to me that if terrorists had a weapon powerful enough to do any real damage to the dam they'd use it on a soft target that would yield more casualties and press – like Wall Street or The City in London.
Not that we don't have targets around here that would make relatively easy marks. If you wanted, for example, to really snafu road and rail traffic (read commerce) on the West Coast, a truck bomb or two could put the Pit River Bridge (built halfway through World War II and currently undergoing major repairs) out of commission for a good while.
And, of course, Congress and the media being Congress and the media we'd then have to hire Pinkerton guards – or deploy higher-priced federal employees -- to watch over all major bridges and tunnels in the country.
Meanwhile I don't think the concrete barrier at Shasta Dam will deter much of anything except the deer that have come down to graze in the evening for the past fifty years or so..

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The community is invited to participate in the 34th annual Henry Ford Allegiance Race to Health and Step by Step Family Wellness Day on Saturday, September 22. Our vision is to create Michigan's healthiest community through exceptional health care and inspiring a passion for wellness. This special community event supports that vision by encouraging people of all ages to develop healthier lifestyles through physical activity.
The event takes place on the Henry Ford Allegiance hospital campus, 205 N. East Avenue in Jackson.
5 Mile Run - 8 a.m.
5K Run - 9 a.m.
5K Walk - 9:05 a.m.
Registration includes a short sleeve moisture wicking race shirt. Free breakfast will be available for all participants and their families.
Race packets and registration will also be available in front of Paul Tejada Center for Radiation Oncology, located at 1102 E. Michigan Avenue, on Friday, September 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 8:50 a.m. on Race Day.
Runners Clinic: Drop in when you pick up your race packet on Friday, Sept 21 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Free!
Step by Step Family Wellness Day, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., will feature free, family-friendly activities, including a rock climbing wall and an inflatable obstacle course. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Wellness Walk: For joint replacement patients, a free walk starts at 10 a.m. on September 22.
Heart Walk: For open-heart patients, a free walk starts at 10:15 a.m. on September 9/22.
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What Sikorsky losing Black Hawk replacement helicopter contract means for CT, business
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Dec. 6, 2022 Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 5:38 p.m.
A Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter hovers with a payload at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, in Stratford, Conn. July 13, 2022. Sikorsky uses the helicopter for test flights for a new Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), a fly-by-wire system that will allow it to be flown with no people aboard.
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Sikorsky Aircraft President Paul Lemmo speaks in September 2021 in Stratford, Conn.
As Sikorsky absorbs the U.S. Army's pivot to Bell as its utility aircraft of choice for missions performed by today's Black Hawk, Gov. Ned Lamont shared elements of a phone conversation Monday night with the Lockheed Martin subsidiary's chief executive in Stratford — a talk that offered little immediate hope for Sikorsky getting a second chance at replacing the Black Hawk in the Army fleet.
The Army is opting for tilt-rotor technology embodied in the Bell V-280 Valor, over the Defiant-X offered by Sikorsky and Boeing which itself is a radical improvement over the Black Hawk, in maneuverability and speed.
Lamont confirmed that the manufacturer will shed jobs over the long haul as Black Hawk production winds down in the coming decades, though Sikorsky hopes to beat out Bell for a scout helicopter contract with the Army. Connecticut has offered $50 million in incentives to support that work if Sikorsky gets the contract, with an accompanying commitment by Lockheed Martin to keep Sikorsky's headquarters in Stratford.
"There won't be any sudden changes in terms of employment, but we worked like this with Sikorsky doing everything we can to win this bid," Lamont told CTInsider on Tuesday. "That was going to be a real anchor tenant for the central part of our state."
Sikorsky did not make an executive available this week to share any insights on next steps by the manufacturer.
Sikorsky has roughly 8,500 employees currently in Stratford, Bridgeport, Shelton and Trumbull, putting it in the second tier of major Connecticut employers after Yale-New Haven Health, General Dynamics Electric Boat and Raytheon Technologies. Thousands more work at roughly 250 suppliers supply Black Hawk components to Sikorsky, or otherwise provide support services. And any number of more businesses in Stratford and surrounding communities depend on spending by Sikorsky and its employees for sales.
U.S. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., stated he is "severely disappointed" and said he is seeking a justification for the award to Bell, to include "price or technical issues" in his words. Blumenthal has a seat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services.
"I am eager to hear the Army's reasons for not selecting Sikorsky and I will ask the Army to show that Sikorsky had a full, fair, and open opportunity to win this work," Blumenthal said in a statement forwarded by a spokesperson.
The Army eyes a fleet of about 2,000 Black Hawks today, according to Ray Jaworowski, senior aerospace analyst for Forecast International, a market research firm based in Newtown. In an email, Jaworowski indicated there are many details the U.S. Department of Defense has yet to share about the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft that will displace the Black Hawk, but last year a Sikorsky executive cited the potential total revenue at $80 billion.
"So far, the Pentagon has not announced a total program buy for the FLRAA," Jaworowski stated. "They are unlikely to be replaced on a strict one-for-one basis."
Sikorsky did not furnish a breakdown of how many of its employees work exclusively on Black Hawk production and support, and the number for whom Black Hawk business occupies a percentage of their working week.
In its main assembly bay in Stratford, Sikorsky has two full production lines devoted to the Black Hawk and another for the new CH-53K King Stallion, "heavy-lift" helicopter Sikorsky is building for the U.S. Marine Corps. In a smaller bay, Sikorsky makes Seahawk helicopters for the U.S. Navy and the new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter for the U.S. Air Force. A separate building houses the production line for the VH-92 helicopter that will serve the Marine One mission for the White House.
"We really thought that we had this thing," Lamont said Tuesday in sharing elements of his Monday evening conversation with Paul Lemmo, president of Sikorsky. "We thought we had the best solution, the most maneuverable next-generation for choppers. Bell had a very different strategy out there — obviously it's a strategy that the Army went with. Now Sikorsky's going to take a look at the award and see what they do next."
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, whose 3rd District includes Sikorsky's headquarters plant in Stratford, said in a statement she was "disappointed" the local company was not selected.
"Sikorsky makes the best helicopters in the world," she said. "Sikorsky and their employees are the lifeblood of our community. Their defense manufacturing plays a critical role in helping the men and women of our armed services carry out their duties safely. I intend to receive briefings from the Army to better understand how and why the decision was made. I will continue to fight like hell to ensure Sikorsky, and other organizations and companies in Connecticut, receive funding opportunities that support our workers and our economy — and that ultimately preserve jobs."
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes also weighed in, with his district including Sikorsky's Bridgeport factory where assembly begins for Black Hawks and other models before fuselages are forwarded to Stratford for final assembly. Himes holds a seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and subcommittees that review strategic technologies and support for warfighters.
"I was disappointed to learn that their model was not selected as the successor to the military's Black Hawk helicopter," Himes said in a statement forwarded by a spokesperson. "I look forward to learning more about the Army's decision in this matter."
The companies have yet to state definitively if they will mount a formal bid protest, with Sikorsky having done so successfully 15 years ago to wrest the Air Force helicopter program away from Boeing. If the companies stand pat or are not successful in any bid protest, Sikorsky would be left with one major active bid with the U.S. military: an armed scout helicopter the Army wants for missions once performed by the Bell OH-58 Kiowa light helicopter, and more recently the Boeing AH-64 Apache which was built as a combat attack helicopter before the Army expanded its role to fill in for mothballed Kiowas.
The Army fielded roughly 2,200 Kiowas through 1989 and about 2,400 Apaches which are still in production today, about equal to the number of Black Hawks that Sikorsky has produced since the 1970s. But the rapid progress and capabilities of drone technology could usurp some of the missions envisioned today for any new scout helicopter.
Sikorsky has made its own stunning progress with autonomous flight systems on the Black Hawk, but Sikorsky has yet to announce any major foray into drones. In Bloomfield, Kaman this year won a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to create a prototype for a helicopter drone for the Marines that can carry payloads of up to 800 pounds. In time, Kaman hopes to interest commercial companies in the prototype.
If potentially devastating for Connecticut's aviation workforce, the Black Hawk replacement loss represents a hit for Lockheed Martin as well, which spent $9 billion in 2015 to acquire Sikorsky from United Technologies in part on the promise of Defiant-X. UTC subsequently merged with Raytheon, which owns East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace with a large workforce in the Hartford area.
In October, Arizona's Congressional delegation asked President Biden to ensure that his administration give all proposals "full and fair consideration" in their words, without mentioning Boeing by name which has its main Apache helicopter plant in Mesa, Ariz.
"It's critical the the platform selected maximize operational capabilities for the Army's air assault mission," the Arizona delegation wrote. "The helicopter the Army selects must be affordable, producible, and sustainable, as it meets the operational needs of ground force commanders, and most importantly, our nation's warfighters. In a resource-constrained environment, we ask that lessons learned from prior acquisition programs be applied and the total program cost examined."
One member of Connecticut's Congressional delegation sits on the Armed Forces Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd, who has proven an influential voice in promoting Electric Boat for submarine construction. On Tuesday, Courtney termed the Army decision as "perplexing" and vowed to support DeLauro and Connecticut's congressional delegation in getting more details on the Bell award.
Armed Forces Committee members include Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, whose district includes Amarillo where Bell manufactures the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for the Marines. Last month in Amarillo, Bell workers completed the final H-1 helicopter that dates back to the UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopters synonymous with Vietnam.
Two Democrats from Washington state sit on the Armed Services Committee as well who have Boeing facilities in their districts, including Rep. Adam Smith who is about to cede the chairman role on the Armed Services Committee to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., the ranking Republican on the committee. Sikorsky has two facilities in Alabama.
Jaworowski noted that Europe represents a possible opportunity for Sikorsky and Boeing with Defiant-X, given the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability initiative by France, the United Kingdom and Italy, all of which have major helicopter factories within their borders operated by Airbus or Leonardo.
"Sikorsky and Boeing can be expected to migrate Defiant X technology to future rotorcraft designs as well as to upgrade and modernization efforts," Jaworowski said. "While a European solution from Airbus and/or Leonardo may be favored here, there may well be potential for some type of teaming arrangement with Sikorsky and Boeing for some use of Defiant-X technology in the eventual design."
Includes reporting by Ken Dixon and Dan Haar.
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John Moritz is a reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group, covering politics, courts and the environment. A native of Norwalk, he spent five years reporting on news and politics in Arkansas, where he won awards for stories on an epidemic of gun violence and the state's execution of four prisoners in 2017. He holds a degree in journalism and political science from Temple University.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — For a long time, Santa Claus has been portrayed as an older man with a hefty build and big white beard but a new poll finds that some feel that Santa should be rebranded as a woman or gender neutral. After years of this image, Graphic Springs, a logo design company, surveyed hundreds to rebrand Santa and give him a more modern image.
The survey polled approximately 400 people from the United States and United Kingdom. Then, 4,000 people voted on the most popular version of the Santa they designed from the survey.
"Modern Santa" has tattoos, a stylishly-trimmed beard, skinny jeans, sneakers, and a hoverboard. He's tech-savvy and looks like he could easily feature in GQ magazine.
A new survey found that over 27 percent of people asked would rebrand Santa Claus as a woman or gender-neutral.
Beyond the redesign, the survey asked the public, "If you could 'rebrand' Santa for modern society, what gender would he be?"
Nearly 11 percent of people said Santa should be female. Over 17 percent said he should be gender neutral.
Still, an overwhelming 72 percent believe Santa should be classified as a male.


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Sen. Rand Paul: 'It would have been a massacre' if armed Capitol Police hadn't been there
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Capitol Police officers are the reason everyone on the field survived Wednesday's shooting attack in Alexandria, Virginia. (Image source: MSNBC Morning Joe screenshot)
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) called into MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and told the show hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski what happened during the shooting that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), a congressional aide, and multiple police officers Wednesday morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia.
Paul said that he was in the batting cages when he first heard what he thought was a singular shotgun blast that was soon followed by "five or 10" rapid gunshots. Paul said he looked onto the field from the batting cages and noticed Scalise was "shot but moving" and was "trying to drag himself through the dirt out into the outfield." Paul said he also noticed two staffers laying down on the field with bullets hitting the dirt around them.
The senator told the hosts that the shooter was able to reload and fire off 50 to 60 shots before the two Capitol Police officers who were present located the shooter and responded.
"Finally, we heard a response from Capitol Hill Police," Paul said, "and we're actually very lucky they were there. They do a great job. These are brave men and women, and we were really lucky they were there.
"Everybody probably would have died except for the fact that Capitol Hill Police were there," Paul said. "The only reason they were there was because we had a member of leadership on our team. If Scalise hadn't been on the team — unfortunately he was hit, and I hope he does well — but also by him being there, he probably saved everybody else's life.
"The Capitol Hill Police, like I said, incredibly brave, and probably saved the lives of everybody there," Paul said. "Had they not been there, it would have been a massacre."
Paul said that both officers were wounded during the firefight and that one of the officers continued to defend the congressmen and their staff after he was wounded.
"From what I understand, they both were shot," Paul said. "I hope they're both OK, but from what I understand, one was still protecting the scene after being shot."
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The offense continues to struggle and Pat Shurmur begins to feel the heat, whether its real or imagined its hanging over the team like dead weight. Unfortunately today isn't the day get rid of that weight. Seattle with all of their issues Seattle looks like the more organized team today, which maybe they are.
If the Brush Arcs High School football team was playing the Browns, I'd have to think twice about saying a Browns victory was a sure thing. You just never know with this team, so I have no idea how anyone can confidently pick them to win a game.
Immediately following the victory, the Browns are crowned the worst 3-3 team in NFL history.
My confidence in Colt McCoy is starting to fade but I am not ready to write him off just yet. I think he can have success against a below average Seahawk pass defense. The Browns are long over due for an easy home victory.


The University of Southampton's campaign to build a new centre dedicated to cancer immunology research has entered its final phase thanks to a major gift.
The £2 million gift from a donor who would like to remain anonymous, means the campaign is within reach of the £25 million target. The current total now stands at £23.8m.
The Centre for Cancer Immunology is the first of its kind in the UK and will bring together world leading cancer scientists under one roof and enable interdisciplinary teams to expand clinical trials and develop lifesaving drugs. Not only does this latest generous donation bring the University closer to the target, the Centre is expected to be completed in early 2018.
Immunotherapy is a revolutionary treatment, supercharging the body's natural defences to find and destroy cancer. The new treatments being developed by Southampton scientists, in the form of vaccines and antibodies, direct special immune cells against cancers. These 'killer' cells can control and shrink cancer and give long-lasting protection. The University is developing treatments to target some of the most aggressive forms of the disease including cancers of the lung and skin, and childhood Neuroblastoma.
For decades Southampton scientists have made a number of advances in tumour immunology and immunotherapy research with a reputation for its 'bench to bedside' results.
The gift will fund a specialist laboratory suite on the third floor of the Centre, which is based at Southampton General Hospital. It will be home to five groups of scientists researching ways antibodies can be used to attack cancer and boost natural immunity to tumours. The teams investigate how immune cells interact with anticancer antibodies and engineer new and better versions of these antibodies to ensure a lasting protection from cancer.
Cancer knows no boundaries and two people that know that all too well are John and Hilary Course, from Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, who were diagnosed with advanced stages of melanoma and lymphoma respectively, in the same year.
In 2007 Hilary was told she had the first stages of melanoma (a type of skin cancer that can spread to other organs in the body) after noticing a strange spot on her arm. During surgery at Southampton, more cancerous cells were discovered in Hilary's lymph nodes. Removing them seemed to address the problem but four years later a CT Scan revealed the melanoma had come back and was now at stage four (the most advanced stage).
Hilary had chemotherapy which initially seemed to work. But, unfortunately, after just a few months, it stopped and she was given an immunotherapy drug called ipilimumab in conjunction with radiotherapy which thankfully dealt with the cancer.
Devastatingly and coincidentally this was around the same time that John was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system).
He took part in a trial involving a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, with the hope that the immunotherapy would significantly increase John's chances of beating the cancer.
After three treatments, a CT scan showed that all the tumours had gone down except one, which was taken out. John had follow up radiotherapy as a precaution and continued to take the immunotherapy drug. Three years on he is living cancer free.
"Opening a new centre, dedicated to cancer immunology research, is fantastic. This will only make things better, helping to eradicate cancer and give hope to more people. There are more survivors now and the more research there is, the more survivors there will be," adds John.


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A RUMANIAN QUEEN IN THE WEST
by Henry L. Clay
Frontier Times, April-May 1968
Left to right: Samuel Hill, Queen Marie, Prince Nicholas, Princess Ileana, and Mayor George Baker of Portland.
FAMOUS rides have their place in history and song—Paul Revere, General Sheridan, Tam O'Shanter et al, were heroes of such rides—and to that illustrious group should be added Queen Marie of Rumania, who forty years ago came to America and made a sensational train ride across the continent. Why she came—why she took the long train trip—why it was sensational—how it turned out—well, that is what this story is about.
Queen Marie was born in England in 1875. She was the daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh, (a son of Queen Victoria), and his wife the Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of Czar Alexander II of Russia. Marie married King Ferdinand of Rumania, and thus became Queen. They had six children—three sons and three daughters. Two of her daughters became reigning queens.
Queen Marie was good looking, had a delightful personality and a good speaking voice. She had written several magazine articles and had several published books. She also had written scenarios—none of which had been produced. She had served as an Army nurse in World War I.
When Queen Marie first announced her intention of making a trip to America, she stated that her general purpose was a sort of educational good will tour; but that her specific purpose was to dedicate a museum at Maryhill, Washington—away across the continent. The governing body of Rumania was reluctant to sanction the trip because of the expense, but later these objections were withdrawn. So she sailed from Cherbourg on October 12, 1926, on the Leviathan, accompanied by her son, Nicholas, and her daughter, Ileana; her special aide, Major Stanley Washburn; her close friend, Loie Fuller, the ballet dancer; six personal attendants; several European dignitaries; about one hundred pieces of baggage—and her dog.
When she arrived in New York she was greeted by a large and imposing reception committee headed by Grover Whalen. While she had not received a formal invitation from our Government, the State Department took official notice and provided the usual twenty-one gun salute. She disembarked October 18.
For publicity, the timing was perfect. Front page news was scarce, and the Queen's visit was "manna from heaven" for the newspapers, and a field day for the reporters—who played up the trip in great style.
Queen Marie had contracted with the North American Newspaper Alliance to write a series of articles ranging from "Why I Came to America" to "My Impressions of America." About six of such articles were published; and as they ran 2,000 words each, one suspects she must have had a ghost writer—and there was one such in her party.
In her syndicated articles she gave a variety of reasons why she came to America—which might have been condensed into a desire to see the country first-hand, and find out how its people lived. She wanted to see almost every object of interest—Pikes Peak, the Everglades, farmers, Indians, washing machines and rodeos; and wanted to ride a horse. She spoke of steel mills, skyscrapers, big trees and tombs of famous men. Particularly she wanted to see American kitchens, and find out if the occupants were as good looking as they appeared to be in linoleum advertisements—and she was to dedicate a museum.
At the dedication, when clearly she was tired and possibly a bit petulant, she said that she came to dedicate the museum because Sam Hill had wanted her to do so—and that she would give no other explanation. That seemed enough.
However, the reasons advanced by some who clearly were not in sympathy with the Queen's visit, were not so altruistic. One newspaper was of the opinion that the real purpose of the trip was to find a rich American husband for Ileana—and went so far as to suggest several eligibles. One Labor group declared that the real purpose of the visit was to get United States financial aid by the transfer to us of certain South Russian oil fields which Rumania had tied up—thus blocking British control. The New York World said that Rumania would soon put out a large bond issue to be offered in this country—notwithstanding the fact that Rumania had defaulted its English and French loans. A member of the Minneapolis City Council said that the Queen was nothing but an international gold digger, bumming her way across the country, hoping to get a loan which would enable her to continue her aristocratic tyrannical reign. Other papers branded the Queen's trip as a gigantic publicity stunt suggested by her friend, Loie Fuller, with the hope of selling the Queen's movies to Hollywood, and ran the headline: "Is Sam Hill Press Agent For Movies?"
Another paper had an editorial stating: "The brutal truth is that the United States recently turned down a Rumanian touch, and the Queen wanted to see if anything could be done about it—and thus raise the mortgage on her throne. Somehow it would have been a little more clubby if the Queen had not said so much about wanting to study 'American happiness.'" There was more in a similar vein, and the papers clearly regarded the proposed museum dedication as a subterfuge.
The museum at Maryhill, high above the Columbia River.
Queen Marie of Rumania made a sensational trip across the United States to dedicate an unfinished museum.
Samuel Hill, who planned the Queen's trip.
THE PROPOSED trip across the continent was to be somewhat roundabout, touching much of the northern United States and prominent cities in Canada. Someone who had influence with the railroads had sold the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. on the advertising value of sponsoring the Queen's transportation; and the B&O obligingly provided a free train of ten cars (promptly dubbed the "Royal Rumanian") with the necessary motive power and train crews over its own lines. The train was to run over several different railroads, each of which was expected to furnish free motive power—which they did—with the exception of Southern Pacific and Santa Fe, who wanted pay; so the Queen's train did not go to California.
As a condition to furnishing the train, the B&O specified that a member of its legal staff, (Honorary) Colonel John H. Carroll, was to accompany the Queen as official host, and have charge of the itinerary and generally "boss" the trip. At that time Carroll was seventy-three years old—and seemingly a bit finicky. This arrangement did not suit the Queen's party, nor Sam Hill, who had planned the trip and who had expected to go along and run things. It was his show.
As one critical newspaper said: "For some mysterious reason, details of the Queen's visit seem to have been left to Sam Hill. How did he get in, anyway? How did he horn in on her trip? Why should she go to his curio museum at Maryhill?"
I knew Sam Hill quite well; and although he was twenty-three years my senior, he seemed to like me. I had, and still have, a high regard for him. No disrespect is intended in referring to him as "Sam." That was a sort of colloquial name. He had great presence and dignity. Physically, he was a large man, about six feet, weighing 200 pounds. He was always well groomed, and was a fine figure in formal attire—but on the street he liked to wear a slouch hat. While he was somewhat austere, he could unbend—and frequently did.
His several biographers agree that he was born in North Carolina in 1857, and that his father was a well-to-do physician, of such strong Union principles that at the beginning of the Civil War he moved to Minneapolis, where he died when Sam was about ten years old. Presumably Sam worked at odd jobs, and saved his money—and later took a law degree at Harvard. At some point he came to the favorable notice of James J. ("Jim") Hill, the railroad magnate, who was no relation but may have contributed to Sam's education. Later he gave Sam a job; and in 1888, Sam married Jim's daughter.
Sam had a lot of money, and there was some speculation as to where he got it—but no one was able to trace it back to Jim. Sam was a good businessman and engaged in numerous enterprises which paid off. Some biographers say that before his marriage he had gone to Europe and had taken some courses at the University of Munich where he became acquainted with a student who later became King Albert of Belgium. While there is some uncertainty about Munich, he did know King Albert.
IN 1907, the James J. Hill interests built a railroad from Spokane to Portland, which in part ran at a water grade along the north bank of the Columbia River; and Sam was in on that. He was much impressed with the marvelous scenic views of the Columbia to be had from the high barren plateau above the river, and bought one such tract of about 7,000 acres and arranged for a railroad station below, which he named "Maryhill" after his daughter. His friend, King Albert, had planned to visit America and in 1914 Sam started to build a French chateau on the tract in which to entertain him. But World War I blocked the trip, so work was stopped and the unfinished building was boarded up. For twelve years it principally was a roosting place for swallows.
In 1916, Russia was at war, and depended largely upon the Trans-Siberian railroad for supplies. Something was not exactly right, and the Russian Government asked the American Railroad Association to send over an expert to advise what might be done. Sam was selected and went over. In Russia he met Queen Marie of Rumania, who was there visiting her mother's people.
Sam was considered eccentric, but his idiosyncrasies actually were entertaining and delighted his friends. When he built his mansion in Seattle he installed a residence elevator—almost an unheard of thing in those days—and it was accepted as definite proof that Sam was queer. He did have a lively imagination and enjoyed it. As one instance, he told me that when he was a young man in Germany, he somehow offended the Crown Prince, who later became William II and who tried to have Sam killed; so during World War I he constantly was on the alert for assassins. Some of his recitals were so interesting and extraordinary that I would sometimes wonder if he was "twigging" us. He may have been.
On one of his trips to England, he visited Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, and was so impressed that he called in local photographers and masons and had accurate pictures and measurements taken, which he sent to Maryhill and had full sized replicas made of concrete and erected there as a memorial for World War I casualties. He planned, built and paid for the Peace Portal (or Arch) at Blaine, Washington, on the Canadian border—and brought over General Joffre to dedicate it. He would bring over delegations of Japanese businessmen on trade missions—and he paid the bills.
He was almost a fanatic on the subject of good roads. He founded the Washington State Good Roads Association and was the first president. He would gather up groups of transportation enthusiasts and take them en masse to Good Roads meetings and conventions. He spent much time and money advocating the Alaska Highway. He went all over the State of Washington trying to sell the idea of a north to south central highway, arguing that some time we would be unexpectedly attacked by Japan, and might need such a road. The Good Roads people wanted to run him for the United States Senate but he refused. He believed that as Senator his name would be forgotten, but as a good roads builder, posterity might remember him.
SAM had an elaborate mansion in Seattle, and had abandoned the idea of entertaining royalty at Maryhill but wanted to find some use for his unfinished chateau there. Just how he came up with the idea of using it as a museum is beyond my comprehension—but he did, and with characteristic vigor set about to find some important personage to dedicate it with eclat, and embellish the occasion with the proper prestige and glamour. He set off to Europe to look around a bit. He encountered Queen Marie, whom he knew. They had a mutual friend in Mrs. Adolph B. Spreckels, of San Francisco, to whom Queen Marie had confided that she would like to visit America. Thus there was a community of ideas, and the Queen consented to come across and dedicate Sam's museum.
We may assume that Sam did not tell her about the empty, unfinished building. No doubt he agreed to finance the trip. He had a way of doing such things.
Loie Fuller was an American dancer, born in 1862. After a mediocre start with Wild West and Medicine Shows, she perfected a serpentine dance, using silk streamers and colored lights—which immediately caught on with the public, and she became famous. She built up an elaborate ballet which was well received in Europe; and she had her own theatre at the Paris Exposition of 1900. She became a close friend of Queen Marie, and accompanied Queen Marie on her American tour. Loie Fuller had positive ideas as to the Queen's entertainment—which didn't add to the harmony of the trip. At that time Loie Fuller was sixty- four years old. She died in 1928.
Adolph B. Spreckels (then deceased) had been a close friend of Sam Hill. No doubt Mrs. Spreckles had something to do with the arrangement between Sam and Queen Marie regarding the American trip and the museum dedication. Sam had planned that she should meet Queen Marie in New York, and accompany her party and act as hostess at the formal dinner Sam was to give in Seattle. Mrs. Spreckels soon found herself an unwitting member of one of two discordant groups—so left the party at Portland and went home to San Francisco. However, she didn't forget Sam and his museum—and many interesting curios and art objects therein are loans from her own collection.
AFTER a brief visit to Washington, D. C., presumably to pay her respects to President Coolidge, Queen Marie started her western trip. So far as she personally was concerned, the trip west was a success. She was not disturbed by rumors of ulterior motives or by caustic comments of disappointed prestige seekers who had failed to get on reception committees. While she was obliged to take some notice of the dissension in her party, she remained charming and radiant. She tried to see and do everything she had wanted. She chatted with cattlemen, farmers and their wives, and her train made stops long enough for her to see a rodeo and to be "adopted" as a member of the Sioux Indian tribe. She had a keen sense of humor, and was much amused by the rumor that her honor guard of Seattle policemen had been ordered to wear spats.
Naturally she had many offers of gifts, and opportunities of paid endorsements, but she refused them all. She never lost her composure, notwithstanding the discord among members of her party.
It was unfortunate that the western trip was disturbed by internal disagreements with which Queen Marie had nothing to do, and which disrupted the harmony of what was intended to be a gesture of international courtesy made possible by Sam Hill. He planned the expedition and expected to have considerable to say—but he was completely thwarted by Carroll, whom the B&O had placed in charge of the train, and who refused to yield any portion of his importance.
The trouble began in New York, right at the start. To honor the occasion, a Maryhill Museum Committee had been formed (possibly selected by Sam) and had sent its Chairman, Mr. Frederick Moore, to New York to formally escort the Queen to Maryhill—but Carroll would not permit him to ride on the royal train, so he went home. The Rumanian Consulate had worked hard on the New York entertainment program—which Loie Fuller tried to change—so the Rumanian Charge d'Affaires left in a huff. Sam Hill did not accompany the party when it left New York, and withdrew, possibly to plan his future strategy.
En route, there was discord whenever anyone interfered with Carroll's plans. It developed that the Rumanian Consul General at Chicago had been selected by the Rumanian Legation to have charge of entertainment there and beyond, and he joined the party—but didn't last long. He went back to Chicago, got in touch with the Washington Legation and was instructed to wire the mayors of cities along the route that Rumania recognized Sam Hill as being in complete charge of the trip, and that all arrangements should be made with him. Thus Sam's strategy was working—but Carroll was going strong. At Great Falls, Montana, an elaborate parade had been planned—but Carroll changed things so much that Mayor Mitchell became disgusted and denounced Carroll—and openly declared for Sam!
At Spokane the party was joined by Sam Hill, Mrs. Spreckles and Loie Fuller. Sam assumed command and tension continued to mount.
SAM HILL'S Maryhill chateau is near Goldendale, Washington, the county seat of Klickitat County. Among his friends there was Mayor Brooks, who acted for him when necessary. Sam apparently had conceived the idea of a museum some time before and had some things stored in a local warehouse—but no one had taken him serfously. In October, when Mayor Brooks received a New York wire from Sam telling him that Queen Marie would dedicate the museum on November 3, and instructing him to get the place ready, he was a bit flustered!
The news naturally caused considerable excitement in Goldendale—and some amusement. Construction of the building had been started about twelve years before but work had been stopped and the unfinished building was boarded up and had gradually deteriorated. I had seen it a short time before the dedication and it was a picture of dilapidation. There were holes in the concrete walls; many doors and widows were not in place; and the spring which supplied water was overgrown with weeds and partly filled with debris. That was the place Mayor Brooks was to "get ready"!
He did what he could. He put a crew to work cleaning up, and repairing doors and casements. He went to Portland and obtained a large supply of bunting showing the Rumanian colors—which he draped around. But actually, the place was bare and unfinished, with a desolate appearance.
I had been in the Maryhill station area a number of times. The railroad was down along the river, much below the museum building. There was a small, primitive ferry which ran back and forth across the river. The Washington shore was merely sand and boulders covered with sagebrush, inhabited by lizards (with an occasional rattlesnake).
The Queen's train arrived at the Maryhill siding about 7:30 a.m. on November 3—a frosty morning. Reporters were on hand, looking for something to write about, and they clearly regarded the whole proceeding as something of a joke.
An attendant appeared, walking the dog. According to the reporters Sam was next, and greeted them with great solemnity and a little speech. He said Maryhill had been selected because it was a meeting place of fertile land, rain and sunshine, and that he had determined these desirable characteristics scientifically and the spot would some day be the center of the world's population! Upon noticing the frosty railroad ties, he then delivered an impromptu lecture on moisture. Well, that is what the reporters wrote! They also said that about this time, Queen Marie disembarked—gave one look around—and started to climb back on board.
Eventually the party got up to the museum building, and the Queen was escorted inside. According to Mr. Brooks, she gulped a couple of times—but she was game. She made a somewhat emotional speech in which she extolled both Loie Fuller and Sam. Then she presented certain gifts she had brought, and the party went on its way to Portland.
Sam had invited a number of local dignitaries to attend the dedication, among whom was the Governor of Oregon, and had planned that after the ceremony the entire party would travel to Portland by automobile, and that the Governor should ride in the Queen's car. But Carroll, backed up by Major Washburn, found a way to prevent that. Sam was so angered that he openly censored both of them, with the result that Washburn told the Queen that Sam must go, or else he and Carroll would quit.
At Portand the party was entertained at a horse show—but when Sam entered the Royal Box, Carroll and Washburn moved out. Thus there was open hostility until the party left for Seattle.
There, Sam put on his select dinner for the Queen. The party then went to Blaine, on the Canadian border, where Sam had erected his Peace Arch (which didn't seem to be working, as there was almost open war).
Sam drove the Queen back to Seattle over Chuckanut Drive, and the Royal train was waiting to leave for the East. Queen Marie had requested Loie Fuller to invite Sam to go along, but Carroll would have none of it, saying that the Queen's tributes had "gone to his (Sam's) head," and intimating that he was a trouble maker and unmanageable, and would not be allowed on board.
To keep the peace, the Queen persuaded Sam not to go, and the party left without him. The Queen's group was openly divided between the belligerents. Loie Fuller and her newspaper friend, May Birkhead, started east with the party, but they were friendly to Sam, and Carroll got rid of them at Denver. Sam was persistent and wired the Queen that he would join the party at Chicago, but Carroll was defiant and again announced that if Sam showed up he would not be permitted on board.
Apparently Sam solved the problem by not showing up, and the long and bitter dispute was over. Sam had lost. His expected "Grand Tour" had been one of contention and discord. The much advertised trip had come to a rather inglorious end.
SAM went ahead with his museum building, and arranged for exhibits. He formed a non-profit organization to run it and provided an endowment. Unfortunately, he died in 1931, before the museum was completed. It was formally opened to the public in 1940, and since then more than a million people have visited it—and it is well worth the trip.
It houses a remarkable collection, and can be reached by hard-surfaced roads—but it is miles from the nearest town. One who didn't know the story would wonder why such an interesting display is so remotely located.
And Queen Marie? She cut short her journey and went home to her ailing husband, who died in 1927. Following his death, she withdrew from public life and devoted much of her time to writing. She died in 1938.
Sam Hill sleeps in a concrete crypt overlooking the scenic Columbia and the museum. Those of us who knew him hope that the present and future generations will learn of his good works and that his name will come to mean something more than a synonym for flamboyancy and lack of purpose.
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Distance: 14 miles Up and back Elevation Gain/Loss: 4800 ft.
Trail: Single track, some fire road at the end. Upper 2/3 of the trail is shaded.
We will stop for lunch at the Cosmic Cafe Pavilion (outdoor seating only) at the summit . The Cafe is closed for the season, so bring your own food.
The Mt. Wilson Trail is a former Gabrielino Indian trail that snaked through breath-taking Little Santa Anita Canyon to the top of Mt. Wilson. White settlers in the area used the trail in the mid to late 19th century for access to the harvesting of pine and spruce higher on the slope of the canyon. Those were the days when California grizzlies were common in the San Gabriels.
This trail is the site of an annual 8.6 mile race from the downtown plaza of Sierra Madre to Orchard Camp and back. This race was first run in 1908 all the way to Mt. Wilson. Its modern incarnation, begun in 1967, is of course much shorter.
Apart from a route from Chantry Flat through Big Santa Anita Canyon , the Mt. Wilson Trail is the most popular route to the top of Mt. Wilson.
The trailhead is at 970 feet elevation.
The Mt. Wilson Trail ascends the western slope of Little Santa Anita Canyon. Be advised that this trail is one of the steeper ones in the San Gabriel mountains. About ½ mile from the start, you will come to a noticeable point where the trail crosses a ridge. The ridge on your right side runs down to the creek.
At 1.2 miles, you will reach First Water Junction, where you go left up the trail.
At about 2.75 miles from the start, you will reach Decker Springs where you will quickly drop into the creek and just as quickly ascend. From here, it is about 1/3 of a mile to Orchard Camp, a nice shady rest spot if you're so inclined.
From Orchard, it is 1.9 miles to Manzanita Ridge where you will connect with the Winter Creek Trail coming from Chantry Flat. Go left (northwest) and continue to a major junction where the trail meets the Mt. Wilson Toll Road coming up from Altadena through Eaton Canyon. Here, the southeast ridge of Mt. Harvard meets the road and Mt. Harvard is to your left.
At the trail/toll road junction, turn right and proceed up the toll road. When you come to a structure (known as Martin's Cabin) on the left side of the road, look immediately to your right and you will encounter the resumption of the Mt. Wilson Trail. This point is about a mile distance from the Manzanita Ridge. Proceed up the trail, now single track again, .75 miles to the parking lot summit of Mt. Wilson.
No permits are needed for hiking this trail to Mt. Wilson. Neither is an Adventure Pass required to park at the trailhead because it is not located within the Angeles National Forest.
The Mt. Wilson Trail trailhead is located within the city limits of Sierra Madre. From the 210 Freeway, exit Baldwin Ave. and go north. When you come to a traffic light where you have to go either right or left, go left to the next light and that is Baldwin Ave. Take a right and continue up Baldwin Ave. through the downtown area of Sierra Madre. Approximately ¾'s of a mile from the downtown plaza, take a right on Mira Monte. Go down about ½ mile and you will come to a small park on your left. Park anywhere in this area long Mira Monte. (Note: it seems that Sierra Madre police are serious about curbing your vehicle's wheels). To get to the trail, walk up the paved road that heads north off of Mira Monte next to the park. About ¼ of a mile up the paved road, you will come to the signed start of the trail.
Rating a hike is subjective, meaning the difficulty of a hike will be in direct relation to how often you hike and the type of hike you prefer. Keep in mind that any hike can have the following: un-even hiking surfaces, various obstructions, water and/or water crossings or bouldering and/or rock hopping. A great hike will have all of these!
Class 3 Scrambling: Scrambling or un-roped climbing. You must use your hands at times to hold the terrain or find your route. This may be caused by a combination of boulders, steepness and extreme terrain. Some Class 3 routes have ropes in place for assistance.
Outdoor sports and other events we plan can be inherently dangerous and accidents may happen. By participating in any posted event, you're taking responsibility for your own safety and well-being. The Valencia Hiking Crew Meetup Group and its organizers are not trained leaders and we do not confirm the qualifications of any of its members to lead or participate in trips. All participants take full responsibility for their own actions. If you choose to sign up for any Valencia Hiking Crew Meetup events, you are releasing the Valencia Hiking Crew Meetup Group and it's organizers from all liability in case of possible injuries. Your personal safety depends on your own judgment and experience.
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A comparative study of the estrogenic properties of phytoestrogens found that both deoxymiroestrol and miroestrol were comparable in activity in vitro to other known phytoestrogens such as coumestrol as 17β-oestradiol agonists.  Because of their estrogenic activities, miroestrol, deoxymiroestrol, and other related compounds have been the targets of scientific research including total synthesis.

Extracts of Pueraria mirifica reportedly containing miroestrol are marketed as dietary supplements intended to lead to breast enhancement in women.  However, there is a lack of conclusive evidence for such claims.  The Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against marketers for these unproven claims.

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Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH) Prediction, Game Preview
by Jeff Bartl
Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH) prediction and game preview. The Eagles look to prevent the RedHawks from winning a third straight game Saturday.
Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH) Game Preview
When: Saturday, Oct. 29 – 3:30 ET
Where: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Mich.
TV Broadcast: ESPN3
Eastern Michigan only has been to one bowl in school history, and that came way back in 1987. But it is on the verge of becoming bowl eligible after winning only one game last season as coach Chris Creighton continues rebuilding the program in his third year. The Eagles had a chance to pick up their sixth victory last week as they led No. 20 Western Michigan in the second quarter, but ultimately weren't able to contain the Broncos in the second half of a 45-31 loss.
Miami is the team entering with a winning streak having won its last two following an 0-6 start. The victories over Kent State and Bowling Green have come in the first two career starts of Gus Ragland, who is the RedHawks' third starting quarterback of the season.
What To Know About Eastern Michigan
Brogan Roback has thrown eight touchdown passes and only two interceptions and also added his first rushing touchdown last week against Western Michigan. He's thrown at least 38 passes in each of his last three games, completing 63.9 percent of them while posting a 137.6 passer rating in that stretch.
The status of leading rusher Ian Eriksen is unclear, though. Eriksen appeared to suffer an injury in a 27-20 win over Ohio two weeks ago and didn't play last week against the Broncos. Brek Turner stepped in and rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and he'd get the start again if Eriksen is unable to play.
What To Know About Miami (OH)
Ragland tore his ACL on April 10 and underwent surgery exactly one week later, putting his season in doubt. But he made a surprise return against Kent State two weeks ago and threw a pair of touchdown passes in Miami's first victory of the season. He threw three more touchdown passes in last week's 40-26 victory, and Ragland appears to be the RedHawks' starter moving forward. They finished with a season-high 429 yards of total offense against the Falcons.
The defense had a rough outing, though, giving up 446 yards after allowing fewer than 300 each of the previous three weeks. Miami ranks third in the MAC against the pass, and it'll need to be ready with Roback on a pretty good roll.
Offense: Eastern Michigan – It has the advantage as it stands now, but Ragland has sparked Miami since his return.
Defense: Miami (OH) – The RedHawks have the top unit in the MAC allowing an average of 348.6 yards per game.
Special Teams: Eastern Michigan – The Eagles rank among the MAC leaders in field goal accuracy and average yards per punt.
Coaching: Eastern Michigan – Creighton is guiding a tremendous turnaround at EMU.
Intangibles: Miami (OH) – Ragland threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the RedHawks' 28-13 win over the Eagles last season.
Matchup To Watch
Roback vs. Miami (OH)'s defense
The RedHawks have the top defense statistically in the MAC, and Roback might have a tough day if he doesn't get some help from the running game. However, Miami had a rough game last week and will need to bounce back if it plans to pull off the upset.
Spread: Eastern Michigan -7.5
Over/Under: 50
Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH) Prediction
Ragland and Roback have a solid battle, but Roback eventually gets the better of the Miami defense to lead Eastern Michigan to a close victory.
Eastern Michigan vs. Miami (OH) final score prediction: Eastern Michigan 28, Miami (OH) 24.
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Q: ansible - change precedence of role variables I've created a role to install my apps.
This role needs specific variables defined in separate files in the vars dir of the role, depending of the app (here pdt_type), like that:
- name: Include pkg list of {{ pdt_type }}
  include_vars:
    file: "{{ pdt_type }}.yml"

It's working fine. But I'd like to be able to overload those variables of my role by the inventory ones. Or vars loaded by include_vars has a greater precedence of the inventory ones.
Do you know how I can do to change this behavior?
How I can defined default variables of a role based on a condition?
Thanks

A: I think you can't change the variable precedence in ansible and that's good.

A lot of folks may ask about how variables override another. Ultimately it's Ansible's philosophy that it's better you know where to put a variable, and then you have to think about it a lot less. [...] There is only one Empire State Building. One Mona Lisa, etc. Figure out where to define a variable, and don't make it complicated.

For defining variables on a condition see:

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*https://serverfault.com/questions/907164/ansible-conditionally-define-variables-in-vars-file-if-a-certain-condition-is-m

*Conditionally define variable in Ansible

*https://everythingshouldbevirtual.com/automation/ansible-using-set_facts-module/
For including variables conditionally from a file see:

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*https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/include_vars_module.html

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Over 350 million people across the planet suffer from depression of one type or another. It is definitely a serious issue that should be dealt with and treated carefully. The first step in overcoming a difficulty is recognizing its existence. Many a times, people push it back, belittling it as a phase or just a mood swing. There can be serious physical manifestations of depression and such an attitude can lead to dangerous consequences. It is important to identify the telltale signs of depression. Help is always available once you accept that it is perfectly fine to ask for help. Here are some of the signs of depression that you should be on the lookout for.
Being sad about a life event, upset over a fight or being discouraged by a failure happens to everyone. It is a natural feeling that comes and fades away after a while. You do not necessarily forget what made you sad, but you do move on. Depression on the other hand is different.If you feel sad and gloomy all the time and a feeling of hopelessness haunts you, then this is not simply sadness.
This means losing interest in activities that you previously found enjoyable. Now, this is one of the strongest signals that something is not right with your psychological health. So, if you loved cooking and all of a sudden you do not find any interest in entering the kitchen either, then it is time to take a step back and analyze what's going on with you.
If you are restless most of the times without any particular reason,then this may be a sign of depression. People suffering from depression also become highly irritable and are set off by the smallest of triggers. If you have observed that behavior developing inside you, then it is time that you seek professional help.
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LETTER: Remembering Stags vs Luton
In regards to the football photo printed in the Chad on November 29, the game was Stags versus Luton on April 20, 1970, and the picture shows Eric Morecambe, who was chairman of Luton at the time, going out onto the pitch to draw the prize raffle. '¨It was the penultimate game of the season and Luton needed one point to gain promotion, which they got as the game ended 0-0.
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Updated Thursday, 28th December 2017, 10:35 am
1970 Mansfield Eric Morcombe at Field Mill-2
Malcolm McDonald played for Luton at the time, before going on to Newcastle and playing at international level.
The gate that night was 10,301.
Graham Haycock, 81
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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.cleaner;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdgeManager;

/**
 * HFile cleaner that uses the timestamp of the hfile to determine if it should be deleted. By
 * default they are allowed to live for {@value TimeToLiveHFileCleaner#DEFAULT_TTL}
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
public class TimeToLiveHFileCleaner extends BaseHFileCleanerDelegate {

  public static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TimeToLiveHFileCleaner.class.getName());
  public static final String TTL_CONF_KEY = "hbase.master.hfilecleaner.ttl";
  // default ttl = 5 minutes
  private static final long DEFAULT_TTL = 60000 * 5;
  // Configured time a hfile can be kept after it was moved to the archive
  private long ttl;
  private FileSystem fs;

  @Override
  public void setConf(Configuration conf) {
    this.ttl = conf.getLong(TTL_CONF_KEY, DEFAULT_TTL);
    super.setConf(conf);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path filePath) {
    if (!instantiateFS()) {
      return false;
    }
    long time = 0;
    long currentTime = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTimeMillis();
    try {
      FileStatus fStat = fs.getFileStatus(filePath);
      time = fStat.getModificationTime();
    } catch (IOException e) {
      LOG.error("Unable to get modification time of file " + filePath.getName()
          + ", not deleting it.", e);
      return false;
    }
    long life = currentTime - time;
    if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
      LOG.trace("HFile life:" + life + ", ttl:" + ttl + ", current:" + currentTime + ", from: "
          + time);
    }
    if (life < 0) {
      LOG.warn("Found a log (" + filePath + ") newer than current time (" + currentTime + " < "
          + time + "), probably a clock skew");
      return false;
    }
    return life > ttl;
  }

  /**
   * setup the filesystem, if it hasn't been already
   */
  private synchronized boolean instantiateFS() {
    if (this.fs == null) {
      try {
        this.fs = FileSystem.get(this.getConf());
      } catch (IOException e) {
        LOG.error("Couldn't instantiate the file system, not deleting file, just incase");
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }
}

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Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five and Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.
Born in Abington, Pennsylvania, the son of Loretta B. (née Eagono) and Francis G. Fox. One of his paternal great-great-great-grandfathers was Union General George Meade. His father was from a "very blue-blood" Pennsylvania family of mostly English descent, while his mother was of half Italian and half British Isles ancestry. When Fox was a year old, he moved to Wyoming with his parents and siblings, Francis, Jr. (b. 1961) and Bayard (b. 1969). They settled in Crowheart, on the Wind River Indian Reservation. His mother was a teacher, and his father, who had been a consultant for an oil company, raised longhorn cattle and horses, and grew barley for Coors beer. When Fox was young, his parents worked as caretakers of the remote "Bitterroot Ranch" outside Dubois, Wyoming.
Fox graduated from high school in Wyoming and attended Deerfield Academy for a post-graduate year. Following Deerfield, Fox attended Columbia University, where he majored in Economics and became a brother of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Fox interviewed for a job to sell stocks at Prudential-Bache.
One of Fox's very first performances was in a student film. The film can be viewed here. At the age of 25, Fox made his debut on an episode of Wings. That same year, he also starred on a short-lived dramatic series, Freshman Dorm. Still not a familiar face on the small screen, he continued to be cast in supporting roles, including the role of Charlie in the CBS Schoolbreak Special series, If I Die Before I Wake before he made his big screen debut in My Boyfriend's Back (1993).
In 1994, Fox was cast in a starring role as Charlie Salinger, the eldest of five siblings who lose both parents in a car accident on the 1990s teen drama Party of Five, co-starring with 'Scott Wolf', 'Neve Campbell', 'Jennifer Love Hewitt', and 'Lacey Chabert'. In 1996, People Magazine named Fox one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. After Party of Five was cancelled following its sixth season, Fox starred in another TV series, Haunted, in 2002.
From September 2004 until May 2010, Fox played the role of the dedicated yet troubled surgeon, Dr. Jack Shephard, on Lost. He initially auditioned for the role of James "Sawyer" Ford. However, co-creator J. J. Abrams thought he would be better for the role of Jack, a role originally slated to be for the pilot episode only. Fox was nominated for a Golden Globe, won the 2005 Satellite Award, and shared the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for his role in Lost.
On December 2, 2006, he hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guests Tenacious D. In 2006, Fox co-starred with' Matthew McConaughey' in the sports drama, We Are Marshall. He also played a bit part in the action film Smokin' Aces and starred in the 2008 thriller, Vantage Point. In May 2008, Fox starred as Racer X in the movie Speed Racer.
Fox has repeatedly stated that he is "done with television" after Lost.
In 2011, he starred in the stage play In a Forest, Dark and Deep with Olivia Williams in London's West End.
Fox appears in Alex Cross (2012), as Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan/"Picasso". Fox developed an extremely muscular physique for the role and shed most of his body fat.
He appeared in the 2013 film World War Z alongside 'Brad Pitt'.
Currently he is involved in the filming of the movie Welcome to Harmony, directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas, in adaptation of the Juan de Dios Garduño's bestseller book Y pese a todo.
Fox met his wife, Margherita Ronchi, at university, and they married shortly after in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Kyle and a son named Byron.
Fox is a keen photographer. A bonus disc released with The Complete First Series of Lost includes features "The Art of Matthew Fox", showing pictures he took of the cast and crew while on set.
Matthew studied acting for two years at The School for Film and Television in New York City.
He has been horseback riding since he was six years old.
Like his wife, his maternal grandfather was Italian American.
Attended Wind River high school and did post-graduate high school study at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.
(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world
Graduated from Columbia University in 1989 with a degree in economics
He is the tallest principal cast member of _"Lost" (2004)_ (qv) at just over 6ft 2in. 'Terry O'Quinn' (qv), 'Josh Holloway' (qv) and 'Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje' (qv) are just slightly shorter.
Is good friends with 'Green Day' (qv)'s 'Billie Joe Armstrong' (qv).
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The taxpayers of California won a small battle in Madera County yesterday. After three hours of hearing from speakers against the High Speed Rail project, the Madera County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to stop the boondoggle in its tracks. Just a few weeks ago, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of the High Speed Rail project. Thanks to the efforts of the Central Valley Tea Party, MID in Chowchilla and Madera, California and Madera Farm Bureau, California Citizens for High Speed Rail Accountability, Madera Industrial Committee and the taxpaying citizens that spoke out against the project, the Board of Supervisors voted against the High Speed Rail project.


Serving 27 years on the police force might have something to do with Newman University Director of Security Morris "Mo" Floyd's passion for finding answers.
However, the kind of answers he recently spent two weeks searching for aren't the kind that will help bring justice to local citizens. He was actually helping the Kansas Anthropological Association (KAA) find answers to the past. This year marks his eighth volunteering for the organization.
Floyd and his wife, Mary, took a vacation to James Madison's house in Montpelier, Va. about nine years ago and witnessed nearby excavations taking place on some slave houses. The process had Floyd fascinated right away. After talking with some of the workers on the excavation site, Floyd was able to have a little more hands-on experience.
"The people doing the excavation let me hold artifacts and said I could sign up for a two-week stint without needing any experience," Floyd said.
Floyd at the June 2017 Valley Falls, Kan. archeological dig.
His interest had been piqued, but he knew it would be too far to travel in order to help at that particular site and he knew there was something to be said about helping out locally.
"The beauty of doing it locally is it's our history, here in Kansas, things that pertain to us as a state and people," he said.
After returning home, Floyd attended a talk at the Wichita Public Library's Alford branch on South Meridian. The presenter was Donald Blakeslee, Ph.D., an archeological anthropologist and Wichita State University professor.
Although Blakeslee's answer wasn't what Floyd wanted to hear, he did introduce him to the KAA where Floyd now spends many volunteer hours.
Floyd started as a volunteer at the dig sites, but his participation with the organization has grown during his eight years there. He was recently contacted by the association's previous 2nd Vice President Chris Hord — now the 1st Vice President — and asked if he would be interested in being an elected official.
The opportunity sounded very appealing to Floyd and he decided to run. This year is his first as an elected official and he said he enjoys the added involvement. His duties involve sending out public service announcement requests to all the state newspapers, acting as a member of the site selection committee and calling prospective candidates for other elected positions.
Floyd even arranged for the annual KAA meeting to take place on campus this year, bringing new faces who haven't yet been able to see the university and its grounds.
Floyd said sites are chosen each year for different reasons. Archeologists with the Kanas Historical Society contact landowners across the state for permission to set up research-based digs on known sites.
A biface found at the Valley Falls, Kan. site.
The heads of an Atlatl found at the Valley Falls, Kan. site.
Floyd explained that a biface is a tool that is sharp on both sides but may not be to its final stage of use and could eventually become a scraper, knife blade or smaller pieces made into arrow points. They also found some heads for an Atlatl — an Aztec word meaning "water thrower" — which is a Native American throwing stick, or spear thrower.
Floyd's volunteer work has created some life-long memories for him to cherish. He talked about some of his experiences he's had while working at the archeological sites.
Other favorite sites were John Brown's cabin in Ossowatamie, Kan. where they found items correlated with the Civil War, and the Fool Chief's Village site near Topeka, Kan.
During the time of the Valley Falls, Kan. dig, the volunteers and KAA members, along with local community members, were invited to participate in evening programs such as architectural tours, guest speaker presentations, and a "collector's night" in which individuals brought in artifacts and presented their opinion on its date and what the item was.
Floyd said if there are others who would like to get involved and volunteer, it's easy to do. The KAA also has an individual that works with the Boy Scouts on the archeological merit badge. To find out more, contact Floyd at mfloyd17@att.net.


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History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 5
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Running Time: 01:17:10
Vladimir Dyck
Constantin von Sternberg
Sergey Youferov
Solo Ensemble
Brahms Trio
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Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 25
I. Largo molto sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo. Allegretto grazioso
III. Andante sostenuto
IV. Allegro con brio
Piano Trio No. 3 in C Major, Op. 104
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
III. Rondo. Allegro con umore
I. Moderato - Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Solo: Brahms Trio Ensemble
Chamber: Brahms Trio
This album concludes The Brahms Trio's five-volume survey of the piano trio in Russia with remarkable works by composers whose names have all but disappeared from the musical world's collective memory. Vladimir Dyck, a student of Widor at the Paris Conservatoire, took French nationality in 1910 but his life came to a tragic end when he and his family were arrested in 1943 and sent to Auschwitz. His Piano Trio, Op. 25 contrasts Russian soulfulness with the lightness and deft scoring he brought to his film compositions. Constantin von Sternberg's genial Op.104reflects his career as a virtuoso pianist, while Sergey Youferov's expansive and nostalgic Op.52is a farewell to the Russian 'Silver Age', a world about to be destroyed by revolution.
2022 Opus Klassik Awards Nominee
Opus Klassik Awards 2022
***** Coup de Cœur
Jeremie Cahen - Classica magazine (France) - July/August 2022
Critics' Choice 2021 – Stephen Estep
American Record Guide – January/February 2022
"… I plan to pick up another volume or two in this series, because the performances are indeed superb."
Stephen Estep – American Record Guide – November/December 2021
Michael Wersin - Rondo magazine (Germany) - 2021
"…The three composers on this disc could hardly find better advocates than The Brahms Trio…"
Marina Frolova-Walker – Gramophone magazine – September 2021
"… The Brahms Trio's interpretations correspond to the high level one is accustomed to from this formation." ****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.com.lu – 18 July 2021


I'm not sure I've ever been so desperate or frustrated in all my life.
I really, really, really needed money, but nothing was happening.
Sadly, I see far too many new writers suffer the same fate.
And, honestly, far too many of them fade away and never come back. They go back to their jobs, their "Plan B", their whatever and never realize their dreams.
I put a video together telling you all about why I failed… and how you can avoid that pain, if you choose.


Finding Edge Road — Brandy Y Productions Inc.
Finding Edge Road is a documentary about asylum seekers in eastern Finland.
Lieksa's population is aging and with its high unemployment rate of twenty percent. many locals are concerned that immigrants will take their jobs or live off government benefits. Residents are also concerned about newcomers not integrating into Finnish society and learning the language, a prerequisite for getting a job in Finland.
This change in demographics has caused tensions in the community and led to an increase in racist attacks.
The film explores both points of view showing those who see immigration as a positive force and those who are threatened by it. Finding Edge Road was shot over three years by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk.


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Kuwait, US sign deal on cybersecurity coop
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) , Wed, Sep 5, 2018
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (KUNA) -- Eng. Salem Muthib Al-Athainah, the Chairman and CEO of Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), and Robert Strayer, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, signed a letter of intent on cooperation in cybersecurity.
The document, inked on the fringes of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's visit to the United States, aims to meet the objectives of the Kuwait's national strategy for cybersecurity, Al-Athainah said Tuesday.
"It will promote sharing the best practices in cybersecurity and build the capacity of national cadres in this regard," he told KUNA.
"It covers all areas of vital information infrastructure, electronic defense systems, response to electronic emergencies and e-crimes, launching cybersecurity centers, joint exercises and visit exchanges," he disclosed.
Al-Athainah lauded the close cooperation between both countries in all areas.
On his part, US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman stressed the importance of the future cooperation in the cybersecurity field.
He shed light on the first strategic dialogue held in 2016.
"We said we were going to increase our cooperation on cybersecurity that is exactly what we have done today with the signing," he said in a similar statement to KUNA.
"This is a very practical cooperation that will make both our information systems more secure," Silverman added. (pickup previous)
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