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Safe for Swimming
75% of Irish beaches 'excellent' for swimming - EPA
Six beaches failed to meet the legally required minimum standard
For the third year in a row three-quarters of Ireland's designated bathing waters have been classified as excellent by the Environmental Protection Agency in its annual report.
One hundred and thirty beaches were deemed excellent, good or of satisfactory standard. However six failed to meet the legally required minimum standard.
Three of the six were in Dublin at Merrion Strand, Loughshinny, and Portrane and three in Galway at Clifden, Trá na Forbacha, and Ballyloughane.
Sewage and drainage misconnections, as well as septic tank discharges, contamination with dog and seagull faeces, and river inputs were the causes of the failures.
Dublin and Galway local authorities are now obliged to advise the public not to swim at those locations this summer.
The Environmental Protection Agency said the public can help by taking their rubbish home from the beach, and bagging dog poo rather than burying it in the sand.
140 beaches are continually tested by the EPA for bugs that can cause a sick stomach, a respiratory illness, or swimmers itch.
The EU sets the standards and the tests are twice as strict as they used to be.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, EPA Senior Scientific Officer Peter Webster said there are still 43 areas of concern from around the coastline where raw sewage is pouring into the sea.
He said, fortunately, not many of them are near identified beaches, with the possible exception of Youghal.
Mr Webster said the intention of Irish Water is to spend around €350 million between now and 2020 to address issues.
Labels: Beaches, Clean Water, Contamination, EPA
Eat 'Real Food' and Walk
Experts Criticised for Saturated Fat Claim
The authors said 'the conceptual model of dietary saturated fat clogging a pipe is just plain wrong'
Heart experts have been criticised for claiming it is "plain wrong" to believe that saturated fat clogs up arteries.
Three specialists argued that eating "real food", taking exercise and reducing stress are better ways to stave off heart disease than cutting out dietary saturated fat.
Writing in a respected journal, they maintained that inflammation is the chief threat to arteries and there is little evidence linking saturated fat consumption with heart disease, diabetes and premature death.
But the editorial, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, attracted scathing criticism for being "simplistic", "muddled" and "misleading".
The authors, led by Dr Aseem Malhotra, from Lister Hospital, Stevenage, wrote: "Despite popular belief among doctors and the public, the conceptual model of dietary saturated fat clogging a pipe is just plain wrong."
Dr Malhotra and colleagues Professor Rita Redberg, from the University of California at San Francisco, and Pascal Meier from University Hospital Geneva in Switzerland and University College London, cited a "landmark" review of evidence that appeared to exonerate saturated fat.
They said relative levels of "good" cholesterol, or high density lipoprotein (HDL), were a better predictor of heart disease risk than levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as "bad" cholesterol.
High consumption of foods rich in saturated fat such as butter, cakes and fatty meat has been shown to increase blood levels of LDL.
The experts wrote: "It is time to shift the public health message in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease away from measuring serum lipids (blood fats) and reducing dietary saturated fat.
"Coronary artery disease is a chronic inflammatory disease and it can be reduced effectively by walking 22 minutes a day and eating real food."
They pointed out that in clinical trials widening narrow arteries with stents, stainless steel mesh devices, failed to reduce the risk of heart attacks.
Dr Aseem spelled out a similar message in another opinion piece published in the British Medical Journal in 2013.
However the authors found an ally in Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher, head of the school of health sciences at the University of Ulster, who described the editorial as "the best dietary and exercise advice I have read in recent years".
She added: "Walking 22 minutes a day and eating real food. This is an excellent public health message; the modern idea of a healthy diet where we eat low-fat and low-calorie foods is simply not a healthy option."
Labels: Coronary Artery Disease, Exercise, Fat Consumption, Real Food
Blood Test to Detect Cancer
'Exciting' blood test spots cancer a year early.
Doctors have spotted cancer coming back up to a year before normal scans in an "exciting" discovery.
The UK team was able to scour the blood for signs of cancer while it was just a tiny cluster of cells invisible to X-ray or CT scans.
It should allow doctors to hit the tumour earlier and increase the chances of a cure.
They also have new ideas for drugs after finding how unstable DNA fuels rampant cancer development.
The research project was on lung cancer, but the processes studied are so fundamental that they should apply across all cancer types.
Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of tumour and the point of the study is to track how it can "evolve" into a killer that spreads through the body.
In order to test for cancer coming back, doctors need to know what to look for.
In the trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, samples were taken from the lung tumour when it was removed during surgery.
A team at the Francis Crick Institute, in London, then analysed the tumour's defective DNA to build up a genetic fingerprint of each patient's cancer.
Then blood tests were taken every three months after the surgery to see if tiny traces of cancer DNA re-emerged.
The results, outlined in the journal Nature, showed cancer recurrence could be detected up to a year before any other method available to medicine.
The tumours are thought to have a volume of just 0.3 cubic millimetres when the blood test catches them.
Labels: Blood Test, Cancer Research, Early Detection
Health Survey - BURNOUT!
One in three hospital doctors have experienced burnout, according to a new survey.
The National Study of Wellbeing of Hospital Doctors in Ireland, published today, also found up to 10% reported severe to extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress.
This is despite the finding that over 70% of doctors are strongly motivated to practice medicine.
Four out of five doctors reported going to work at times, when they were ill or injured.
The same proportion reported significant work stress and felt the effort put into their work, exceeded the rewards gained.
The study found that, on average, doctors worked 57 hours a week and just 20% said they had enough time for family and personal life.
The research study was led by Dr Blánaid Hayes, Dean of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
Her study, which was launched in 2014, surveyed hospital doctors in Ireland at trainee and consultant level across all specialties. It aimed to explore the topics of lifestyle behaviours, personal well-being and workplace well-being.
The findings were positive in some areas such as the very high number of doctors (over 70%) who expressed a strong desire to practise medicine and eight in ten reporting good or better overall health and general quality of life.
It found 80% reported less than optimal levels of physical activity, one in ten drank alcohol to excess occasionally and 10% smoked.
Commenting on her research, Dr Hayes said that she sees many front line health professionals at her practice who require care and support. "This study has addressed a gap in the knowledge-base on the health and well-being of hospital doctors in this country, including the challenges posed by stress and mental ill health.
"As an occupational physician, I know first-hand that this is a problem because I see it in my practice and I hear it from my colleagues in other hospitals too.
"Front line healthcare workers and clinicians are presenting with mood disorders and stress-related conditions which are at least in part related to working conditions including staff shortages."
Labels: Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI, Stress, Survey, Wellbeing
St. Vincent's it is
New maternity hospital will provide standard of care expected by women - Taoiseach
Artist's impression of new National Maternity Hospital at St Vincent's
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said agreement on the new National Maternity Hospital will conclude in the next number of weeks and the hospital will provide the standard of care women are entitled to expect in this day and age.
Mr Kenny said if issues arise that mean women need hospital treatment "it will be on the campus of St Vincent's".
"What we want to do is put in place a legally waterproof situation where it will be perfectly clear for everybody that what's at stake here is proper world class facilities for expectant mothers and pregnant women," he said.
The Taoiseach added that the breathing space requested by Minister for Health Simon Harris on the issue has been given to him.
Former master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Peter Boylan resigned with immediate effect from its board yesterday morning.
Mr Kenny said the decision by Dr Boylan to resign from the board is one for himself.
Labels: National Maternity Hospital, Standard of Care, World Class Facilities
European Medicines New HQ
Europe's drugmakers pushed for a decision as early as June on the new location for the headquarters of the bloc's medicines watchdog.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is due to relocate from London after Britain's decision to leave the EU.
The EMA, employing nearly 900 staff, acts as a one-stop-shop for approving new treatments and monitoring the safety of drugs and veterinary products across the region.
The new location will be decided by the EU's heads of state, whose next meeting as the European Council is scheduled for June 22-23.
"The Council's deliberations on the agency's future location need to be conducted on the basis of very essential criteria and put for decision as early on as possible, preferably at its meeting in June this year," European pharma lobby group, EFPIA said in a statement.
The statement was signed by 19 top executives at member companies including Pfizer, Novartis, Sanofi and Roche.
The European Medicines Agency is due to relocate from
London, after Britain's decision to leave the EU
The industry warned that getting it wrong could impact the region's high level of public health.
"Were a rapid resolution on the future location of the EMA not to materialise, or if the future seat of the European Medicines Agency were to fail in terms of establishing its minimum prerequisites, the quality of its work and the future of the European Medicines Regulatory Network would be placed in jeopardy," the statement said.
EMA's executive director Guido Rasi earlier this month also called for a decision in June and for a carefully planned relocation so as not to disrupt the body's work.
The EMA, the largest EU body in Britain, has been based in London since its birth in 1995 and it moved into new premises in Canary Wharf on a 25-year lease less than three years ago.
No fewer than 21 EU member states have expressed their interest in hosting the EMA, including Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, France and Poland.
The new location would have to offer sufficient transport infrastructure and accommodation for EMA staff and its tens of thousands of annual visitors and quality housing, schools and employment opportunities for spouses and family to retain its staff.
Labels: EFPIA, European Medicines Agency (EMA), Regulatory Network
Cycling to Work - Research
Cycling to work, cuts the risk of developing heart disease and cancer by almost half, research suggests.
Walking to work is also good for you, although it does not offer the same benefits as taking a bike, experts from the University of Glasgow found.
The new study on 264,337 people, 52% of whom were women, found cycling to work is linked to a 45% lower risk of developing cancer and a 46% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, compared to driving to work or taking public transport.
Overall, cyclists had a 41% lower risk of premature death from any cause.
The study also found some health benefits,
if people cycled part of their journey
Walking to work was also associated with a 27% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and a 36% lower risk of dying from it.
But there was no link with a lower risk of cancer or dying early from any cause in walkers, the study found.
People who preferred to stroll to work also had to walk for two hours a week in total to see health benefits, at an average speed of three miles per hour.
Experts behind the study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), said the lower benefits seen for walking compared to cycling could be down to several factors.
These include the fact cyclists covered longer distances in their commutes than the walkers, cycling is a higher intensity exercise and cyclists were generally more fit.
Dr Carlos Celis-Morales, from the University of Glasgow, said: "Walking to work was associated with lower risk of heart disease, but unlike cycling was not associated with a significantly lower risk of cancer or overall death.
"This may be because walkers commuted shorter distances than cyclists, typically six miles per week, compared with 30 miles per week, and walking is generally a lower intensity of exercise than cycling."
The study also found some health benefits if people cycled part of their journey and took public transport or drove the rest of the way.
The people taking part in the research were aged 52 on average at the start of the study and were followed for five years.
About 2,430 people died during the study period, with 496 deaths related to cardiovascular disease, which covers all diseases of the heart and circulation, and 1,126 deaths from cancer.
Overall, 3,748 people developed cancer over the five years, and 1,110 had an event related to cardiovascular disease, such as a heart attack or stroke.
Labels: BMJ, Cycling, Health, Heart disease, University of Glasgow, Walking
New National Maternity Hospital
The Master of the National Maternity Hospital has said that the agreement reached for locating the new maternity hospital at St Vincent's is unequivocal, that the hospital will be entirely independent, and that that is written down in black and white.
Dr. Rhona Mahony said the ethos of the hospital will be clinical excellence and that contraception, IVF services, and abortions will be carried out when necessary.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dr. Mahony stressed that nuns will not be involved in the operation or running of the hospital.
She said the fundamental principle during the mediation process for the National Maternity Hospital, currently based in Holles Street, was that it would retain its independence and autonomy.
It was important to locate the hospital on the St. Vincent's campus, because they want patients to have access to wide range of services available there, Dr. Mahony added.
Dr. Rhona Mahony said the ownership of the hospital is a technical detail
The St Vincent's Healthcare Group, owned by the Sisters of Charity, will own the €300m building.
Dr. Mahony said the ownership is a technical detail.
She said that abortions will be carried out, without hesitation, if needed to save a woman's life.
Asked if a woman wants to be sterilised, out of personal need, Dr. Mahony said it will be done.
She said the new maternity hospital will not be practising in St Vincent's Hospital, but on the campus. This, she said, was in the agreement and there is no doubt about this.
Labels: Abortions, Contraception, IVF, National Maternity Hospital, Sterilization
Pie in the Sky
The Irish Medical Organisation has said most doctors would see free GP care for all in five years as pie in the sky, unless it is properly costed.
Speaking at the union's annual conference in Galway, IMO President Dr John Duddy said it would be disappointing if the final report of the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare does not provide costings and the funding system on the proposal.
Dr Duddy said that in principle the idea of free GP care for all is a good one.
But who would pay for it was the big issue, whether through general taxation, a health levy, or an increase health insurance premiums.
Dr Duddy said the cost would certainly be a seven-figure sum.
Meanwhile, the IMO has said the talks on a new GP contract, which have started with the Government, will be a long process.
The union said it involves a complex change to a contract first established in 1970.
Dr Duddy said it would be nice to have a timescale for the negotiations, but they should not be limited either.
The union has today called for a major investment in the health system to end emergency department overcrowding and long waiting lists, especially given the rise in the population shown by recent census data.
Minister for Health Simon Harris will address the two-day conference tomorrow.
Labels: Free GP Care, Future of Healthcare, IMO Conference
European Immunisation Week
Vaccine complacency could cost lives in Ireland, as Europe sees large measles outbreaks, and related deaths.
Complacency in relation to vaccines could cause deaths in Ireland as large measles outbreaks and related deaths take place in Europe, warned the HSE today, Monday April 24th.
Many European countries are reporting measles outbreaks - over 4000 cases and 18 measles related deaths have been reported in Romania in the past six months, according to the Head of the HSE National Immunisation Office, Dr Brenda Corcoran.
"Other countries with recent measles outbreaks include, Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium. An outbreak involving 40 cases occurred in Ireland as recently as 2016.
"Measles is one of the most infectious diseases. It is spread by coughing and sneezing, and by close contact with an infected individual. With today's travel patterns, no person or country is beyond the reach of the measles virus.
"The only protection against measles is the MMR vaccine. Two doses of MMR vaccine (at 12 months and 4-5 years of age) are required to be fully vaccinated. While uptake in Ireland has remained steady at around 92%, we need to increase uptake rates to the target of 95% to make sure that measles does not circulate here. This is important for everybody but is particularly vital to protect young babies as they cannot receive the MMR vaccine until they are 12 months old so they are vulnerable to complications, including death if they are exposed to measles infection.
"MMR vaccine along with many other vaccines saves lives and protects against serious illness. Due to good vaccine uptake, we have thankfully not seen outbreaks of other infectious diseases in Ireland that we witnessed in the past but we must not let complacency creep in. We have seen a recent fall in the uptake of HPV vaccine because of unsubstantiated safety concerns. This serves as a reminder that on-going efforts are required to reach and maintain high vaccine uptake levels. The theme for this year's European Immunisation Week is "Vaccines Work" and we must continue to remind ourselves that vaccines are a simple, effective and safe way to save lives and prevent serious illness", said Dr Corcoran.
For further information visit www.immunisation.ie.
Labels: European Immunisation Week, HPV Vaccine, Infants, Infectious Diseases, Measles, MMR Vaccine
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Goosen, Furyk tied for lead in Tampa
Retief Goosen was about ready to give up.
His lower back was in so much pain that he decided to withdraw next week from Bay Hill so he could get treatment. A double bogey late in his round knocked him nine spots down the leaderboard, which he figured was the end of his hopes to get into the Masters.
One day later, everything changed.
Goosen ran off three straight birdies on the back nine and closed with a tough par from the fairway bunker on the 18th hole Saturday for a 6-under 65 that put him atop the leaderboard with Jim Furyk in the Transitions Championship.
Goosen is No. 52 in the world ranking, and he has to be in the top 50 after next week to avoid missing Augusta National — along with St. Andrews, his favorite course — for the first time since 1999.
Or he can avoid the math and just win the tournament, which comes with an automatic invitation.
Those prospects looked dim when he decided Friday to pull out of Bay Hill, and arranged for a protein injection in Virginia on Wednesday. Suddenly, the final round is packed with significance.
"Maybe I'm fighting for that last spot in Augusta," he said.
Either way, it figures to be quite a battle.
Furyk, determined to overcome an atrocious season in 2011, surged into the lead with a 6-iron that covered the flag on the par-3 15th hole and settled 3 feet away for a birdie. He fell back into a tie on the 18th hole with a three-putt bogey up a steep ridge. That gave him a 66.
Furyk and Goosen, former U.S. Open champions who have won before at Innisbrook, were at 11-under 202.
"I made some birdies out of the rough today, and was able to knock some putts in and keep the round going," Furyk said. "I played very patient, and when I struggled — no putts were going in — I didn't let it bother me."
Furyk was tied for the lead with Sang-moon Bae, the South Korean rookie who lost in the quarterfinals of the Match Play Championship to Rory McIlroy.
Bae escaped with a par on the par-5 14th after his 3-wood found the water by making an 18-foot putt. He wasn't so fortunate on the 16th, however. He drove left into the trees to protect against water running down the right side of the hole. He pitched out to the fairway into the rough, flew the green and three-putted for a triple bogey.
He had at least made birdie on the 17th, and wound up with a 68.
Bae was one shot behind, along with Jason Dufner, who struggled to a 71 and hopes is worst round is out of the way as he tries to win for the first time on the PGA Tour.
Dufner tends to see the glass half-full. Even though he made three straight bogeys to lose a five-shot lead in the final hour of the PGA Championship, he thinks about the tough par he made on the 18th to at least get into a playoff that he lost to Keegan Bradley.
And even though Dufner's bogey-free streak ended Saturday on a par 5, he walked off the Copperhead Course realizing that he was only one shot behind, very much in the hunt.
"Anything can happen with as many people bunched up like that," he said.
Goosen started the third round five shots out of the lead and finished atop the leaderboard. There were 28 players separated by five shots going into the final round Sunday.
Ernie Els, who likely would need to win to get into the Masters, had a 68 and was only three shots behind. So was Luke Donald, who can return to No. 1 in the world by winning at Innisbrook.
Harrington has been dropping shots since his course-record 61 on Thursday. He had a 72, yet still was only four behind.
The mystery, however, is Goosen.
He has a bulging disk and a degenerating disk in his lower back, which forced him to miss two majors last year. Kicking a soccer ball with his son last month caused it to flare up again, and the pain has been getting worse. What has saved the South African this week is the warm weather, and a few adjustments in his stance to help get through the ball.
"It's not good," Goosen said.
He plans to get a protein injection in his disks on Wednesday in Virginia, similar to the treatment that Vijay Singh and Fred Couples have received in Germany. Goosen's pain was so bad last year that his left leg went numb when he stooped over, and he started to put 90 percent of his weight on the right side.
He has lost length off the tee, which isn't as big of a factor at Innisbrook. He atoned for that with his putting, which has carried him two a pair of U.S. Open titles over the years.
"The last three weeks, it's really just started getting bad again," Goosen said. "So hopefully, I'll be ready to get going again after the Masters — or maybe the Masters, if I play well tomorrow."
Furyk won the Transitions two years ago, part of a big year that ended with a $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup. He hasn't won since then, and Furyk said he had no one to blame but himself for falling out of the top 50.
He couldn't wait for last year to end, though it finally did on a happy note. He shot 69 the last day at Sherwood for a tie for sixth, earning just enough points that he finished the year at No. 50 by two-hundredths of a point. That at least made him eligible for the Masters, though Furyk hasn't had to worry about qualifying for majors for some 10 years.
His long offseason — Furyk didn't return until Pebble Beach — allowed him to clear his head, and he also sorted out some equipment.
"My results probably don't look good on paper, but I feel good about the way I'm playing," Furyk said. "I've been playing much better golf this year than I was last year."
DIVOTS: Stewart Cink had a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth, notable in that he said he also made an ace on the same hole 10 years ago ... Nine of the 20 players separated by four shots going into the final round are not eligible for the Masters. A win comes with an automatic invitation. The group includes Chris DiMarco and former PGA champion Shaun Micheel.

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For supply chain communications we utilize EDI/EZ-ISM, ETC. We also utilize ISM (integrated supplier management). Our ISO certified process includes ASN's Advanced Shipping Notice, currently available and functioning through EDI exchange (Electronic Data Interface). ERS (Electronic Receipt Settlements) and EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) are also implemented and functioning.
Molon Motor and Coil Corporation maintains product release programs resulting in superior logistics management.
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Molon Motor and Coil has adopted a dock-to-stock philosophy. Meaning that our commitment to manufacturing gearmotors for our customers motivates us to remain one step ahead. This ensures that quality is never compromised and that deadlines are always met.


Conley Lowrance began writing poetry after an aborted career in punk rock. His interest in lyrics and subculture literature eventually led him to the University of Virginia's poetry writing program where he received his BA in 2012. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in publications put out by Tupelo Press, Columbia Journal, Underwater New York, The Glasgow Review of Books, and Counterexample Poetics, among others.
Currently, he is exploring the intersection of Surrealist poetry and detective fiction while working at Columbia University's Heyman Center for the Humanities and Society of Fellows. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and four cats. Follow him @ConleyLowrance.


A carpenter from Essex hopes to contribute to Shakespeare's legacy and become Stratford's 'Spiritual bard.' Shakespeare coined many phrases which resonate in the secular world. In the Church of England particularly, the King James Bible, the Book of Common Prayer and the Hymn Book extolled spiritual phrases which resonate in our devotions to Almighty God. These three books are now given a complete new upgrade called a Dual Bible and a Dual Liturgy and Songs of faith respectively, to sustain the legacy of these three distinguished books, to compliment Shakespeare's immense repertoire.
European Union and the United States to inspire the United Nations with a Nation Buidling agenda.
Providence enabled the biblical Joseph to interpret the trauma which Egypt faced would be the very route by which under Pharaoh's authority and his Government, Joseph would implement environmental and economic measures. This resulted in Egypt becoming a biblical superpower, with sufficient economic and political stability to assist other neighbouring nations. Joseph's close relationship with the Lord God, was the source of his legacy of successful Nation Building. Indeed, such is his stature that his lineage begun with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, would conclude when Almighty God turned this chosen family through Joseph into the Nation of Israel.
A true 21st century Joseph 77 must possess a template which reflects the above scenario in which providence will precipitate him from obscurity to stand before the Queen and Parliament to convince the British people that Brexit and the recent American Presidential Election with their relative trauma will also be the very route in which his responsible vision of the European Union and the United States will inspire the United Nations with an agenda of Nation Building, a 21st century legacy: and in the process also define the United Kingdom into a new Greater Britain.


It's snowing again. It's not entirely snow. It's kind of a snow/ rain mix.
The cows have slowed their eating. With the milder temperatures, they are back into their usual eating patterns~ about a bale a day each instead of almost two bales a day per cow.
We even have a whole week of above freezing temperatures in the forecast. That means spring is coming albeit slowly. Yippee!
So these warmish days and below freezing temperatures at night will hopefully diminish the snow pack a bit at a time. Plus, I think we are supposed to have a nice breeze out of the south.
I've seen some thaws come all at once. One hot day makes for quick snow melt. And if the ground below the snow is still frozen, there is no place for the run off to go. Standing water in pastures; water streaming into streets and country lanes and overwhelming city sewers and trickling into basements. It's a huge mess.
Those types of spring thaws make for unhappy folks.
Rhett is back to his frisky self. He has made a full recovery. Rachael has, too.
Today's count: 8 eggs! Yippee!!!
What's for supper: Scalloped ham and potatoes and green beans with sauteed onions and mushrooms.
Weather: Scattered snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.
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I love the picture of the frost on the nail or post at the beginning of this post. It is lovely, although very cold, I'm sure.
Brrrr. You'd think a person would get used to this cold after a few years~ but I'm a baby. This is a picture of one of those metal grounding posts that you use for your electric fencing. You can kinda tell which side the sun shines on it~ when it shines. 🙂 Thanks for visiting! Come back anytime!
I live in Oregon. It rarely snows here in my part of Oregon. Except this year. We've had quite a bit. I'm tired of it with the small amount (comparatively) that we have had. So, if you are in a snowy place…….Yikes!
ohmygoodness! The snow this year has been epic! I. Am. So. Done!
Where in Oregon are y'all?
Oh yes- the Willamette. It has a reputation for being the Garden of Eden even around here 🙂 I'm jealous! You can probably grow ANYTHING you want!
I'm hoping so, since our garden is so much smaller than the old one was–so I'm hoping for a huge crop from every inch!


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President & CEO, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
Ms. Linda Lee's commitment to helping others and leading to sustainable change in the Korean community makes her an unsung hero. She devotes more time and energy during COVID-19 to ensure her staff stays connected, working towards a more efficient and sustainable organization that supports hundreds of families in various programs. Ms. Lee's dedication and caring extend to other areas of her life, as a mother of two and as a visionary trying to enact change at the city level as she runs for city council. In her campaign, she says, "I believe who we are as a community is defined by how we take care of those who paved the way for us and how we invest in improving the quality of life for future generations."
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I leave on Sunday for a month in Ghana, West Africa!
Four weeks solidly outside my comfort zone but I'm (mostly) ready to drink in fresh imagery, colors and wild adventures. I leave a half done piece on my design wall and many half formed art ideas in my head. How will this immersive experience shake up all those notions and expand my visual vocabulary? I hope quite a bit!
There is a tremendous amount of fiber and non fiber related art in Ghana and I intend to explore it all!
My goal is to stay open and flexible (not my strong suit!).
I'll report back in a month!
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Have a wonderful trip…..can't wait to hear all about it.


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Potential 2024 GOP candidates warn US influencers taking money from China: You're 'condoning' genocide
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Several potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates warned U.S. influencers taking money from China to promote the Beijing Olympics that they are "condoning" genocide.
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, as well as Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, cautioned social media stars against taking the People's Republic of China's paycheck to promote the diplomatically boycotted 2022 Winter Olympics in China.
Haley said that Americans should make note of the people who do take the communist nation's money to promote the games and decried anyone taking money from China as ignoring the ongoing genocide against Uyghur Muslims in the country.
REPUBLICANS BLAST BIDEN 'DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT' OF OLYMPICS AS TOO MEAGER
"Americans should take the names of any celebrity or influencer being paid by the Chinese government to promote the Olympics," Haley told Fox News in a Thursday statement.
"To put it plainly, anyone who's receiving a paycheck from President Xi is turning a blind eye to human rights and condoning the genocide of millions of Uyghurs," she continued.
Cruz told Fox News that the world is paying attention to the atrocities in Xinjiang, regardless of the stream of propaganda coming out of Beijing.
"No amount of propaganda on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party will distract from the fact the CCP is engaged in an ongoing genocide and is guilty of a multitude of human rights abuses," Cruz said in a statement.
HOUSE PASSES MEASURES TO CONDEMN AND PUNISH CHINA OVER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST UIGHURS
The Republicans' comments came after a report from the Washington Free Beacon earlier this week about the communist government of China's plan to pay influencers to promote the Olympic Games from which the U.S., Australia and Canada have pulled their diplomatic delegations.
The report cited disclosures that were filed with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) showing that the Chinese consulate in New York City paid a New Jersey-based public relations firm $300,000 to hire popular Instagram, TikTok and Twitch users to promote the Olympics and China-U.S. relations.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-AR, questions U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS
Cotton told Fox News that he is not surprised by the Chinese Communist Party's plan to pay off online celebrities and advised those who take the money to read up on the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
"The Chinese Communist Party regularly infiltrates American universities and corporations—it's no surprise that they're attempting to bribe 'influencers' to spread propaganda," Cotton told Fox News in a Thursday email. "I would encourage any influencer cozying up to the CCP to familiarize themselves with the Foreign Agents Registration Act."
Republicans have argued that the Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics does not go far enough, with Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., saying the games should be pulled from China entirely.
"What President Biden should do is insist that the International Olympic Committee move the Olympics from Beijing. The United States should lead the world in protecting not only our own athletes, but all athletes from the malign behavior of the Chinese Communist Party as evidenced by the recent disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai," Hagerty said earlier this month.
Although three years out, Cotton, Cruz and Haley have all been floated as potential challengers to President Biden for the White House.
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The Taming of the Shrew, trans and dir Jack Nieborg @ Shakespeare Theater Diever, The Netherlands, 2017Comedy
The Taming of the Shrew, translated and directed by Jack Nieborg, Shakespeare Theater Diever, The Netherlands, 26 August 2017.
Reviewed by Paul Franssen, Utrecht University
Kate delivers her speech on wifely duties, watched by a contented Petruccio. Photograph © Koen Timmerman.
The annual open-air Shakespeare production at Diever, staged by amateurs, seems to be drawing bigger crowds every year. This year's production of The Taming of the Shrew makes it clear why: Shakespeare is made accessible to a fairly wide audience, and made to speak to current concerns. These aims are sometimes difficult to reconcile with strict fidelity to Shakespeare's text, which is therefore translated rather loosely, with many interpolations. Nevertheless, this year's Shrew did address themes that, arguably, are at the centre of Shakespeare's play, namely gender roles and sexism. It did so by exploiting the play's farcical potential to the full.
Unlike most amateur theatre, Diever is often very adventurous where style is concerned. This Shrew was in modern dress, and also the set looked very abstract, almost modernist. The narrow, stretched-out stage that divided the auditorium into two equal halves was dominated by three outlines of houses, consisting of orange metal frames. By an ingenious system, these house frames could be moved up and down the stage, and slid inside each other like Chinese boxes. Apart from an interior setting, the beams could be made to represent a forest through lighting effects. Otherwise, the stage was bare save for fences around the four trapdoors in the floor, which allowed characters to quickly exit and enter from below stage, allowing for plenty of farcical hustle and bustle.
The housing frames sliding into each other were also a visual equivalent of the structure of the play-within-the-play, which was retained in this production and even expanded: at the end, as in the anonymous play known as A Shrew, Christopher Sly was taken out of the experience of the play-within-the-play again, in which he himself was revealed to be acting the role of Hortensio's widow, when his wife came on-stage to collect him. Meekly, Sly followed her back to the camping where they were spending their holidays. Unlike Shakespeare's play, this adaptation never allowed us to forget Sly for long: he regularly interfered with the show, protesting every time a character was about to sing, which he hated, or asking the players for some money to go and buy himself a beer.
As this suggests, we were never allowed to forget that this was just a play, not actual reality. As in a Brecht production, actors changed their costumes in full view of the audience, and those characters of the play-within-the-play who dressed up as someone else (which can be quite confusing for audiences) were marked out by wearing long liars' noses like Pinocchio. Most strikingly, the Lord of the induction announced that the two chief actors had each learned both parts, and did not yet know which role they were to play tonight. This was to be determined by a kind of Wheel of Fortune, with a figure of a bride and groom mounted on it on opposite sides; a member of the audience was asked to give the wheel a twist, and this decided whether Katherina was to be played by a woman, Petruccio by a man, or the reverse. This was not a hoax, for although on this particular evening there was no switch of gender, on other nights there was; and the actors really did not know which part would be theirs on any specific night.
This clever gimmick of course hinted at the arbitrariness and cultural conditioning underlying gender roles. This theme was further worked out in the costuming: Bianca predictably wore a pink girlish dress, and Petruccio a suit of baby blue. Most of the other, older men were in suits of darker blue, though Lucentio was tellingly dressed in pink, perhaps suggesting that he was not a real man. Kate, by contrast, wore a business woman's leather two-piece suit of flaming orange, with pronounced masculine shoulders. Behaviour, too, was shown to be a matter of conditioning, not nature, as when Bianca burst into tears after being mistreated by her sister, but forgot to cry when her father turned away from her. Once married to Lucentio, she also turned on the waterworks when he did not do as she pleased. Kate, of course, was far more straightforward and honest in her battle of the sexes. She was baffled by the undisguised sexism of Petruccio, which was made even cruder by the translation. Petruccio was, perhaps, the most puzzling character: at times, he did gain the audience's sympathy, but lost it again with his relentless bullying, of Kate as well as his servants.
Gender difference and class difference went hand in hand. In a clever variation, Petruccio's domestic staff in 4.1 had been expanded from Grumio, Curtis, and "four or five servingmen" to a dozen servants all dressed and behaving alike, as if they were one organism. Terrified of their master, they moved in a jittery way, and sought protection by herding together. But when he demanded, "Who has prepared this food?" they extradited the culprit from their midst, glad of their own escape. He then ordered one of his servants to urinate on the food, to make it really inedible. The way a dozen characters could be bullied by a single loudmouth came across as very funny. When asked to help him off with his shoes, they formed a cue, all holding on to each other, reminiscent of the policemen in the old slapstick series of Comedy Capers.
The production's farcical nature made the theme of the abuse of women less urgent; yet, when Kate pronounced her set speech on the duties of a wife near the end, she struck a serious note. There was not a single sign of her being ironic in advocating meekness for women, yet several audience members were heard to laugh in disbelief at the extreme demands she made of women, even telling them (in Nieborg's translation) to always be sexually available to their husbands. Yet her speech was undercut when Sly's wife entered and demanded: "How much longer is this nonsense going to last?", to be answered, apologetically: "Oh, we are just putting on a little play"—which of course also ironised Kate's argument: that, too, was revealed to be part of a masculine fantasy. All it took was a strong woman like Mrs. Sly to release her weak husband from these illusions, and take him back to the reality of life on the camping.
The views expressed in this post are the author's own.
Reviewing Shakespeare is produced by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the University of Warwick to provide a searchable archive of independent reviews of worldwide Shakespearian performance.
Author: Paul Franssen
Paul Franssen (1955) teaches at the English Department of Utrecht University. His main research and teaching interests are Shakespeare and the early modern period, South African Literature, Jane Austen, and Oscar Wilde. He has co-edited a few books on Shakespearean matters, and is the author of Shakespeare's Literary Lives: The Author as Character in Fiction and Film (Cambridge University Press, 2016). www.cambridge.org/9781107125612
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A selected list of commissioners:
Orchestras: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, Saint Paul, Saarbrucken (Germany), Vienna (Philharmonic), Baltimore, National, Pacific Symphony, Boston, The MET Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic
Organizations: the American Music Theater Festival of Philadelphia, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Western Wind, Orpheus Chamber Players, Chamber Music Northwest, Aeolian Chamber Players, Carnegie Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Mendelssohn, Emerson, Guarneri, Johannes, and Pro Arte String Quartets, American Brass Quintet
Numerous soloists and chamber music groups worldwide
Recent premieres include:
Ann Arbor Saturday by Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra on September 15, 2018, in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Trombone Concerto [and orchestra] by Joseph Alessi, trombone, and the NY Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert on June 10, 2016, in New York, NY. The arrangement for band was premiered by Joseph Alessi and the University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble on April 23, 2018, in New York.
Millennium by Grant Park Festival Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar on Aug. 15, 2014, in Chicago, IL
Circus Overture by Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin on Aug. 8, 2014, at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA
Games and Challenges: Something Wonderful Right Away by Time for Three and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski conducting on May 31, 2013, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Ninth Symphony by Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra/Rice University, Larry Rachleff, conducting on Oct. 11, 2012, in Houston, TX - in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the school
Prometheus by Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale, Jeffrey Biegel, piano, Carl St. Clair conducting, in Costa Mesa, CA on Nov. 18, 2010. The recording on Naxos was released in Nov. 2015 and includes Bolcom's Canciones de Lorca.
Eighth Symphony on February 28, 29, Mar. 1, 2008 [Boston] and Mar. 3, 2008 [New York] by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus under the direction of James Levine
Canciones de Lorca with tenor Placido Domingo and the Pacific Symphony conducted by Carl St. Clair at the gala opening concert of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, Calif. on September 15, 2006. The recording on Naxos was released in Nov. 2015 and includes Bolcom's Prometheus.
Seventh Symphony: A Symphonic Concerto by The MET Orchestra conducted by James Levine at Carnegie Hall/New York on May 19, 2002; also performed by the Munich Philharmonic under Maestro Levine in early June 2003
Chamber Music and Keyboard
Horn Trio by Philip Ficsor, violin, Steven Gross, horn, and Constantine Finehouse, piano on September 20, 2018, in Denver
Suite No. 3 for Solo Violin by finalists in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis on September 7-10, 2018, in Indianapolis, Indiana
Quartettsatz by Detroit Chamber Winds ensemble on June 9, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Mich.
Dark Dreams that Will Not Disappear by Jacob Adams, viola and Angela Draghicescu, piano on April 29, 2018, in New York
Sextet: Vignettes by Chamber Music Northwest on July 4, 2017 in Portland, Oregon
String Quartet No. 12 – Fantasia notturna by Shanghai String Quartet on April 2, 2017, in Montclair, New Jersey
A Schumann Bouquet (arrangements by William Bolcom of six Schumann piano pieces) by PRISM Saxophone Quartet on March 26, 2016, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Vicarage Garden by Greg Hayes, harpsichordist on August 30, 2015, in Charlemont, MA
Fantasia da Chiesa by the American Brass Quintet and Douglas Reed, organist, on April 10, 2015, in Evansville, Ind.
Primer: Eight Studies for one piano, four hands by ZOFO (Keisuke Nakagoshi and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, pianists) on December 7, 2014, in San Francisco, CA
Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin by Gil Shaham on February 5, 2013, in Aspen, CO
Second Piano Quintet by the Pro Arte Quartet and pianist Christopher Taylor in Madison, Wis. on Mar. 24, 2012
Romanza, commissioned and premiered by the New Century Chamber Orchestra with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, in Berkeley, California on May 6, 2010
Octet: Double Quartet premiered by the Guarneri and Johannes Quartets at the University of Illinois/Champaign-Urbana on February 7, 2008
Ballade by pianist Ursula Oppens at Weill Hall, New York on January 21, 2008
Serenata Notturna, commissioned by The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society for, and premiered by, the Guarneri String Quartet and Richard Woodhams, oboe in Philadelphia on October 23, 2005
Vocal and Choral
Poemes libres de droits by Rayanne Dupuis, soprano and Guy Livingston, piano on June 6, 2018, in Paris
The Walrus and the Carpenter by Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano and Pei-Yao Wang, piano on February 11, 2018, in Milton, Mass.
Solace by The Hartt School Chorus, Edward Bolkovac, conductor, on May 2, 2013, in West Hartford, CT
The Jersey Side by soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Roger Vignoles on Nov. 28, 2012, in Wigmore Hall, London, England - to commemorate the 80th birthday of former Wigmore Hall Director William Lyne
Chestnuts [a song cycle] by soprano Emalie Savoy, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Dimitri Pittas, baritone Joshua Hopkins, and pianist Warren Jones on Jan. 19, 2012 in Zankel Hall, NY
The Hawthorn Tree by by mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle and members of the Orchestra of St. Luke's in New York on Oct. 20, 2010
Lady Liberty, commissioned and premiered simultaneously in Ann Arbor, Mich. by The Ann Arbor Vocal Arts Ensemble, Ben Cohen conducting and in Lexington, Mass. by The Master Singers of Lexington, Adam Grossman conducting, on May 9, 2009
A Song for St. Cecilia's Day for chorus and organ, commissioned by the University of Chicago to commemorate the restoration of the E. M. Skinner organ at Rockefeller Chapel/Chicago, premiered by organist Thomas Weisflog and several choruses on June 7, 2008
Four Piedmont Choruses, set to the poetry of North Carolina poet laureate, Kathryn Stripling Byer, with the Piedmont Chamber Singers conducted by William Osborne, premiered in Winston-Salem, NC on May 3, 2008
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band by Christopher Creviston, saxophone, and the Arizona State University Wind Orchestra conducted by Gary Hill in Tempe, Ariz. on Feb. 2, 2016
First Symphony for Band, commissioned by the Big Ten Directors Foundation, premiered by the University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock conducting, in Ann Arbor, Mich., on February 6, 2009
Opera and Stage Works
Dinner at Eight, a two-act opera based on the George Kaufmann/Edna Ferber play, with libretto by Mark Campbell, premiered at Minnesota Opera on Mar. 11, 2017. European premiere at Wexford Festival Opera, Ireland, David Agler, Music Director.
Feb. 6, 2016 - European premiere of McTeague, an opera (commissioned and premiered by Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1992), at the Musiktheater in Linz, Austria, with the Bruckner Orchester conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.
Lucrezia, a one-act comic opera for five singers and two pianists, with libretto by Mark Stephen Campbell, premiered at Weill Hall, New York on March 11 and 13, 2008. An arrangement for orchestra and singers was premiered at the San Francisco Conservatory on May 4-6, 2018, in San Francisco.
A Wedding, an opera based on Robert Altman's movie of the same name, with libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Altman, premiered at Lyric Opera of Chicago on December 11, 2004 - it ran for a total of ten performances.
Medusa, a monodrama for soprano and string orchestra, premiered March 5, 2003, with Catherine Malfitano and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The world stage premiere by Malfitano took place at the Cincinnati Opera on June 26, 2003, with Brian Salesky conducting.


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#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1
#endif
#endif

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <sass.h>
#include "sassc_version.h"

#define BUFSIZE 512
#ifdef _WIN32
#define PATH_SEP ';'
#else
#define PATH_SEP ':'
#endif

int output(int error_status, const char* error_message, const char* output_string, const char* outfile) {
    if (error_status) {
        if (error_message) {
            fprintf(stderr, "%s", error_message);
        } else {
            fprintf(stderr, "An error occured; no error message available.\n");
        }
        return 1;
    } else if (output_string) {
        if(outfile) {
            FILE* fp = fopen(outfile, "w");
            if(!fp) {
                perror("Error opening output file");
                return 1;
            }
            if(fprintf(fp, "%s", output_string) < 0) {
                perror("Error writing to output file");
                fclose(fp);
                return 1;
            }
            fclose(fp);
        }
        else {
            printf("%s", output_string);
        }
        return 0;
    } else {
        fprintf(stderr, "Unknown internal error.\n");
        return 2;
    }
}

int compile_stdin(struct Sass_Options* options, char* outfile) {
    int ret;
    struct Sass_Data_Context* ctx;
    char buffer[BUFSIZE];
    size_t size = 1;
    char *source_string = malloc(sizeof(char) * BUFSIZE);

    if(source_string == NULL) {
        perror("Allocation failed");
        exit(1);
    }

    source_string[0] = '\0';

    while(fgets(buffer, BUFSIZE, stdin)) {
        char *old = source_string;
        size += strlen(buffer);
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        if(source_string == NULL) {
            perror("Reallocation failed");
            free(old);
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    struct Sass_Context* ctx_out = sass_data_context_get_context(ctx);
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    ret = output(
        sass_context_get_error_status(ctx_out),
        sass_context_get_error_message(ctx_out),
        sass_context_get_output_string(ctx_out),
        outfile
    );
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}

int compile_file(struct Sass_Options* options, char* input_path, char* outfile) {
    int ret;
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        sass_context_get_output_string(ctx_out),
        outfile
    );

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            sass_context_get_source_map_string(ctx_out),
            sass_option_get_source_map_file(options)
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struct
{
    char* style_string;
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    { "expanded", SASS_STYLE_EXPANDED },
    { "nested", SASS_STYLE_NESTED }
};

#define NUM_STYLE_OPTION_STRINGS \
    sizeof(style_option_strings) / sizeof(style_option_strings[0])

void print_version(char* argv0) {
    printf("sassc: %s\n", SASSC_VERSION);
    printf("libsass: %s\n", libsass_version());
    printf("sass2scss: %s\n", sass2scss_version());
}

void print_usage(char* argv0) {
    int i;
    printf("Usage: %s [options] [INPUT] [OUTPUT]\n\n", argv0);
    printf("Options:\n");
    printf("   -s, --stdin             Read input from standard input instead of an input file.\n");
    printf("   -t, --style NAME        Output style. Can be:");
    for(i = NUM_STYLE_OPTION_STRINGS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        printf(" %s", style_option_strings[i].style_string);
        printf(i == 0 ? ".\n" : ",");
    }
    printf("   -l, --line-numbers      Emit comments showing original line numbers.\n");
    printf("       --line-comments\n");
    printf("   -I, --load-path PATH    Set Sass import path.\n");
    printf("   -m, --sourcemap         Emit source map.\n");
    printf("   -M, --omit-map-comment  Omits the source map url comment.\n");
    printf("   -p, --precision         Set the precision for numbers.\n");
    printf("   -v, --version           Display compiled versions.\n");
    printf("   -h, --help              Display this help message.\n");
    printf("\n");
}

void invalid_usage(char* argv0) {
    fprintf(stderr, "See '%s -h'\n", argv0);
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    char *outfile = 0;
    int from_stdin = 0;
    bool generate_source_map = false;
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    char *include_paths = NULL;
    sass_option_set_precision(options, 5);

    int c, i;
    int long_index = 0;
    static struct option long_options[] =
    {
        { "stdin",              no_argument,       0, 's' },
        { "load-path",          required_argument, 0, 'I' },
        { "style",              required_argument, 0, 't' },
        { "line-numbers",       no_argument,       0, 'l' },
        { "line-comments",      no_argument,       0, 'l' },
        { "sourcemap",          no_argument,       0, 'm' },
        { "omit-map-comment",   no_argument,       0, 'M' },
        { "precision",          required_argument, 0, 'p' },
        { "version",            no_argument,       0, 'v' },
        { "help",               no_argument,       0, 'h' },
        { NULL,                 0,                 NULL, 0}
    };
    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vhslmMp:t:I:", long_options, &long_index)) != -1) {
        switch (c) {
        case 's':
            from_stdin = 1;
            break;
        case 'I':
            if (!include_paths) {
#ifdef _MSC_VER
				include_paths = _strdup(optarg);
#else
				include_paths = strdup(optarg);
#endif
            } else {
                char *old_paths = include_paths;
                include_paths = malloc(strlen(old_paths) + 1 + strlen(optarg) + 1);
                sprintf(include_paths, "%s%c%s", old_paths, PATH_SEP, optarg);
                free(old_paths);
            }
            break;
        case 't':
            for(i = 0; i < NUM_STYLE_OPTION_STRINGS; ++i) {
                if(strcmp(optarg, style_option_strings[i].style_string) == 0) {
                    sass_option_set_output_style(options, style_option_strings[i].output_style);
                    break;
                }
            }
            if(i == NUM_STYLE_OPTION_STRINGS) {
                fprintf(stderr, "Invalid argument for -t flag: '%s'. Allowed arguments are:", optarg);
                for(i = 0; i < NUM_STYLE_OPTION_STRINGS; ++i) {
                    fprintf(stderr, " %s", style_option_strings[i].style_string);
                }
                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                invalid_usage(argv[0]);
            }
            break;
        case 'l':
            sass_option_set_source_comments(options, true);
            break;
        case 'm':
            generate_source_map = true;
            break;
        case 'M':
            sass_option_set_omit_source_map_url(options, true);
            break;
        case 'p':
            sass_option_set_precision(options, atoi(optarg)); // TODO: make this more robust
            if (sass_option_get_precision(options) < 0) sass_option_set_precision(options, 5);
            break;
        case 'v':
            print_version(argv[0]);
            return 0;
        case 'h':
            print_usage(argv[0]);
            return 0;
        case '?':
            /* Unrecognized flag or missing an expected value */
            /* getopt should produce it's own error message for this case */
            invalid_usage(argv[0]);
        default:
            fprintf(stderr, "Unknown error while processing arguments\n");
            return 2;
        }
    }

    sass_option_set_include_path(options, include_paths ? include_paths : "");

    if(optind < argc - 2) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Too many arguments.\n");
        invalid_usage(argv[0]);
    }

    int result;
    if(optind < argc && strcmp(argv[optind], "-") != 0 && !from_stdin) {
        if (optind + 1 < argc) {
            outfile = argv[optind + 1];
        }
        if (generate_source_map && outfile) {
            const char* extension = ".map";
            char* source_map_file  = calloc(strlen(outfile) + strlen(extension) + 1, sizeof(char));
            strcpy(source_map_file, outfile);
            strcat(source_map_file, extension);
            sass_option_set_source_map_file(options, source_map_file);
        }
        result = compile_file(options, argv[optind], outfile);
    } else {
        if (optind < argc) {
            outfile = argv[optind];
        }
        result = compile_stdin(options, outfile);
    }

    free(include_paths);

    return result;
}

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Travel back to the Harlem Renaissance and the music of legendary artists like Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong and Count Basie!
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Harlem Renaissance, and what better way to celebrate it than a catchy musical told by the music of the era? Travel back in time to the height of this cultural hotbed - the music was swinging, bands were big, and the jazz scene continued to rise in popularity and influence. What happens when the two sexes try to navigate romance in this new world? A funny and heartfelt look at love, Trav'lin – The 1930s Harlem Musical rediscovers the music of Harlem Renaissance songwriter J.C. Johnson. His songs were recorded by legendary jazz and blues artists such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Trav'lin is an energetic and romantic evening of 1930s jazz combined with an engaging story that will captivate audiences of all ages.
Milton Craig Nealy is returning to the Arvada Center having appeared in The Full Monty, Pippin and La Cage aux Folles . Last summer he played Andrew Carnes in DCPA Theatre Company's production of Oklahoma . Broadway credits include; Dreamgirls, Ain't Misbehavin', Once On This Island, Five Guys Named Moe, Miss Saigon and Motown: The Musical . National tours include; Jesus Christ Superstar and Born For This (The Bebe Winans Story) . Films include; The Blues Brothers and The Indie Film: A Bread Factory .
Natalie Oliver-Atherton last performed at Arvada Center in Intimate Apparel. Additional credits: Magdalene: Woman of Light (Denver Civic/London Cast); Oh, Kay! (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre); Once On This Island (Playwrights Horizons); The Who's Tommy (American Theatre of San Jose, International Tours); A Brief History of White Music (Vogue Theatre); Comfortable Shoes (Paper Mill Playhouse); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Geva Theatre Center); Jesus Christ Superstar (Birmingham Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Charles Playhouse); Training: Berklee College of Music/Hart College of Music. www.namasteworks.net, TNWAA.org.
Erin Willis was last seen at the Arvada Center in Memphis . She has appeared in over eleven DCPA Theatre productions, most recently in Oklahoma! Other credits: My Fair Lady (Cameron Mackintosh 1st National U.S. Tour); Tender Mercies (Colorado New Play Festival); Amazing Grace (NY Workshop); Ain't Misbehavin' (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Ragtime (Cohoes Music Hall). She provides lead vocals and keyboards for the indie rock band Kenji Urada. Training: The Boston Conservatory.
These discussions offered after select performances cover interesting subjects about the production with members of the cast, director and/or designers.


"Gets enough of the book on the screen."
To those scandalized by the kids-on-kids violence in "The Hunger Games": you ain�t seen nothin� yet.
The movie, based on the first in Suzanne Collins� young-adult dystopian trilogy, will clearly make enough bank to justify adapting the subsequent two books, and the third book, Mockingjay, is shot through with nightmarish war imagery: a man�s legs blown off, another man melted by some sort of death ray, the gory limbs of children scattered everywhere. Before we get there, though, there�s this first entry, which has been handled with a certain amount of taste. The brutality, when it comes, is glimpsed fearfully, not lingered over. The titular Hunger Games, which pit 24 �tributes� from ages 12 to 18 against each other in a vast arena, don�t look remotely fun. There�s very little triumph or exultation upon killing someone, just a sickened relief that someone else is dead and you aren�t. Yet.
I was unprepared for how quietly engaging, almost contemplative, The Hunger Games is. I enjoyed Collins� books, narrated by sullen heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who enters the Games in the place of her younger sister Prim (Willow Shields). We�re in some horrid far-flung future where America has been divided into poverty-stricken districts (Katniss is from District 12, the coal-mining segment) under the iron rule of a fascist government operating out of a central, one-percenter-filled Capitol and headed by the vicious gray eminence President Snow (Donald Sutherland, looking as though he wants another cat to kill as in Bernardo Bertolucci�s 1900 but having to settle for a Katniss). Katniss goes to the Games with another boy from District 12, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), who secretly loves her and then lets millions of viewers in on this on TV. Yes, everything�s on TV. But will the revolution be televised?
Katniss� glum, matter-of-fact narration from the books is gone here, and maybe the movie could�ve used it. Director Gary Ross, who worked on the script with Collins and Billy Ray, tries to do as much without words as possible. I frankly don�t know how much of the movie will be clear to non-readers; with Katniss� first-person-present-tense inner monologue gone, nobody explains to us why Peeta seems to throw in with some brutal �career� tributes, and the urgency of Katniss� having to keep up the �starcrossed lovers� ruse between her and Peeta seems undercooked. A lot of the movie, in fact, is under-emphatic; it seems to take its cue and tone from the mournful twang of the score by T-Bone Burnett and James Newton Howard. The narrative itself guarantees suspense, but Gary Ross seems consciously to disregard excitement in favor of bedraggled burnout.
Jennifer Lawrence is in almost every frame, and she communicates the Encyclopedia Britannica with tiny shifts in expression. She has to, because Katniss, who�s from stoic coal-miner stock, doesn�t talk much. The movie, which still tips the scales at two hours and twenty-two minutes, doesn�t have time to get into the culture and politics of the Capitol; we somewhat lose track of Katniss� mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) and advisor Effie (an unrecognizable Elizabeth Banks), though Gamemaker Seneca Crane (Wes Bentley), hardly seen at all in the book, gets more screen time than I expected. It�s all on Katniss� shoulders, and Lawrence carries it with quiet grace. Her scenes with Amandla Stenberg as Rue, a tiny young tribute who allies with Katniss, constitute a fine mini-movie in themselves.
The Hunger Games has its problems � according to the movie, the corpses of the fallen tributes seem to be just left there to rot, instead of being airlifted immediately as in the books, which removes some urgency from a scene in which Katniss has to salvage a bow and a quiver of arrows (Katniss� particular set of skills) from a recently stung-to-death tribute. But Ross doesn�t seem overly interested in the logistics of the arena or in gladiatorial thrills; he stays inside Katniss� emotions and perceptions (most effectively in a trippy passage when Katniss herself is stung and hallucinates). I should say for the record that the thought of teenage girls, as well as many others who are neither teenage nor female, responding so readily to the story of an honorable, heroic and self-sufficient girl warms me far more than the thought of teenage girls swooning over a love triangle between a non-entity, a sparkly vampire and a werewolf.
"The Hunger Games" stomps the "Twilight" saga flat, and though I found those films somewhat amusing, this one is the real deal, pointing the way for two sequels that will get much more real and give the mass audience food for thought about violence, war, the power of the 99%, propaganda, and the truism that until everyone is free, nobody is free.
11/24/15 Charles Tatum Not compelling enough to need to sit through the sequels.
8/29/13 Tammy Woodall This movie was excellent and stayed true to the book.
7/17/13 Janine M Movie gets 5 stars, Rollie's review gets 1/2 a star. Try paying attention next time.
1/26/13 the truth if you want logical characters, good acting, believable scenarios, and originality, LEAVE.
1/20/13 dmasz91 excellent movie!!! we must see a sequel. the beginning was a little drawn out though.
8/28/12 Pedro Rafael Cruz Awesome Sauce all over Katniss!!! Loved it!
8/22/12 Martha Rios Good book to movie standard.
8/20/12 Croweater888 Requires about 40 minutes of tight editing as it is slow and dull.
8/18/12 lee this movie dumbed down the book and the book wasd already dumb. but the costumes are great.
6/20/12 Monday Morning I'm a bitter old cynic, but I still thought this was a great, uplifting story well told.
5/16/12 Geraldine Very decent adaptation. I look forward to the sequel.
5/04/12 Philip I find the complaints tiresome and pointless. It was a wonderful adaptation of a book.
4/30/12 jordynn I loved this book so much and i cant wait to see the movie!
3/26/12 KingNeutron Stanley Tucci just about stole the show, but that hair--!!
3/25/12 Koitus Not as good as "Battle Royale." Not enough development of other combatants.


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Located in West Vancouver, this project was designed as a major update to an old renovated cabin. The site is very steep and mostly rocky, with beautiful south views to the city and in the end, the construction was all new. The main floor layout was adjusted, and a new addition was added to the top of the building, stepped back and hugging the contours of the rocky slope.
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Making information available is a permanent challenge for cities concerned to their social, urban and local planning and development, focused on life quality of their citizens and on the effectiveness of public management. The objective is to describe the information and information systems project from the planning of a digital city carried out in Vinhedo-SP, Brazil. The research methodology was emphasized by a case study which turned to be a research-action, comprising the municipal administration and its local units. The results achieved describe phases, sub-phases, approval points and resulting products. The contributions have to do with the practical feasibility of the project. The conclusion reiterates the importance of the project, collectively implemented and accepted, as a tool to help the management of cities, in the implementation of strategic digital city projects, in the decisions of public administration managers, and in the quality of life of their citizens.


Have it all in a tunic: play with Gudrun's tunics and create easy layers. A longer style is perfect with a pair of comfy leggings, while a shorter tunic looks fabulous with colorful pants. Gudrun's tunics are almost always made in natural materials like organic cotton and lyocell, in an array of gorgeous colors or bright patterns. One practical feature is that Gudrun's tunics often have hidden side pockets. Super convenient!


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British Gas engineers to stage five-day strike this week over pay and conditions
British Gas engineers to to go on strike from tomorrow
British Gas engineers to stage five-day strike this week over pay and conditions. (PA)
British Gas engineers will go on a five-day strike this week amid an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
The GMB union has said its members will walk out from Thursday January 7, with further strikes possible in the future if disputes continue.
The strike will involve around 4,500 service and repair gas engineers, 600 central heating installers, 540 electrical engineers, 170 specialist business gas engineers and 1,700 smart metering engineers, said the union.
The only exceptions to the industrial action will be dealing with emergencies and problems for households with vulnerable people as temperature's plummet and the nation enter a third national lockdown, according to the union.
A British Gas sign (Steve Parsons/PA)
The announcement follows a 9-1 vote in favour of industrial action by members of the GMB, which has accused British Gas and parent firm Centrica of planning to cut pay, terms and conditions.
GMB national official Justin Bowden said the actions of British Gas had "tarnished" its reputation.
"The use of fire and rehire threats has been condemned across the political spectrum and caused huge anger among this dedicated workforce.
"There's still time for British Gas to see sense, remove the fire and rehire threats, and negotiate a fair settlement to avoid a walkout."
Mr Bowden said workers had been "provoked" into taking industrial action.
A Centrica spokesman said: "The GMB leadership is stuck in the past, fighting against modernisation and failing to understand that customer demands are changing; customers want better appointments and we need more flexibility to deliver for them.
"If we can't change the way we work then we can't do this, and our customers will turn to our competitors.
"Our new terms are fair and the majority of our workforce – including thousands of GMB members – accept that we need to change.
"We now expect to see well over 75% of our colleagues to have accepted by the end of the year.
"The GMB leaderships' mandate for strike action is very weak and their action will harm our country, our customers, and their colleagues."


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Q: How to add seed data for rspec tests in the scenario where Product has_one status and state machine acts on association I have two models Product and Status
In the product model, I have
class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :image_url, :name, :status_id

  belongs_to :status

  state_machine :status_id, :initial => :dead do

    event :activate do
      transition all => :active
    end

    event :de_activate do
      transition all => :dead
    end

    event :set_out_of_stock do
      transition all => :out_of_stock
    end

    state :active, :value =>  Status.where(:code=>"ACTIVE").first.id
    state :dead, :value =>  Status.where(:code=>"DEAD").first.id
    state :out_of_stock, :value => Status.where(:code=>"OUT_OF_STOCK").first.id
  end

end

while running rspec, it tries to load Product model first and gives error saying that nil.id is 4 etc....as status is not populated.
How to preload status data before loading the model?

A: I doubt that this is the optimum solution, but you could place the state machine initialization (i.e. state_machine method invocation) in a Class method of Product and call that method explicitly after you've populated Status. I've tested this and it seems to work fine.

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posted on Dec, 24 2019 @ 07:18 AM
a reply to: 38181
Well if the BB's and ball bearings were made in China they will go pfisssts in space and disappear just like their warranties.
LABTECH767
a reply to: Waterglass
Hmmm, while China is aggressively expanding it's own territory, a little like the coal minder calling the chimney sweep dirty.
Or as we say up north the pot calling the kettle black.
FlyingFox
posted on Dec, 24 2019 @ 06:35 PM
a reply to: Oleandra88
A certain economic premise leading up to WW2 in Europe, was the German vision of Autarky, or self-reliance.
en.wikipedia.org...
The idea was that if German had continued to trade industrial goods for food, eventually technology transfer would insure the less developed agrarian cultures gain the means for their own industrial needs. That would leave urbanized Germany without anything to trade for food.
It seems a bit like China, adopting high tech, but reliant on imports for food. I'm sure there's a cautionary tale to learn.
Mostly, it would be bad for China's tech to become outdated, or even banned like Huawei. That would leave them empty-handed.
edit on 24-12-2019 by FlyingFox because: DOITQ!!!
Oleandra88
a reply to: FlyingFox
I can not help myself over the thought that the guy in the video is mixing up a lot of things and engages in his own circular logic.
For example he says Hitler started the war because of hunger (what?) to get the resources to be autark and prepared for the next war. He calls that circular logic, I agree, it is circular logic from the guy, not Hitler.
Because then he even goes further and says Germany had never started a war after WW2 and did not starve so food was never a problem, trying to disproof the made up circular logic before.
He goes on and on and I cant help myself this guy is running in circles. Admittedly I did not watch the whole video, just could not stand that twisted logic. He ignores so many factors pre, mid and post war I just can not take this self proclaimed strategic expert serious.
Right, I too disagree on quite a few point's but Germany DID starve after Word War One due to the massive reparations imposed on it by the winning powers and the fact that the food blockade which had been imposed on Germany during WW1 remained in place for some time after the end of hostility's.
Hitler is said to have seen how WEALTHY Jewish family's had excess while the rest of the German population were starving during this time as well BUT no mention was made of how well off Wealthy NON Jewish German's were at this time so his obvious bias against the German Jews is all too clear despite the fact that most of those German Jews were also poor and also starving though they did at least have there community to fall back on to some extent.
He later used this to stir up hatred of the Jews but go and have a look at any German WW1 cemetery or at least surviving records of German casualty's in WW1 and you will find a great many working class Jewish German's among the rank's of the fallen of that nation and also many of the German Jews were decorated for there service during WW1 but acknowledging this fact would have gone against Hitler's maniacal hatred of the Jews - and the fact that he had to steal everything they had to maintain the German war machine and state expenditure his party had incurred or else he would actually have bankrupted Germany despite it's astonishing period of recovery just prior to the NAZI election win, some of those expenses he had incurred on the state and needed the Jews and then the Czech and Austrian and Polish wealth to pay for were the massive building and public work's schemes he had created to employ the many unemployed German's whom were still poor and destitute and whose vote had gotten him into power on the promise that he would give them work, also running that vast propaganda machine was not cheap, this hatred of other's including the Jews whom he had stripped of all right's in order to steal everything they owned was used to justify the crime's his regime implemented against them and other's.
But by 1919 and through the early 1920's, during the same period the US was suffering it's depression people in Germany were actually boiling up shoes to try to eat the leather they were that hungry.
www.gingkoedizioni.it...
There is some Propaganda heavy material online that tried to blame Britain for this but the reality is far more complex.
The truth about Hitler and his regime can be summed up in a brief and quick few paragraphs.
Hitler was evil of that there is no doubt, he murdered his Nieces boyfriend, Murdered a Jewish Comedian whom had joked about him, Molested his own niece whom later committed suicide to escape from him, liked woman to pee on his face according to TOP SECRET - not propaganda material - Psychological profiling of him made by the allies so that they could try to think like him to guess his next move - it was very successful so the analysis was probably bang on.
The NAZI's were coalition of the disaffected that Hitler managed to swindle his way into command of and later after they managed to win an election there was a bloody purge of those element's (within the winning NAZI coalition) including other's that were nearly as powerful as him in that movement to consolidate power into his hand's and secure his position in charge allowing him to do thing's they would never have allowed.
Hitler used the suffering imposed on the German's after WW1 to stir up hatred of the Jews, stole from the poor and rich alike everything they had and then became a mass murderer not only of Germany's Jews but of all Jews he could get his hand's on (metaphorical he gave the orders and was well aware of the cruelty of his regimes action's), also he murdered all the Romany he could get his hand's on these people had been seasonal agricultural workers whom lived a semi nomadic life but he left most of them in Romania alone since he was convinced the Romanians were a less evolved offshoot of his mythical German master race, he murdered all political rival's including in his own party and any and all communists that he could, he planned to wipe out each and every last member of the Slavic Race except those that were to be used as Slaves for the German's whom were to be there master race and then to turn Poland into a giant forest for hunting and training young German's to be strong and as part of this crack pot scheme even had his people trying to recreate the extinct ice age wild cattle that once roamed much of Europe for them to hunt.
He believed for a nation to remain strong that it had to remain in a state of perpetual war and that this along with national service would allow the honing and weeding of the young of his nation into a militaristic super race so he intended to leave some less developed parts of the world to be used in this manner.
His regime used Narcotic's, what is today called Crystal Meth or for them was called Pervatin to make them fight with no conscience and when other soldiers would have collapsed from exhaustion.
He himself was an addict to drug's, his doctor was a Jewish Doctor (whom had been one of the greatest doctors in Germany prior to this) whom was in fear of his life but because he was Hitler's personal physician he and his family were safe as long as the Fuhrer (as they called there despotic crack pot little man with a huge ego dictator) was alive and well.
As for the crimes of Germany during WW2, we all know that they were one of the most evil regimes in history, perhaps even THE most evil regime in history at least since the time of Nero.
And Today we have a whole host of crack pot's such as Holocaust Deniers, Hitler worshipers wanting to rewrite history and even misguided sheep that believe the lies they tell as well as just sick and twisted people that believe what he did but like it because they are evil in there own heart's.
The truth was clearest when it was Fresh, when the US, Russian, British and Free French and Polish Soldiers stumbled onto the concentration camp's with bag's full of woman's hair for making into wig's for the German's, walking stick's personal possession's, mountainous piles of spectacles and even false limb's, not to mention gold filling's taken from the victim's of the NAZI's.
Not to also mention Jew Skin lampshades, wallet's and a certain German woman who liked Tattoos so would have them peeled off the still living victim's to preserve the tattoo against damage and another German woman a concentration camp guard that used to set her hungry dog's onto the starving children in the camp allowing them to feed themselves by eating those kid's.
There are few regime's that have trawled the depth's of human depravity and allowed it to rise up so high except the likes of Pol Pot's regime which despite killing millions does not even come near to the mass murders of Hitlers regime.
edit on 25-12-2019 by LABTECH767 because: (no reason given)
Agit8dChop
I dont actually like Trumps declaration about the Space Force.
It's about to kick off a pretty serious arms race.
It was inevitable and other nations are starting to catch the USA's celestial defence capabilities in some arena's.. so I understand why but... it should have been approached with more tact and a softer touch.
but behind the scenes - the US needs to win that arms race convincingly
a reply to: Agit8dChop
On the plus side eventually some of the new technology (probably very old technology but it will be brought into the light very slowly) will actually filter down to the public domain, also the much needed boost for the Aerospace industry not only in the US but the west in General if the US is serious and actually spends big on this will create thousands and thousands of job's in the part's supply chain as well as boosting science spending and creating research job's for qualified personnel perhaps even taking back the lead in these areas the west has been slowly loosing to Asia for decades now.
On the downside it's not for the good of humanity - or is it do you really want to allow Communist China to rule space, colonize the moon and mars and get there first in the future while the west becomes the worlds' new third world.
a reply to: LABTECH767
I agree and much of your post has good information, good writing
Just disagree with that youtuber about how he builds up his arguments only on this single factor.
And contrary to what most foreigners think, it was not a common knowledge what happened with Jews, Gypsies and all the other groups. Many do not know that even when it was known and someone spoke up against it you had people that would snitch you out and either get you shot on place or sent to the concentration camp.
The thought that every German fully supported all this in the know of the concentration camps is not accurate, too. It was not like today, there was no internet, no digital cameras, no mobile phones.
They only had the state controlled newspaper and people were living rural.