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Gut Feeling: Predictions For Cowboys-Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys Staff Writers
It's almost here.
Will the Cowboys or Seattle Seahawks move forward in the NFC playoffs? The DallasCowboys.com staff gives their "gut feelings" for the 7:15 p.m. (Central) wild-card game at AT&T Stadium.
Lindsay Draper: It just seems like every time you count this team out for good, they show you why they're here to stay. This wild-card matchup is playing out the same way. I'm not sure I've seen one national outlet or television network pick the Cowboys to win, which is why I'm doing just that. Sunday's 'meaningless' victory over the Giants fostered comradery, trust, and momentum within the men in this locker room, regardless of where they fall on the depth chart. I believe their growth since training camp is something to commend. I believe that they are confident in themselves. They are confident despite still having definite inadequacies that come with being an inexperienced team. Going with a Cowboys win and advancement Saturday night (I hear you're supposed to wear white) at AT&T Stadium.
Rob Phillips: I've been impressed with the way the Cowboys have played at home all year. The one exception was the hiccup against Tennessee, and since then, this offense has been much more efficient overall. And in Week 3, they had chances at Seattle until miscues put the game out of reach in the second half. Russell Wilson always presents a huge challenge, and these teams are so even that I expect the game to be decided in the final two minutes. Hey, that's where Dak Prescott has thrived (14 career fourth-quarter comebacks already). Gut feeling: Cowboys advance in a pretty high-scoring battle.
Nick Eatman: Sometimes, you just have to throw logic out the window. Because logic really doesn't lead to a pick for the Cowboys. I've seen Dallas play Seattle this year and it really wasn't a close game. Sure, things are different now for both teams, but what we saw in September, the Seahawks were a better team. And honestly, I still think the Seahawks are a little better team right now. When it comes to quarterback play, Russell Wilson has won a Super Bowl and nearly another. Dak Prescott has never won a playoff game. Pete Carroll is a much more accomplished head coach than Jason Garrett, especially in the postseason. Add all of those things together and it doesn't really warrant a pick for the Cowboys. Then again, being logical all year has led me to an 8-8 record in picking these games. Forget logic – let's go with another stat, which is the Cowboys are 7-1 at home this year. I'll ride with that and see if we can keep this season alive. It'll be close, but I think the Cowboys' defense finds a way to make a play. Give me Dallas, 17-16.
David Helman: How's this for a bold proclamation? This game is going to come down to the final play. How could it not, given the seasons these teams have had? The Cowboys' average margin of victory this season is just 7.7. They've had an absurd six games come down to the final snap. The Seahawks have fared a little bit better, but they've played in some nail biters themselves with an average margin of victory of just 10.9. Prepare yourselves for some drama. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they've been on the good side of that drama when they play at home, and I can see that happening again. I think Ezekiel Elliott will have a workmanlike performance, grinding out 95 yards and a touchdown. I don't think Dak Prescott will be amazing, but he'll make plays in the clutch. Russell Wilson is going to do his best to drag the Seahawks over the finish line, but Prescott will set Brett Maher up for a game-winner as time expires. Cowboys squeak out a 24-23 win.
Bryan Broaddus: This game could go either way. These teams are evenly matched and they should play that way. I feel like playing this game at AT&T Stadium is a huge advantage for the Cowboys. Playing at CenturyLink Field is no bargain. My gut feeling is that this game is going to come to the two quarterbacks. Both Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson are going to have to make some incredible plays in this game for their clubs to win. I like what I've seen from Prescott these previous eight weeks and he will make that one extra play to get his club to the next round. Cowboys win this one, 27-24.
Mickey Spagnola: This is a different Cowboys team than the one playing the Seahawks the third game of the season. This is a different Cowboys team than the one playing the Seahawks in Game 15 of last season. And no need to go back any further than that. Most of all, this is an improved Cowboys team. Top 7 on defense. One that has scored at least 27 points in five of the final eight games. And for heaven's sake, do not underestimate the presence of Amari Cooper and his production over the final eight games. Lastly, a home game, indoors, loud and at night, with 90,000-plus having ample time to prepare for this one. Might even see them "jump around." Soooo, Cowboys 23, Seahawks 21, the score that should have been in that 2006 season playoff game the Cowboys lost, 21-20, thanks to that first down at the one being reversed through video replay to fourth-and-one at the two in the waning two minutes of the games that led to the Tony Romo dropping the snap for potentially the game-winning field goal. This is a new day, baby.


Entergently: Thrace is 12 wks old!!
"If we hope to create a non-violent world where respect and kindness replace fear and hatred, we must begin with how we treat each other at the begining of life. For that is where our deepest patterns are set. From these roots grow fear and alienation or love and trust."
Thrace is 12 wks old!!
Has it been 12 weeks already? Unbelievable!! The time always flies by yet it seems like he has always been a part of the family!
He is so sweet, he smiles with his whole face . . . makes you want to melt! The kids love him (almost too much, LOL). They are such a great help with him. I say it is easier now with 5 because my older kids (Xian and Piper mostly) can help out so much . . . they even hold him for me if I need to change or something and Xian has worn him in the Kozy a few times (which they both love).
He doesn't like to be put down of course (like the others) but sometimes after a good nap if he is fed he will lie and play happily for a while. He doesn't particularly love the car either, but so far he tolerates it better than most of the other kids have (I can sometimes go out without having to pull over and nurse him, LOL). He has been smiling since a week old but really started smiling lots daily around 5-6 wks and he is REALLY close to laughing. He sits up well on our laps and I am guessing he will be sitting on his own at 4 mo like all the others. I finally weighed him the other day (when he was 11 1/2 wks) and he was 13 1/2 lbs. So he is growing like a weed. Everyone says they can't believe how big he is for 12 wks! But if he is like my other 4 kids his growing will slow down soon and he will just hover around 20lbs at a year . . . we'll see.
I love seeing his personality come out, he loves music, loves watching the fan spin, loves watching the kids play etc. He is a joy and we are so blessed to have him!!
Here are some pictures of him growing over the last few months.
3 days old in the Belly Cast. You always look at the cast and think, there is no way a baby can fit in there . . . then they are born and they fit perfectly!! So cool!!
I am going to have to do a blog post sometime about how to make them. We have done casts with all of the kids.
He has nice fat rolls on this thighs and and creases on his arms, he is so squishy but still has that wonderful baby smell. And he can spot me across the room now and when he sees me he will call for me to hold him or nurse him (regardless of who is holding him) and just smiles and talks!!
No question about it . . . he's my favorite. Until, of course, I see pics of any of my other grandkids!
I love that 9 week old pic! Popeye.
Me and my Kozy baby!!


I guess most of us sit in either one of two camps when it comes to road trips.
The camp that loves the thought of spending hours in the car, exploring hidden treasures and soaking up the sights.
And the camp who would prefer to do pretty much anything else, as long as it prevented them being locked in a moving vehicle for hours on end with the family.
And every school holidays, my Dad would scour the classifieds in the local paper looking to take advantage of last minute holiday cancellations. We ended up driving to destinations such as North Haven, Ballina, Harrington, Dubbo, Bathurst, Forster and Wellington thanks to his eye for a holiday bargain. And we road tripped the whole way. We LOVED it.
Fast forward 30 years and it's my kids' turn to enjoy the delights of the road trip. Except they do not share my love of exploration. Instead, they are usually head down in a book or a device so they miss everything about them!
So when we embarked on our recent 10 hour drive from Newcastle to the Gold Coast, we put in place some strategies to ensure they were kept happy and occupied the whole way.
Because even I don't enjoy road tripping with bored, complaining kids in the backseat!
We decided to stay overnight at Coffs Harbour, the half-way point on our 10-hour trip north. We could have done the trip in one big day but we wanted to take it easy and minimise the daily driving burden to 5 hours max. This worked well for us as we could leave home mid-morning (no early morning starts for us!) and get to our destination mid-afternoon, with convenience stops along the way. It also limited the time we were confined to the car and allowed us to go exploring when we arrived.
Book your overnight accommodation before you leave so you can secure the amenities you need as a family. This is especially important if you have a larger family as family rooms can be booked out well in advance. And do a little research to identify places of interest to show the kids while you are there – you never know what extra fun you will find on your road trip adventure! I definitely recommend taking it easy and stopping overnight for trips over 8 hours in duration. Your family will definitely thank you for it!
Drivers should be resting every 2 hours anyway, so this presents the perfect opportunity to get everyone out of the car to stretch, have a pit stop and enjoy some space. Getting out of the confines of the car will lift the mood of everyone, especially squabbling siblings, and can be the perfect circuit breaker to combat boredom and fatigue.
On our way up to Queensland, we stopped roughly every two hours, at Taree, Urunga, Coffs Harbour (overnight), Tynedale, Ballina and then the Gold Coast. On the way back we made even more stops as we decided to do more sightseeing, so we found ourselves at Tweed Heads, Byron Bay and South West Rocks too. We found regular stops helped keep the peace, keep the calm and, more importantly, keep our sanity!
In the olden days (i.e. my childhood, according to my kids!) I spent most of my time hanging out the back window when we went roadtripping. Partly, because I suffered from horrendous motion sickness, but also because I loved watching the world whizz by and seeing the subtly changing landscapes as we drove past. Sadly I wasn't able to read books due to my motion sickness, and devices were not around then, so I made do with imaginary games plus family favourites, such as I Spy, when I wasn't feeling unwell.
Nowadays, kids have access to so many things to keep them entertained – mp3 players, smartphones, tablets, e-readers and handheld game devices, just to name a few. So use them to your advantage. Charge them up, make sure the kids have a pair of headphones (to minimise noise and disruption) and let them be for a couple of hours. Alternatively, take along books, music, games or activities to keep them occupied for a while. And don't forget your needs too – load up some podcasts, audible books or classic road tripping tunes to keep you entertained as well!
If you are heading out on any road trip, make sure you take the essentials with you. You may be able to stop along the way for food and drink but you may also have stretches of driving before you that won't offer much in the way of amenities. So take along food and drink of your own. No doubt the kids will be thirsty or hungry (or both) along the way and having stuff immediately at hand will make your life so much easier.
Other essentials to take along on a road trip include tissues, wet wipes, sunscreen, a first aid kit, pain relief, device rechargers and plastic bags (for rubbish and for any potential motion sickness incidents). You might also consider packing a bag with spare clothes to avoid having to delve through packed suitcases in an emergency. It can happen.
Nathan picked up a couple of bargain back seat organisers before we set out and they ended up being super useful on our trip. The organisers held water, food, devices, headphones, tissues, rubbish, books and toys. It meant the kids could get to anything they needed in the back seat and reduced the need for the front passenger to keep turning around to look for something or to hand something back to them.
However you choose to store or pack your belongings, make sure you can easily access what you need. There is no point packing food in the boot if you can't get to it the minute your child decides they are starving. Which will invariably be 5 mins after you last stopped for the toilet. Trust me.
Some of these tips may sound obvious but you'd be surprised how many times I've been caught out over the years!
What other tips would you add to the list to survive a road trip with kids?
Lovely history there D – it makes a place so much more real when you have a personal connection to it. Although I'm still reeling from the fact your husband is one of 13!
Great tips! I definitely find we need heaps of snacks and a good playlist on road trips with our little one.
Snacks and good music are definite must-haves on any potential road trip!!!
Some great tips here! Our four year old son has always been pretty great in the car and we have an inbuilt DVD player which definitely helps too. We hope to go on some more road trips in the near future, like you I really enjoy them!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes them – I was beginning to feel in the minority in my family!!!
One year we had an esky with ice in between two kids, because we were driving in a summer heat wave. It was the best thing. Kids can eat ice and be content for ages!
We do a few trips so our ids are pretty happy to do them. We make use of devices and books, but also make sure there is some screen free time so that they actually look out the window!
I must remember the esky trick for next time…sounds like the perfect way to keep them happy and content, particularly in summer!


We first made this salad over 20 years ago when radishes were exotic – now you can find them in supermarkets on a dull Monday. You can make this salad up a few hours ahead and leave it in the fridge – stir well before serving.
1. Slice the radishes into halves or quarters, depending on their size.
2. Mix the vinegar and sour cream together, adjusting it by adding more vinegar if you like it sharper. Add more sour cream to soften the flavour if you prefer that. Season with salt and black pepper.
3. Toss the dressing with the radishes.


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Yemeni protest targets Saudi Arabia, U.S.
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Yemeni people attend a rally marking first anniversary of Saudi Arabia's war of aggression against the country in the capital, Sana'a, March 26.Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, on March 26 to protest the U.S.-armed Saudi monarchy's year-long war against their country.
In New York City, members of the U.S. Yemeni community and supporters gathered several hundred strong outside the United Nations the same day to show solidarity with the embattled homeland. Protesters marched from there to the Saudi embassy.
Yemeni activists Walid Fidama and Nabil Al Jomael addressed the rally, and Syrian poet Rana Nasrallah read a powerful poem of support for the Yemeni people.
A statement by Stop the War on Yemen read: "Over 40,000 civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed by air bombing. The Saudi-led coalition's siege and blockade of Yemen stopped food and medicine from entering the country, putting 30 million Yemenis in need and suffering from famine, especially children."
The statement said that Yemen, home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, is "being subjected to destruction and demolition and the people of Yemen are subjected to massacres, collective punishment and genocide by the Saudis, their coalition, their ISIS and Al Qaeda." It pointed out that the Saudi claim of Iranian intervention in Yemen is a lie and that the Saudis are trying to overthrow Yemen's elected democratic government.
The marchers called for an end to the Saudi bombing and blockade, an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia, an end to diplomatic recognition of the Saudi puppet regime, emergency humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen and an international commission to investigate Saudi war crimes
Members of the International Action Center brought signs denouncing the U.S. role in the Saudi kingdom's genocidal war. Speaking for the United National Antiwar Committee, Bill Dores said that the Saudi war against Yemen is as much a U.S. war as was Bush's invasion of Iraq.
"The bombs and missiles that rain down on the people of Yemen are made in the USA, the planes that fire those missiles are made in the USA, the pilots that fly them are trained in the USA and the ships that blockade Yemen's coast are made in the USA," said Dores. "The Saudi kingdom has no independent military capacity. The U.S. ruling class, Wall Street bankers and oil billionaires are getting rich off this war, not only from the massive U.S. arms sales to the Saudi kingdom, but from the hundreds of billions of petrodollars the Saudi royals keep in U.S. banks. That is why people in the United States must take a stand against this war."
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Seven states have taken action to restrict the use of nondisclosure agreements in cases involving sexual harassment claims in the year since allegations against Harvey Weinstein were made public.
They're part of a dozen total states over the last year that have enacted #MeToo-related laws affecting public and private employers.
Employers in many states will have to reconsider their use of nondisclosure agreements and even mandatory arbitration clauses for claims involving sexual harassment. New training procedures is a common theme among the new state laws.
The new expectations in the state initiatives show employers they simply can't ignore sexual harassment allegations anymore, lest they find themselves on the wrong side of the law, said Michelle Phillips, a management-side attorney in Jackson Lewis' White Plains, N.Y., office.
Some 32 states introduced #MeToo inspired bills for the 2017-2018 legislative session, with a majority of those focused on making changes to the legislative workplace. Twelve states—Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington State, and Vermont—went further, instituting new rules for both private workplaces and public employers beyond state legislatures.
There isn't yet a model bill circulating among the legislatures, Emily Martin told Bloomberg Law in September. "But Washington and New York were first out of the box passing a package of bills. A lot of states are looking to them" as possible examples to follow, she said. Martin is the vice president for education and workplace justice at the National Women's Law Center in Washington.
And because secrecy and power imbalance has been blamed for the continued prevalence of sexual misconduct in the workplace, a significant number of state legislatures set their sights on contract clauses long used to silence alleged victims.
The use and enforcement of nondisclosure clauses in agreements to settle claims of sexual harassment are on the way out in seven states: Arizona, California, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington.
Nondisclosure clauses generally limit the ability of a signatory to talk about the events that lead to a settlement. Worker advocates have argued that by limiting information sharing, the nondisclosure clauses have kept employees in the dark about the potential for harassment from certain co-workers or supervisors.
"If you look at the Weinstein case, for example, NDAs were a key tool used to keep these assault allegations quiet for years," Andrea Johnson, senior counsel for state policy at NWLC, said.
Papa John's founder John Schnatter admitted in court that he has two nondisclosure agreements in effect with two women. He was also sued in 1991 for groping a female worker.
In California, a new law reads as allowing parties to keep the dollar amount of the settlement private, but no longer allowing the underlying facts leading to the sexual harassment settlement to remain secret unless the accuser allows it, according to Helene Wasserman . Wasserman is with Littler Mendelson in Los Angeles, where she represents employers.
Four states that restricted NDAs—Maryland, New York, Vermont, and Washington—also took aim at the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts for claims of workplace sexual harassment.
Limiting employers ability to force employees to arbitrate workplace-related claims gives workers the right to pursue actions in court, rather than in a private arbitration proceeding that doesn't allow for judicial review.
California, however, isn't one of the four states to limit the use of mandatory arbitration. Governor Jerry Brown (D) vetoed such a bill Sept. 30, stating it would conflict with federal law.
Brown's refusal to sign the measure isn't completely out of left field.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in May of this year in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis could chill the effectiveness of laws in the four states that did proceed to ban forced, private arbitration.
Most of those laws were passed earlier in the spring of 2018, before the justices handed down Epic Systems. That opinion said mandatory arbitration clauses are legal and enforceable.
As a result, the validity of the state laws attempting to carve out sexual harassment claims is an open question, Johnson, Wasserman, and Phillips each told Bloomberg Law. The state laws will likely be shaken out in court, if or when a challenge is brought either against the enforcement of a clause or as a facial challenge to the legality of the ban.
Yet even in states that passed laws in the last year, the use of nondisclosure and mandatory arbitration clauses are still valid in all circumstances other than workplace sexual misconduct.
Outside of NDAs and arbitration, most of the twelve state laws require new training and data maintenance around the issue of sexual harassment.
Seven states—California, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Oregon, and Vermont—have passed legislation requiring regular training. The specifics, like the minimum number of employees needed to trigger the requirement and the frequency of training, vary from state to state.
Vermont's Department of Labor already has updated its sexual harassment advisory poster. The updated poster was posted online for employer use Sept. 15, a spokesperson for the department, told Bloomberg Law in an Oct. 1 email.
In California, employers with five or more employees will have to provide sexual harassment training.
Now that New York requires training to educate employees about the law and how to use internal and external reporting mechanisms, Phillips says it's easy for workers to lodge complaints externally with state and federal commissions. She's encouraging businesses to go above and beyond mere lip service to the law. "If workers walk away from a training feeling dissatisfied, they'll go the external route, rather than creating a dialogue with their boss and HR department," she said.
The new training and policy requirements for businesses present "both challenges and opportunities" for employers, Phillips said. While employers must take on additional burdens and expend resources to comply with the law, it's also a chance to recommit to workplace safety and building trust with their workforce.
Wasserman and Johnson worry that the focus on sexual harassment could create a hierarchy of unacceptable behaviors, placing too much emphasis on harassment and leaving other protected groups high and dry.
For example, Johnson points out that a black woman may experience racism along with sexual harassment, and disabled women may have disability bias playing a role in the sexual harassment they endure.
"It could create a caste system for discrimination claims, if we're not careful," Wasserman said. She elaborated by saying that without guidance, the practical result of rushed #MeToo legislation is a sense that sexual harassment is particularly worse, and deserves more public resources, than other sorts of discrimination that is just as harmful, like racial and religious bias.


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Hattfabriken/Luckenwalde - signed copy
Gerry Johansson
Language: Swedish, English, German
Illustration: 76 b/w, 2 colour
Edition: 1000 copies
Editor: Greer Ulf Nilson, Gerry Johansson
Text: Cecilia Widenheim Art work: Dick Bengtsson Book
Design: Greger Ulf Nilson
Printing: Göteborgstryckeriet
Publisher: Johansson & Jansson Pub
This is the story about Hutfabrik Friedrich Steinberg, Herrman & Co – the first industrial building built in steel reinforced concrete and the dramatic history connected to it. For Gerry Johansson, the project Luckenwalde (2009, 2011–12) began with a conversation in 1986 between him and Swedish painter Dick Bengtsson (1936-1989), when he was commissioned to portray the artist. In the late sixties Dick Bengtsson's made a series of paintings paraphrasing work by Edward Hopper and Piet Mondrian. The swastikas that were included in these paintings led to long and emotive discussions and also to physical attacks on his works. One of the most important paintings from that period is the diptych Hat and Cap Factory (1969). The painting is based on a black-and-white photograph of the architect Erich Mendelsohn's modernist factory building in Luckenwalde, an industrial town south of Berlin. The design of the building is unlike any other in the history of architecture, it seems most of all to be a fantasy construction in a cubist tradition. The building, Hutfabrik Friedrich Steinberg, Herrman & Co, in Luckenwalde is the first industrial building built in steel reinforced concrete and has a long and dramatic history. It was built by the Jewish families Herrman and Steinberg, 1921/23. They were forced to sell it in 1934 to the Nazi regime who started production of anti-aircraft guns. In 1945-56 it was turned into a repair hall for the Soviet army. The factory has since the early 2000's been rebuilt and restored. The photographs are document the architectural details of the building and during Gerry Johansson's wanderings around the city, where he also found places and buildings that reflect the history of the factory and the tumultuous political periods from the 1920s to the present. A text, by Cecilia Widenheim, director of Malmö Art Museum, in Swedish, English and German gives a background to the artistry of Dick Bengtsson.
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What to Watch: 10/3/2018
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Apocalyptic witches, sunny housewives, and overstimulated Millennials lead our recommendations.
JASON'S PICK:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse [FX, 10p]
The witches have arrived, and given that the episode's title ("Could It Be…Satan?") hearkens back to a classic SNL sketch, this could either be the show at its quirky and irreverent best or its self-absorbedly, decadent worst. I have yet to make it through a whole season without throwing up my hands, but this eighth time might be a charm.
KATHERINE'S PICK:
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia [FXX, 10p]
Dee falls in with a group of housewives. Sunny's take on Bravo's Housewives should be hilarious.
FIONA'S PICK:
Are You The One? [MTV, 10p]
We are very quickly approaching the end and there is no way that this group is going to win. MTV has changed the game this season in a way that has made it way less enjoyable for both players and viewers. Is it too much to ask for a no-match couple? Where is the drama?
ALSO ON TAP TONIGHT:
Will Unsubs stop abducting Criminal Minds' resident model-savant Reid. Seriously, that guy does not need this. However, that's where we left him at the end of season 13, this time the Big Bad is Benjamin Merva, who also has Garcia, and the team at the gory CBS mainstay must save him.
CBS' other returning team-fighting-baddies show tonight is Seal Team, back for its second season. Their mission, which they will surely choose to accept, is to save hostages.
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package main

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"encoding/base64"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"log"
	"net"
	"net/http"
	"time"

	flag "github.com/ogier/pflag"
)

type Service struct {
	TrackingTTL       time.Duration
	CookieTTL         time.Duration
	SessionTTL        time.Duration
	CookieKey         string
	NewSessions       *Tracker
	RecurringSessions *Tracker
}

func (service *Service) httpTrack(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	cookie, err := r.Cookie(service.CookieKey)

	if err != nil {
		sid, err := createSessionID()
		if err != nil {
			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
			fmt.Fprintf(w, "Failed to generate Session ID. %v\n", err)
			return
		}
		http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
			Name:    service.CookieKey,
			Value:   sid,
			Expires: time.Now().Add(service.CookieTTL),
		})
		service.NewSessions.Touch(sid)
	} else {
		cookie.Expires = time.Now().Add(service.CookieTTL)
		http.SetCookie(w, cookie)

		if !service.NewSessions.Contains(cookie.Value) {
			service.RecurringSessions.Touch(cookie.Value)
		}
	}

	service.writeEmptyGif(w, r)
}

func (service *Service) httpSessionsCount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	fmt.Fprintln(w, service.RecurringSessions.GetCount())
}

func (service *Service) httpNewSessionsCount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	fmt.Fprintln(w, service.NewSessions.GetCount())
}

func (service *Service) httpPing(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	fmt.Fprintln(w, "useronline")
}

func (service *Service) httpSessionsToday(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented) // TODO
}

func (service *Service) writeEmptyGif(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	const base64GifPixel = "R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs="
	w.Header().Set("expires", time.Now().Add(service.TrackingTTL).Format(http.TimeFormat))
	w.Header().Set("cache-control", fmt.Sprintf("max-age=%v", int(service.TrackingTTL.Seconds())))
	w.Header().Set("content-type", "image/gif")
	output, _ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(base64GifPixel)
	io.WriteString(w, string(output))
}

func createSessionID() (string, error) {
	b := make([]byte, 16)
	_, err := rand.Read(b)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	uuid := fmt.Sprintf("%X-%X-%X-%X-%X", b[0:4], b[4:6], b[6:8], b[8:10], b[10:])
	return uuid, nil
}

func main() {
	var service = Service{
		TrackingTTL: time.Second * 10,
		CookieTTL:   time.Hour * 24 * 30,
		SessionTTL:  time.Minute * 5,
		CookieKey:   "dawanda_uo",
	}

	flag.DurationVar(&service.TrackingTTL, "tracking-ttl", service.TrackingTTL, "tracking pixel expiry timespan")
	flag.DurationVar(&service.CookieTTL, "cookie-ttl", service.CookieTTL, "cookie expiry")
	flag.DurationVar(&service.SessionTTL, "session-ttl", service.SessionTTL, "how long to treat a session as active")
	flag.StringVar(&service.CookieKey, "cookie", service.CookieKey, "Name of the cookie, such as browny")

	httpBindAddr := flag.String("http-bind", "0.0.0.0", "HTTP service bind address")
	httpPort := flag.Int("http-port", 8087, "HTTP service port")
	statsdAddr := flag.String("statsd-addr", "127.0.0.1:8125", "Statsd endpoint")
	statsdPrefix := flag.String("statsd-prefix", "tracker.sessions", "Statsd key prefix")
	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "Enable debugging messages")
	flag.Parse()

	theStatsdAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", *statsdAddr)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to resolve address %v. %v\n", *statsdAddr, err)
	}

	service.RecurringSessions = NewTracker("recurring", service.SessionTTL, theStatsdAddr, *statsdPrefix, *debug)
	service.NewSessions = NewTracker("new", service.SessionTTL, theStatsdAddr, *statsdPrefix, *debug)

	http.HandleFunc("/uo/trck.gif", service.httpTrack)
	http.HandleFunc("/ping", service.httpPing)
	http.HandleFunc("/uo/newsessions/count", service.httpNewSessionsCount)
	http.HandleFunc("/uo/sessions/count", service.httpSessionsCount)
	http.HandleFunc("/uo/sessions/today", service.httpSessionsToday)

	err = http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", *httpBindAddr, *httpPort), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to start service listener. %v\n", err)
	}
}

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And We raised him to an exalted station.
We raised him up to a high place.
And We raised him (to) a position high.
and We exalted him to a lofty position.
We granted him a high position.
And We raised him high in Heaven.
And We raised him to high station.
We raised him to a high place.
And We raised him to a high position.
We raised him to a high position.
And We raised him to a lofty station.
These are (some of) those who were favoured by God among the prophets of the progeny of Adam, and of those We bore in the ark with Noah, and the offspring of Abraham and Israel, and of those We guided and We chose, for they bowed weeping in adoration when the revelations of Ar-Rahman were recited to them.
They are the ones whom Allah has blessed from among the prophets of Adam's progeny, and from [the progeny of] those We carried with Noah, and from among the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and from among those that We guided and chose. When the signs of the All-beneficent were recited to them, they would fall down weeping in prostration.
These are they whom God has blessed among the Prophets of the seed of Adam, and of those We bore with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and of those We guided and chose. When the signs of the All-merciful were recited to them, they fell down prostrate, weeping.
Those (were) the ones whom Allah bestowed favor upon them from (among) the Prophets, of (the) offspring (of) Adam, and of those We carried with Nuh and of (the) offspring (of) Ibrahim and Israel and of (those) whom We guided and We chose. When were recited to them (the) Verses (of) the Most Gracious, they fell prostrating and weeping.
These are the Prophets upon whom Allah bestowed His favour from the seed of Adam, and from the seed of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and from the seed of Abraham and Israel. They were those whom We guided and chose (for an exalted position). They were such that when the words of the Most Compassionate Lord were recited to them, they fell down in prostration, weeping.
These were the Prophets from the offspring of Adam, from those who embarked with Noah and from the offspring of Abraham and Israel. God guided them and chose them for His favor. Whenever they would hear the revelations of the Beneficent God they would bow down in prostration with tears.
These are they on whom Allah bestowed favors, from among the prophets of the seed of Adam, and of those whom We carried with Nuh, and of the seed of Ibrahim and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose; when the communications of the Beneficent Allah were recited to them, they fell down making obeisance and weeping.
These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping.
These are whom Allah has blessed among the Prophets from among the seed of Adam and of those whom We bore with Noah; the descendants ofAbraham, of Israel, and of those whom We have guided and chose. For when the verses of the Merciful were recited to them, they fell down prostrate, weeping.
These are some of the prophets God has blessed, from the descendants of Adam, and from those We carried with Noah, and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and from those We guided and selected. Whenever the revelations of the Most Gracious are recited to them, they would fall down, prostrating and weeping.
These are the ones whom God has favoured: the prophets from among the descendants of Adam and of those whom We carried in the Ark with Noah; the descendants of Abraham, of Israel, and of those whom We have guided and chosen. For when the revelations of the Merciful were recited to them, they fell down, prostrating themselves and weeping.
Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears.
And after them came the unworthy successors who squandered prayer and pursued their own desires, so they will soon encounter the forest of Gai in hell.
Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salat (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salat (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times, etc.] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell.
Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception.
But they were succeeded by generations who lost the prayers and followed their appetites. They will meet perdition.
barring those who repent, believe, and act righteously. Such will enter paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.
Except (one) who repented and believed and did good (deeds). Then those will enter Paradise and not they will be wronged (in) anything.
Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and work righteousness. Such will enter Paradise and they will not be wronged in aught.
except those who repent and believe and act righteously. Such shall enter Paradise and shall not be wronged at all.
but those among them who repent and become righteously striving believers will be admitted to the gardens without experiencing any injustice.
except he who repents and believes and does good works; those shall be admitted to Paradise and shall not be wronged in any way.
Except for those who repent, and believe, and act righteously. These will enter Paradise, and will not be wronged in the least.
except for those who repent and believe and do good deeds. These will enter Heaven, and they will not be wronged in the least.
In the gardens of Eden promised by Ar-Rahman to His creatures in the unknown (future). Verily His promise will come to pass.
Gardens of Eden promised by the All-beneficent to His servants, [while they were still] unseen. Indeed His promise is bound to come to pass.
Everlasting Gardens of Eden, which the Most Gracious has promised to His bondmen in the unseen; indeed His promise will come.
Gardens of Eden that the All-merciful promised His servants in the Unseen; His promise is ever performed.
Gardens (of) Eden, which promised the Most Gracious (to) His slaves in the unseen. Indeed, [it] is His promise sure to come.
(They will enter) 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which the Most Beneficent (Allah) has promised to His slaves in the unseen: Verily! His Promise must come to pass.
Theirs shall be everlasting Gardens which the Most Compassionate Lord has promised His servants in a realm which is beyond the ken of perception. Surely His promise shall he fulfilled.
They will be admitted to the garden of Eden which is the unseen promise of the Beneficent God to His servants. The promise of God will certainly come true.
The gardens of perpetuity which the Beneficent Allah has promised to His servants while unseen; surely His promise shall come to pass.
(They shall enter the) Gardens of Eden, which the Merciful has promised His worshipers in the Unseen. Indeed, His promise shall come.
The Gardens of Eden, promised by the Most Merciful to His servants in the Unseen. His promise will certainly come true.
Theirs shall be the Gardens of Eden, which the All Merciful has promised to His servants without their having seen them, and most surely His promise shall be fulfilled.
Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass.
They will hear no vain talk there, but only salutations of peace, and they will have their sustenance morning and evening."
Therein they will not hear vain talk, but only 'Peace!' Therein they will have their provision morning and evening.
They will not hear any lewd talk in it, but only Peace; and in it for them is sustenance, every morning and evening.
There they shall hear no idle talk, but only 'Peace.' There they shall have their provision at dawn and evening.
Not they will hear therein vain talk but peace. And for them (is) their provision therein, morning and evening.
They shall not hear therein (in Paradise) any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), but only Salam (salutations of peace). And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and afternoon. [See (V. 40:55)].
They shall not hear in it anything vain; they shall hear only what is good; and they shall have their provision in it, morning and evening.
They will not hear therein any meaningless words. They will be greeted (by the angels) with "Peace be with you," and they will receive their sustenance both in the mornings and evenings.
They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, but only: Peace, and they shall have their sustenance therein morning and evening.
They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening.
There, they shall hear no idle talk, but only peace. And there they shall be given their provision at dawn and at the evening.
They will hear no nonsense therein, but only peace. And they will have their provision therein, morning and evening.
They will not hear therein anything vain, only greetings of peace. They will receive their provision there morning and evening.
They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening.
This is the Paradise those of Our creatures will inherit who take heed and fear the displeasure of God.
This is the paradise We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are Godwary.
It is the Paradise that We will bequeath to those among Our bondmen who remain pious.
That is Paradise which We shall give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who are godfearing.
This (is) Paradise, which We give (as) inheritance [of] (to) Our slaves (the one) who is righteous.
Such is the Paradise which We shall give as an inheritance to those of Our slaves who have been Al-Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - See V. 2:2).
Such is the Paradise which We shall cause those of Our servants who have been God-fearing to inherit.
Such are the gardens which We will give to Our God-fearing servants as their inherited property.
This is the garden which We cause those of Our servants to inherit who guard (against evil).
Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit.
That is the Paradise which We shall give the cautious worshipers to inherit.
That is Paradise, which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing of Allah.
Such is Paradise which We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are devout.
That is the Garden which We will grant to those of Our servants who have been God-fearing.
Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against Evil.


Greg Mello, co-founder of the Los Alamos Study Group, has served as its Executive Director since 1989, leading its program of policy research, environmental analysis, congressional education and lobbying, community organizing, litigation, advertising, and the nuts and bolts of running a small nonprofit. Educated as an engineer at Harvey Mudd College and regional planner at Harvard, he led the first environmental enforcement at Los Alamos National Laboratory while working as a hydrogeologist with the New Mexico Environment Department before establishing the Study Group. In 2002 Greg was a Visiting Research Fellow at Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security. Greg's research, analysis, and opinions have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Issues in Science and Technology, in the New Mexico press, and elsewhere.