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St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building at Zero Freeland Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival stone building was designed by local architect Stephen C. Earle, and built in 1888 for a congregation established the preceding year.  On March 5, 1980, the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as St. Marks.  The current priest is the Rev. Robert Carroll Walters.

Architecture and history
St. Mark's is located in southwestern Worcester, on the west side of Freeland Street, just south of Main Street and southwest of Clark University.  It is a two-story masonry structure, built of broken-coursed rusticated sandstone.  It presents a side-gable roof to the street, with the main entrance recessed at the center under a large round-arch opening.  Its principal decorative elements are panels with round medallions on either side of the arch over the recessed entrance, and the irregular placement of the windows.  The front of the building houses the parish house, while the sanctuary is located in a cross-gabled extension to the rear.

The parish of St. Mark's was established as a mission in 1886 by Rev. William Huntington of All Saints Episcopal Church, the city's first Episcopal congregation, and held its first services in 1887 in a nearby Baptist church, while this building was under construction.  It was completed in 1888 to a design by local architect Stephen C. Earle.  Prominent early congregants included James and Orlando Norcross, principals of the Norcross Brothers construction firm.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

External links
Diocese page for the church

Episcopal church buildings in Massachusetts
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Churches in Worcester, Massachusetts
Romanesque Revival church buildings in Massachusetts
Churches completed in 1888
19th-century Episcopal church buildings
Stone churches in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Our Founding Fathers fought the Revolutionary War to establish a free nation, unlike any other in world history, predicated on limited, Constitutional government. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and James Madison, who wrote the Constitution feared an over reaching government, which is the reason they created checks and balances in the form of a Legislative, Executive and Judicial branch. With the exception of the Civil War, which was a national catastrophe, it all worked pretty well until the last 100 years of Socialist Creep. Since then, Socialist politicians and judges, over the years, have attacked our freedoms, at every turn, to the detriment of our nation and our people. Today, government intrudes into all aspects of daily life in ways never imagined by our Founding Fathers. George Orwell's Big Brother is alive and well.
When this Blogger's grandparents came to America in 1909 from Italy, with no education and no ability to speak English, there was no income tax, no Welfare, no Food Stamps, no Social Security, no Medicare, no Medicaid and no Disability insurance. It was work, or starve. And, that is exactly what millions of immigrants did to build our nation and their personal success.
The federal income tax was enacted in 1913, which gave government the right to confiscate personal wealth and it has gotten more confiscatory every year since then. Out of the Great Depression came Welfare and Social Security. The rest of the the Welfare Nanny State came with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society in 1965. Ironically, Entitlements that were put in place to help people have actually hurt them. Welfare has destroyed the Black family, in particular, as 7 out of 10 Black babies are born to unwed mothers living in poverty. 47 million Americans are now on Food Stamps. Millions more are on Welfare, Medicaid and Disability Benefits. Socialists have created a culture of dependency as their ticket to power. It is disgusting.
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupting our country as we keep adding to our $16 Trillion National Debt with no end in sight. The notions of both success and self reliance are now derided as somehow evil. The "rich", necessary to job creation and economic prosperity in our country, are portrayed as greedy and self serving when in fact these same people support charities, the arts and many other worthy causes and pay nearly all the income and other taxes in our country. Yet, according to Socialists, it is never enough. If only they can take "just a little bit more", at the expense of our freedom, life for all would be wonderful. It is all BS.
What has happened to our country in the last 100 years? Yes, there has been progress in spite of government, not because of it; but we are now a rich country facing certain bankruptcy and insolvency. Socialists have pushed for a more secular society in the last 100 years, rather than the moral values that come from faith and family that built our nation. We do need to help the physically and mentally impaired; but those that can work, should work, at whatever job they can get, rather than be on government entitlements and the dole.
Being on Welfare used to be considered shameful because it was an admonition that someone could not care for themselves. Not any more. Today, states run ads encouraging people to go on Welfare and Food Stamps. Clearly, we have lost our way. We are on a road to moral and national decay and destruction. Socialism erodes the human spirit. It is happening in America all around us.


The cabana's design was inspired by a neuvo desert vibe with a nod to vintage shapes and retro colours. This homes design was heavily inspired by a trip the owner took to Oaxaca with agave green and dusty rose accents.
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SA coal mines pollute water supply, group says
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Coal mines are industry's big violators
The Center for Environmental Rights (CER) has painted a dismal picture of gross violations and water pollution by eight large coal-mining houses in Mpumalanga when it comes...
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Government in activists' sights over non-compliant coal mines
An environmental activist law group is considering legal action to compel the government to hold water-polluting coal miners in Mpumalanga to account. The Centre for...
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Mpumalanga coal mines threaten SA's water resources - NGO
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At least 36 killed in Congo mine collapse
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Q: GroupBy and Sum with two Different period time - Linq I need to get sum of my products amount in different period of times in just one row.
for example:
ID     Date       Amount
-------------------------
1     2017/01/01   10
1     2017/01/01   12
1     2017/04/03   5
2     2017/01/02   10

I need to get sum for spring season and summer season of each product, so we have this for product 1:
ID     SumSpring    SumSummer
-----------------------------
1        22            5

I have used this code:
    var pDetails = ordersTotal.Select(g => new
                                {
                                    g.ProductID,
                                    DateType = (((String.Compare(g.BuyDate, "2017/01/01") >= 0 && String.Compare(g.BuyDate, "2017/03/30") <= 0)) ? "Spring" : "Summer"),
                                    g.Amount
                                }).GroupBy(x => new { id = x.ProductID, type = x.DateType }).Select(x => new
                                {
                                    ProductID = x.Key.id,
                                    SumSpring = (x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Spring").Count() == 0 ? 0 : x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Spring").Sum(z => z.Amount)),
                                    SumSummer = (x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Summer").Count() == 0 ? 0 : x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Summer").Sum(z => z.Amount)),
                                });

but it returns several rows for each product which is not what I expected and I do not know why!
This is the output for one product:
ID     SumSpring    SumSummer
-----------------------------
1        22            0
1        0             5

two rows for one product, but it should be one!

A: You can get the quarter of a year in this way:
int quarter = (month + 2) / 3;

But don't include it in the GroupBy, you only want to group by ProductID
var pDetails = ordersTotal.Select(x => new
{
    x.ProductID,
    x.Amount,
    Quarter = (x.BuyDate.Month + 2) / 3
})
.Where(x => x.Quarter == 1 || x.Quarter == 2)  // it seems you only want these
.GroupBy(x => x.ProductID)
.Select(g => new
{
    ProductID = g.Key,
    SumSpring = g.Where(x => x.Quarter == 1)
                 .Select(x => x.Amount)
                 .DefaultIfEmpty(0)
                 .Sum(),
    SumSummer = g.Where(x => x.Quarter == 2)
                 .Select(x => x.Amount)
                 .DefaultIfEmpty(0)
                 .Sum()
});

Note that this query doesn't care about the year. But it seems you don't care about it anyway.

A: Try following.  the major issue is that you  are grouping by Amount :
           var pDetails = ordersTotal.Select(g => new
            {
                ProductID = g.ProductID,
                DateType = ((g.BuyDate >= DateTime.Parse("1/1/17")) && (g.BuyDate <=  DateTime.Parse("3/30.17"))) ? "Spring" : "Summer",
                Amount = g.Amount
            }).GroupBy(x => new { id = x.ProductID}).Select(x => new
            {
                ProductID = x.Key.id,
                SumSpring = x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Spring").Sum(z => z.Amount),
                SumSummer = x.Where(z => z.DateType == "Summer").Sum(z => z.Amount),
            }).ToList();

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This week, Glenn Beck waxed both sentimental and defiant as he signed off with his successful show on the Fox News Channel. Trying not to totally burn bridges with Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and its CEO, Roger Ailes, he gave his final testimony about why "he" had decided to leave the network and set out on his own with GBTV on the Internet.
It was clear to any viewer that Beck's explanation was both sincere and heartfelt, and of course pained. The reason he was leaving was to wage revolution — in his own words, as "part of the solution," not as just simply a political talk-show host. This is what separates Beck from the others on Fox News. What Glenn taught and preached on the network was not simply for marketing purposes; he was deadly serious about the critical state of the nation, who is responsible for our rapid decline, about proposing strong measures and taking concrete actions to save the union. It is because Beck put his future at Fox News aside for the good of the country — not worrying about sponsors' reactions and the financial fixation of his superiors for ever greater profits — that he sacrificed a cushy and lucrative future with Fox News. Beck is simply different than Sean Hannity and even Bill O'Reilly — the latter of whom he speaks highly about. They may believe "much" of what they preach, but for them it is all about "them." For Glenn, it is about "We the People." As he explained, Glenn had simply outgrown Fox News.
Then it was revealed yesterday that the indictment of and establishment-media attacks on the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn — a prominent French Jew and politician who had been rumored to be a top-tier candidate in the next French presidential election — was likely the result of a set up by the New York hotel maid he had allegedly assaulted sexually. Following news of the alleged assault, New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance (son of President Jimmy Carter's failed secretary of state by the same name) wasted no time for his own political purposes in having Strauss-Kahn arrested and held without bond. Predictably, a media circus ensued — all but "convicting" the IMF chief, who was then forced to resign, destroying him and his career. This media circus again fed the great establishment media beast, boosting viewers, circulation and thus advertising revenues. Now it is revealed that the maid had a sordid past and discussed the accusations against Strauss-Kahn, and their potential financial benefit to her, with a convicted drug dealer before she came forth to the authorities. So much for media fairness and honesty.
Similar whorish efforts by the establishment media are witnessed all the time. Just watch leftists Nancy Grace, Keith Obermann and even media stars on the right like Kimberly Guilfoyle on a daily basis — in effect, indicting, "convicting" and destroying people before they even get their day in court. Years ago, the alleged Atlanta Olympic bomber and the alleged perpetrator of the anthrax attacks following Sept. 11 were falsely accused by the government of these crimes and then hung out to dry by the establishment media to boost ratings and revenues.
So Glenn had it right; in today's age, where the establishment media callously pursues the great buck at the expense of "We the People," and in effect becomes a collaborator with an evil government, its time to set out on one's own. We Americans need to have our voice heard, and we need to act now to save our nation. Glenn Beck, Joseph Farah, Jerome Corsi, I and others on the other side of the media must do what we can to be "part of the solution" — and not just mouth our opinions about what is wrong in the country. For if each of us, who obviously do not always agree on all issues, do not act now, with a peaceful citizens' call to arms in the "alternative revolutionary media" and the courts of public opinion, all will be lost for ourselves and future generations. But beyond this, we must also "take up arms" and fiercely wage a Second American revolution, without regard to the consequences. Particularly as we celebrate this July 4, in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Founding Fathers, as expressed in our Declaration of Independence, we must realize that we must be prepared to sacrifice our fortunes in the name of our sacred honor and our love of country.
Glenn did just that. Now, it's our turn!


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Awareness of level of corruption and media coverage of officials' income and asset declarations.
Coverage: nationwide, Ukraine (obligatory oblasts (regions)) – Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Donetsk; additional oblasts – Volyn, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovograd, Luhansk, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnitsk, Cherkassy, Chernivtsi, Chernigiv).
Sample: 4-stage stochastic sample, representing demographic characteristics of the total Ukrainian population (no quotas). External quality criterion sampling – the compliance in twenty-four regions of Ukraine for citizens aged 18 to 65 years. Sample is based on representative survey of Ukrainian population of all settlements of 50,000+ population. Total sample should include a respective number of respondents to fulfill nationwide coverage. Most parts of the sample should be located in obligatory regions.
Focus groups for in-depth study of received information during fieldwork (8 locations, population 18-65 y.o., 8 respondents per group).
Timeline: Finalized documents should be ready for publishing by the end of June 2017.
Sample: Total of 250 interviews of professional journalists working in national and regional media of various types, with maximum representation in the regions of Ukraine.
Timeline: Finalized documents should be ready for publishing by the end of August 2017.


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Printed Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Kanipakam
Kanipakam is a village on the bank of Bahuda River in Irala mandal, located in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is home to a popular Hindu temple of Lord Ganesha called as Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple.
The idol of 'Swayambhu' Vinayaka is inside 'Kalyani', a lake in which the idol was originally found. 'Swayambhu' means that the idol was not carved out of stone to be reinstated at a temple, but was found as it is.
The temple has Chola architecture, with a simple yet elegant Gopuram for the temple complex that houses temples of two other deities – Sri Manikanteshwara and Sri Varadaraja Swamy.
The word 'Kanipakam' originates from two Tamil words – 'Kani' meaning 'wetland' and 'Pakam' meaning 'flow of water'. According to the legend behind Sri Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Temple, there were three brothers, each suffering with one deformity; one was dumb, another deaf and third one was blind. In spite of the difficulties, they worked on a small piece of land, cultivating it so as to earn their livings. However, one day they when they were trying to get water from well using the Piccota system, they found out that the well had dried up. Hence, one of the brothers started digging the well further. During that process, an iron hit a stone formation. This filled the well with blood. Brothers were shocked with the sight of blood in the well, as they witnessed the sight; their physical disabilities got automatically cured. When the villagers came to know about the miracle, they tried to further deepen the well. In spite of constant trying they couldn't do it as by then Lord Vinayaka's idol had self manifested itself, emerging out of the water of the well.
The villagers offered prayers to Lord Vinayaka by performing Aarthi to the newly found idol and offering tender coconuts, as Lord Ganesha is fond of them. The tender coconut water flowed into a channel to a distance of more than one and a quarter acres. Thus originated the name of 'Kanipakaram' – which evolved to get modified as 'Kanipakam'
It is also believed that the Lord Vinayaka idol at Kanipakam has been growing in size on a daily basis. At present devotees can see up to the abdomen and knees of the Lord Vinayaka. Hence, it is seen that the Lord's idol has outgrown the armour or kavacham which was offered about 50 years ago by Smt. Lakshmamma.
Even today the idol is in the original well and the springs of the well are perennial and the eternal. During the rainy season, the holy water from the well overflows even today.
The legend behind Bahuda River
Long ago there lived two brothers Sankha and Likhita. They were on a pilgrimage to Kanipakam. As the journey was tiring, the younger brother Likhita felt hungry. Disregarding the advice of the elder brother he plucked a mango from the mango grove. Sankha felt bad and reported this to the ruler of that area and pleaded for punishment for the sin committed during the pilgrimage. Thus Likhita was punished severely being deprived of both arms.
Later they took bath in the river near Kanipakam temple. Lo Behold! The chopped arms were restored to Likhita as soon as he had a dip in the sacred waters of the river. These incidents lead the ruler to rename the river as 'Bahuda' (Bahu means human arm). Thus the river beside Kanipakam temple is now known as 'Bahuda River'.
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka as up-holder of 'Truth'
This sacred shrine is widely believed to be an upholder of truth and justice. The aura of the Divine Almighty is such that, there are several occasions in which a person accused of a sin voluntarily admits to wrong-doing and sinful acts when he enters the temple premises or takes a dip in the holy water. It is as if the Lord evokes a sense of fearful guilty conscience in the mind of the person and makes him genuinely repent for the same.
Even the pragmatic Western minds of British folks surrendered to the Lord at this sacred altar – During the pre-independence era, the British jury at the Chittoor court used to acquit an accused person if he were to swear at the holy shrine proclaiming his innocence in the issue!
To this day, everyday quarrels between villagers are resolved by the two people involved taking a 'Pramanam' – a special oath in which they take a dip in the Pushkarini and testify before the Lord, is believed to be the gospel truth! It is believed that the Almighty casts His divine spell on the parties involved, purifies their hearts of anger, lust, jealousy and envy, thereby making the guilty pray to Him to seek forgiveness. The issues are thus resolved, without the interference of police or middlemen.
Devotees who wish to give up bad habits like smoking or excessive drinking – take a bath in the holy place and take an oath in the temple by contributing Rs. 516/-. This is a Seva called 'Pramanam' and hundreds of devotees have reaped the benefit of this special seva at the Kanipakam shrine.
One of the main annual attractions of the place is 'Brahmostavam' held for duration of twenty-one days. It starts from the day of Ganesh Chaturthi and continues for twenty days with festive pomp and vigour.
https://www.myoksha.com/kanipakam-temple/#
http://tirupatitourism.in/kanipakam-sri-varasiddhi-vinayaka-temple
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(Bloomberg) – Walmart will fund college degrees for its U.S. workforce, the latest benefit rolled out by the nation's largest private employer to reduce turnover and counter criticism over its treatment of staff.
The retailer's 1.5 million employees can now pursue associate's or bachelor's degrees in business or supply-chain management at three nonprofit schools for $1 a day, according to a statement Wednesday. Walmart will subsidize tuition, books and fees and provide support with the application and enrollment processes. As many as 68,000 employees might sign up, Walmart executives estimated. They declined to disclose the potential cost of the program.
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The tuition program — offered to part-time staff as well as full-timers — is the latest move by Walmart to improve employee retention and engagement. Earlier this year, the company boosted its starting hourly wage to $11, expanded its maternity and parental leave policy and added an adoption benefit. The newest offer comes three years after Starbucks Corp. said it would pay full tuition for its workers, rather than just partially foot the bill.
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The Walmart and Sam's Club employees can choose from three schools that focus on adult learning: the University of Florida, California's Brandman University or Bellevue University in Nebraska. Courses can be taken at the campuses or online, Walmart said, and there is no penalty for courses already taken if an employee leaves the company while enrolled in school. There's also no requirement to continue working at Walmart for any period after receiving the degree.
Walmart estimates that as many as 5% of its U.S. workforce could take advantage of the college program. The company currently offers subsidized programs to help employees get their high-school diploma.
Academic counseling will be provided by Guild Education, a company that helps large employers extend education benefits.
Starbucks said it hopes to have 25,000 employees graduate from Arizona State University by 2025 as part of its free four-year college tuition program. Chairman Howard Schultz said last year that Starbucks was the first American company to offer free four-year tuition for all its employees.
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Abstract : ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition of the psychological impact of adversity associated with armed conflict on exposed civilian populations. Yet there is a paucity of evidence on the value of mental health programs in these contexts, and of the chronology of psychological sequelae, especially in prolonged conflicts with repeated cycles of extreme violence. Here, we describe changes in the psychological profile of new patients in a mental health program after the military offensive Cast Lead, in the context of the prolonged armed conflict involving the Gaza Strip. METHODS: This study analyses routinely collected program data from a Medecins Sans Frontieres mental health program in the Gaza Strip spanning 2007--2011. Data consist of socio-demographic as well as clinical baseline and follow-up data on new patients entering the program. Comparisons were made through Chi square and Fisher's exact tests, univariate and multivariate logistic and linear regression. RESULTS: PTSD, depression and other anxiety disorders were the most frequent psychopathologies, with 21% having multiple diagnoses. With a median of nine sessions, clinical improvement was recorded for 83% (1122/1357), and more common for those with separation anxiety, acute and posttraumatic disorders as principal diagnosis (855/1005), compared to depression (141/183, p<0.01). Noted changes proximal to Operation Cast Lead were: a doubling in patient case load with a broader socio-economic background, shorter interval from an identified traumatic event to seeking care, and a rise in diagnoses of acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. Sustained changes included: high case load, more distal triggering events, and increase in diagnoses of other anxiety disorders (especially for children 15 years and younger) and depression (especially for patients 16 years and older). CONCLUSION: Evolving changes in patient volume, diagnoses and recall period to triggering events suggest a lengthy and durable effect of an intensified exposure to violence in a context of prolonged conflict. Our findings suggest that mental health related humanitarian relief in protracted conflicts might need to prepare for an increase in patients with changing profiles over an extended period following an acute flare-up in violence.


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Power to the office clerk!
As it is I'm working for Stix.to in Kathmandu. That is to say half my time goes to Stix.to and half my time goes to OLE Nepal, the local organization that is going to implement a computerized school program with the help of OLPC laptops. I'm working most of my time in the OLE Nepal office.
Let me tell you that at the moment working at the office is kind of 'special'. That's because of the special power circumstances around here: In Kathmandu you're without power around eight hours a day at the moment. These are no random power faillures, but state policy. Every district got a schedule in which is indicated when the power goes down; it's called 'loadshedding' over here. Usually two times a day, four hours in a row.
'But why?', you might think. Or you might right now think: 'Because there's no power of course!' If you answered the latter you are dead right, but if we'd leave it at that, we would miss out on the tragic irony that tortures the poor country of Nepal.
So where does this leave the general office clerk? Is he just free half of the day? It depends… OLE Nepal has got batteries which load when there's power, and which usually would hold out during power shedding. However one of the batteries is dead, and thanks to some kind of weird configuration it doesn't take long before the rest of the grid is dead.
This event is followed by the sound of numerous fans spinning down, and CRT's making that weird heigh pitched sound when they're switched off. A bit later, but well within the fan down-spinning time, there's a collective grunt from the developers, indicating loss of work.
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Now there's talk to supply the developers with laptops. Since a laptop consumes between 14 and 19 watts and a desktop around 140 watts, or so I'm told, one doesn't have to be a maths wizard to figure out the advantage of our portable friends. Perhaps all of us could even start using XO's, which only consume 3.4 watts, or thereabouts.
As for me, I'm finding the XO to be a very nice excuse to take my job outside. Not for everything, but my OLE related development environment is a standard requirement for these lil' ones, and it's sun-friendly screen and dust-resistant build just scream 'take me into the mountains!!'.
And as I've seen in the wild, there's room to take this mobile office idea a whole lot further, but that's the subject of a future post.
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It is with great sadness that we report to readers of the European Respiratory Journal and members of the European Respiratory Society the passing of Dr Solbert Permutt (fig. 1), who died at the age of 87 years on May 23, 2012, after a protracted battle with oesophageal cancer. As many already appreciate, Sol was one of the giants of respiratory medicine and physiology, and his passing is an immense loss to our community. He was a remarkable individual with an unbounded level of enthusiasm, creativity and inspiration. Those who had the good fortune to know him had their lives influenced in many positive ways.
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Sol entered this world on March 6, 1925, in Birmingham, AL, 9 years after his mother had a tubal ligation. At the time, his mother confided that learning of this unwanted pregnancy seemed worse than finding out she had cancer; however, Sol soon became a treasured child, in no small part because of his clearly superior intelligence. In elementary and high school, he was a brilliant but undisciplined student, who cut school to spend time at the local library and earned some spending money by teaching calculus to undergraduates at the University of Alabama. In 1942, after the onset of World War II and a single year as a student at this university, Sol was drafted into the US Army. His high scores on a medical aptitude test caused him to be assigned to the army's medical school programme, where he completed one year of premed at the …
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[A] troubling development in Dallas bears watching as one man is trying to take over the entire city government, orchestrating a coup the likes of which we've rarely seen before. And what makes it really problematic is who he is – Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins.
As with our police commissioners and other top law enforcement officials, we look to district attorneys to operate as apolitical public servants tasked with metering out justice. We give them power – in many ways more than mayors and city council members – and expect their use of that power to be based solely on the pursuit of justice.
Watkins, however, appears to be putting his finger on those scales. Along with recruiting his top deputy to run against the county's sitting Democratic Party chair, he has recruited six prosecutors from his office to run in Democratic primaries for state judge, either against Democratic incumbents or for open seats.
There's even more drama surrounding Watkins — an FBI investigation, allegations that he indicted an oil heir for mortgage fraud as a political favor to a Dallas attorney, contempt charge against Watkins for improperly influencing staff in the fraud case after it was dismissed. Amazingly, Watkins then tried to open a criminal investigation of the judge who dismissed the case!
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Q: aerospike connect timeout works incorrectly? I'm using aerospike java client v 6.0.1 and use the following configs from client read policy:
        clientPolicy.readPolicyDefault.connectTimeout = 1000;
        clientPolicy.readPolicyDefault.socketTimeout = 30;
        clientPolicy.readPolicyDefault.totalTimeout = 110;
        clientPolicy.readPolicyDefault.maxRetries = 2;
        clientPolicy.readPolicyDefault.sleepBetweenRetries = 0;

but I'm getting the following errors from time to time, which say that not all retries were used and timeout occurred:
org.springframework.dao.QueryTimeoutException: Client timeout: iteration=0 connect=1000 socket=30 total=110 maxRetries=2 node=null inDoubt=false; nested exception is com.aerospike.client.AerospikeException$Timeout: Client timeout: iteration=0 connect=1000 socket=30 total=110 maxRetries=2 node=null inDoubt=false

org.springframework.dao.QueryTimeoutException: Client timeout: iteration=1 connect=1000 socket=30 total=110 maxRetries=2 node=A2 node_ip 3000 inDoubt=false; nested exception is com.aerospike.client.AerospikeException$Timeout: Client timeout: iteration=1 connect=1000 socket=30 total=110 maxRetries=2 node=A2 node_ip 3000 inDoubt=false

Does it mean that total operation timeout also involves connect to Aerospike node? Aerospike docs state that total timeout starts after connect timeout finishes:
If connectTimeout is greater than zero, it will be applied to creating a connection plus optional user authentication and TLS handshake. When the connect completes, socketTimeout/totalTimeout is then applied. In this case, totalTimeout starts after the connection completes. see https://discuss.aerospike.com/t/understanding-timeout-and-retry-policies/2852
99% of all my requests to aerospike take less than 20 ms and it doesn't make sense for me to increate total timeout.
Originally I had 200-300 ms connect timeout and I increased it to 1000 ms, but it didn't help much

A: Transactions can sometimes timeout before the transaction has started. For example, async transactions can be throttled and can exist in the delay queue for longer than totalTimeout.  If this occurs, a timeout exception is generated with iteration=0.
Anytime totalTimeout is reached, the transaction is cancelled regardless of the number of retries.
If connectTimeout is used and a new connection is required (no available connections in the pool) for the transaction, the connectTimeout is applied to connection creation and the totalTimeout stopwatch does not start until the new connection is created.
If connectTimeout is used and an existing connection is available from the pool, the connectTimeout is not applicable and the totalTimeout stopwatch starts from the beginning of the transaction.
Since most transactions are able to obtain connections from the pool, it's not surprising that increasing connectTimeout has little effect.


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package com.sculture;

import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.JsonNode;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.exceptions.UnirestException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

@WebServlet(name = "login")
public class Login extends HttpServlet {

    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
        HttpResponse<JsonNode> jsonResponse = null;
        try {

            JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
            jsonObject.put("email", request.getParameter("form-email"));
            jsonObject.put("password", request.getParameter("form-password"));
            JsonNode jsonNode = new JsonNode(jsonObject.toString());
            jsonResponse = Unirest.post(Const.REST_BASE_URL + Const.Api.USER_LOGIN)
                    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                    .body(jsonNode)
                    .asJson();
        } catch (UnirestException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        if (jsonResponse != null && !jsonResponse.getBody().getObject().has("exception")) {
            request.setAttribute("isLoggedIn", true);
            request.setAttribute("username", jsonResponse.getBody().getObject().get("username"));
            request.getSession().setAttribute("username", jsonResponse.getBody().getObject().get("username"));
            request.getSession().setAttribute("userid", jsonResponse.getBody().getObject().get("id"));
            request.getSession().setAttribute("access_token", jsonResponse.getBody().getObject().get("access_token").toString());
        } else {
            request.setAttribute("errormsg", "Something went wrong while logging you in, please try again.");
            request.getRequestDispatcher("/error.jsp").forward(request, response);

        }

        response.sendRedirect("/sculture/index");
    }

    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
        request.setAttribute("isLoggedIn", false);
        request.setAttribute("username", "");
        request.getRequestDispatcher("/frontend_homepage.jsp").forward(request, response);
    }

}


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Thaksin de facto party leader, panel believes
Thread: Thaksin de facto party leader, panel believes
Khun Don
Paknam Web Online Staff
News Editor at "Thailand Scribe"
EC inquiry likely to go against PPP
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An Election Commission inquiry is likely to find that the People Power party is a political nominee of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai party, which could result in the governing party being disbanded.
According to election commissioner Sumet Upanisakorn, the sub-committee headed by Paitoon Netiphoti has indicated that deposed prime minister and TRT leader Thaksin Shinawatra is the de facto leader of the core coalition party.
The Paitoon panel recently submitted a report to the EC, which has delayed a decision for another 15 days. The commission has ordered the sub-committee to question three more people, including Mr Thaksin.
The others are Veera Somkwamkid, secretary-general of the People's Network against Corruption, who lodged the complaint against the PPP and Mr Thaksin, and Supapol Iammethawee, leader of a civic group in the Northeast.
''Evidence suggests that the PPP is a nominee of the dissolved TRT. The sub-committee has reasons to back up their findings but the EC feels Mr Thaksin should have his say,'' said Mr Sumet.
Mr Thaksin, who was granted court permission to leave the country, was allowed to defend himself in writing, Mr Sumet added.
He said Mr Thaksin would be liable to two years in prison under Article 97 of the Political Party Law if found to be involved with the PPP.
The PPP could be dissolved if it is found guilty of breaking the law governing political parties, election commissioner Prapun Naigowit said.
The article prohibits banned executives of any disbanded party from getting involved with any other party during the period of the ban, while a clause in Article 94 threatens to punish the party and its executives who allow themselves to be manipulated.
However, Mr Prapun said the five-member EC did not make a ruling regarding the case because the investigation was still incomplete.
''We want to get it over with. Once the committee completes its inquiry, we will rule on the case,'' he said.
The EC is expected to decide whether to endorse the result of the investigation by the end of this month or early April.
''A political mess is likely because many PPP executives are in the cabinet,'' said election commissioner Sodsri Sattayatham.
If the inquiry rules that the PPP is a nominee of the TRT and the EC endorses the finding, the case will be presented to the Constitution Court, which will decide whether the PPP should be dissolved or not.
The fate of cabinet members may hang in the balance because many of the PPP's executives are ministers, including Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee.
Executives may be held to account, too, if the party is in the wrong.
Questions would emerge as to whether such ministers should suspend their duties once the Constitution Court accepts the nominee case for hearing.
However, EC secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn said taking down the PPP may not be easy.
There is no law that imposes punishment on a party that is a nominee of others, he said.
''I believe that Mr Samak knew the law when he declared that he was Mr Thaksin's nominee,'' said Mr Suthiphon, who is not allowed to vote on the EC.
Mr Suthiphon said that if Mr Thaksin is found guilty as accused, he will be subject to criminal charges and he alone will face the legal consequences, not the PPP.
Mr Suthiphon said the PPP could be dissolved if its member Yongyuth Tiyapairat is found guilty by the Supreme Court of electoral fraud and the PPP is found to be involved.
Mr Paitoon, head of the sub-panel, said his inquiry would issue summons to the three individuals tomorrow.
Pongthep Thepkanchana, who is Mr Thaksin's spokesman, said the former prime minister had nothing to do with the PPP and did not have a vested interest in the party.
''The object of this case is the PPP. Mr Thaksin has nothing to lose or gain,'' said Mr Pongthep.
Meanwhile, PPP-list MP Chaowarin Latthasaksiri yesterday sought a ruling on Mr Sumet's qualifications to be an EC member.
In his petition signed by 74 MPs, Mr Chaowarin wanted the Constitution Court to rule whether Mr Sumet is older than the maximum age for an election commissioner, which is set at 70. He turned 70 on March 9.
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The competition will start on Tuesday 5th December at 14:00 (GMT) and you'll have until 14:00 (GMT) on Thursday 7th December to get your total score as high as possible.
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Patrick Kennedy Paid $25K To Speak At Rally For Controversial Iranian MEK Group
August 30, 2011 Ali Gharib 1 Comment
By Ali Gharib and Zaid Jilani
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) told ThinkProgress he was paid $25,000 to speak at a rally to remove a controversial Iranian exiled opposition group from the U.S. terrorist rolls after previously not saying if he was paid.
Kennedy wouldn't tell Foreign Policy's Josh Rogin whether or not he was paid to speak at the rally to remove the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) from the State Department list of foreign terror organizations. But asked by ThinkProgress, Kennedy replied that he had been paid $25,000 and that he wouldn't accept the money if he didn't believe in the cause:
THINKPROGRESS: Were you paid for this appearance or the other one?
KENNEDY: Yes, I have.
THINKPROGRESS: Do you mind if I ask how much it was?
KENNEDY: Y'know, $25,000.
THINKPROGRESS: By whom?
KENNEDY: By the Iranian-American diaspora. […] I have no problem with it. I wouldn't support a group just because I was paid for it if I didn't believe in them. And the implication of some of these questions is, "Well, if you're getting paid you must be getting paid for something you don't agree with." […]
The real thing is that the money is being funneled out of Tehran to oppress this group. So let's be balanced when people start talking about follow the money.
The MEK has been on the U.S. list of terror groups since 1997, which prevents members from traveling to or raising funds in the U.S. The group, whose leadership is based in Paris while about 3,400 members live in a camp in Iraq, renounced violence in 2001 and was forcibly disarmed by the U.S. in 2003. Critics allege that the group's renunciation of violence may not be genuine, de-listing them could hurt Iran's indigenous Green opposition movement, and that the group has no backing inside Iran as a democratic opposition group.
The camp in Iraq, called Ashraf, was under U.S. control until 2009 when the U.S. handed over security control to the Iraqis as part of a larger deal. Since then, residents of Ashraf have accused Iraqi forces of abuses including attacks that reportedly killed dozens of members of the group.
Speaking before a large crowd outside the State Department that included attendees bused-in from afar on all-expenses-paid trips, Kennedy cited one such attack — in April, which reportedly killed 34 Ashraf residents — as having spurred his support for the group.
The campaign to de-list the MEK has drawn attention because of the millions of dollars spent on the effort.
Kennedy joins other former U.S. officials, mostly from conservative circles but including some liberals, such as former-Vermont governor and DNC chairman Howard Dean.
To cheers from the crowd, Kennedy — invoking the memory of his father, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy — compared the MEK's Paris-based leader Maryam Rajavi to South Africa's first post-Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who led a spate of guerrilla sabotage bombings against the Apartheid regime before going to prison and eventually leading the country's transition. (Mandela admits his guerilla past and his group's human rights abuses. Rajavi's MEK often denies having committed any acts of terror over it's 45 year history and disputes allegations made by Human Rights Watch about abuses against the group's own members.)
Kennedy told ThinkProgress his work to de-list the MEK and support for them as a democratic Iranian opposition was in line with his long-standing support of human rights worldwide.
Message, US Foreign Policy Camp Ashraf, Foreign Terrorist Organization, FTO, Howard Dean, MEK, Mujahadeen-e Khalq, Patrick Kennedy, terrorism
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The 3-ring release system is a parachute component that is widely used by sport skydivers and military freefall parachutists to attach the two risers of a main parachute to the harness that bears the load under the parachute.

Invented in its original large ring form by Bill Booth, and subsequently scaled down for thinner Type 17 webbing risers the three-ring system allows a skydiver to quickly cut-away a malfunctioning main parachute with a single motion. Skydivers usually need to do this quickly during emergencies in which they need to deploy a reserve parachute. The three-ring system is simple, inexpensive, reliable, and requires fewer operations than earlier parachute release systems while reducing the physical force needed.

The large bottom ring is securely attached to the skydiver's harness, the middle ring is securely attached to the end of the parachute riser, and the small ring is securely attached to the parachute riser above the middle ring. The middle ring is passed through the large ring and looped upwards; the small ring is then passed through the middle ring and looped upwards. Continuing in the same manner, a cord loop is passed through the small ring, loop upwards, and finally passes through a grommet to the opposing side of the parachute riser. A semi-rigid cable attached to a release handle then passes through this loop, securing the loop.  Releasing the cord loop by removing the cable with a tug causes the three-ring system to cascade free and quickly disconnect the riser from the harness.

Each ring in the series multiplies the mechanical advantage of the loop of cord that is held in place by the semi-rigid cable (a Lolon-F or Teflon impregnated plastic coated steel cable, depending on manufacturer).

Variations
There are a few different variations of the 3-ring system. The original 3-ring release from the late 1970s is now known as large 3-rings. A version using smaller rings (mini rings) was introduced in the 1980s. The reasons for the development of the mini ring system and the associated smaller risers were mostly aesthetic; the mini rings do not increase safety but actually reduce the mechanical advantage inherent in the system thereby increasing the pull force a jumper must apply to cut-away. Tandem systems still use rings that are even larger than the original rings, and some tandem rigs even use four rings (e.g., Advance Tandem by Basik). Other variations have placed the rings under the risers facing back instead of forward of the risers facing front or varied the geometry of the rings for example using an elongated middle ring for a claimed improvement in mechanical advantage on Aerodyne's miniforce system.

Safety concerns

Since the introduction of the 3-ring system, variations in the design have raised safety concerns. For example, the move to mini rings and mini risers caused riser failures on some designs until riser strength was improved. The failure of some manufacturers to include stiff riser inserts and other hard housing cable guides to allow the free movement of the cutaway cable when risers and webbing are twisted has caused difficulty in cutting away from malfunctions with riser twists or harness deformations. The tolerance in the manufacture of the fabric risers and their connection to the rings is critical in maintaining the mechanical advantage of the 3-ring system and this has been compromised in some designs. Reversed risers placing the rings under the risers has prevented the rings moving freely and releasing under some cutaway scenarios. Replacement of the Lolon-F coating with Teflon impregnated compounds has caused both cracking and cable stripping problems.

Maintenance
Regular maintenance of the 3-ring system and risers is essential. Manufacturers recommend that the risers be disconnected from the harness and flexed, the rings should be checked for cracks or corrosion and the cable should be removed from the housing, cleaned and lubricated, typically with silicone based lubricant.

References

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Folt said it was "the right time" for her to leave, and added that she had directed the removal of the remnants of the university's Silent Sam statue, a Confederate monument that has sparked unrest at the flagship for more than a century.
Houston Community College students who were forced to stop taking classes or were otherwise impacted by Hurricane Harvey may be eligible for additional scholarships after the State of Qatar presented the HCC Foundation with a $300,000 check.
At two of the three schools, Texas State University and the University of Houston, the football programs spent more money than they earned last fiscal year, requiring other university funds to cover the difference.
Texas State University christened the largest academic building in its history—a new hub for the university's science and engineering programs that clocks in at more than 166,000 square feet.
Board members condemned Engler's suggestion to The Detroit News that sexual-abuse survivors are "enjoying" the "spotlight." The comment sparked renewed calls for the board to fire him.
The increase in student debt among young adults between 2005 and 2014 accounted for a 2 percentage point decline in the homeownership rate of young adults, according to the Journal of Labor Economics by economists at the Federal Reserve.


I welcome you to my blog, which is largely devoted to my Dissertation research, ideas, and direction. However, one can assuredly expect other rants, digressions, and discussions. Feel free to comment, question, or initiate new (related) discussions on topics found herein.


Irrigation supplies crops and other plants with necessary water and sometimes nutrients may be applied as well. In organic farming, conservation is important in irrigation practices, as is sustainability. While you certainly can irrigate organic crops similar to conventional ones, be sure to also focus on overall water usage and other factors, such as energy usage, as you design an irrigation system for your .
Although , growers should try their best to use an irrigation method that helps conserve water and energy. For example, a producer could use wastewater or a solar-powered irrigation system, which can save money, time and water.
"Producers who irrigate in arid areas are more likely to use irrigation throughout the growing process (full irrigation), while producers in more humid areas may use irrigation to supplement rainfall and soil moisture under drought conditions."
Drip systems deliver water to the roots of crops via low-pressure pumps at ground level or below the soil surface.
Surface methods use gravity to move water across the land downhill, without a pump.
Center-pivot systems, which require a pump, are where the water flows from a series of sprinklers located on towers with wheels. This type of irrigation is common on flat, large farms, and can irrigate a 130-acre area.
Manual methods, which is only practical for very small farms, have workers move the water manually to the crops.
Meanwhile, the water itself can come from the local water utility (assuming one is available), from on-site wells, from rainwater collection, or even from treated wastewater. Farmers need to protect their water source to make sure it's clean and to ensure there's enough to keep the crops healthy.
tend to be smaller on average, and so their irrigation systems should match their scope. It's hard to beat the simplicity of manual irrigation for a tiny organic farm — you can add water when and where it's needed, and let the rain take care of the rest. But once your farm gets a bit bigger, you'll almost certainly need to consider alternatives to manual labor.
Drip irrigation systems, in particular, may be well-matched to the needs of small organic farms. They require less water, and they allow the application of nutrients along with water to crops. Also, they require less energy, since the pumps used are low-power. However, drip irrigation may cost more to install — some estimates indicate they cost up to $1,200 per acre and they also may require more maintenance.
Surface irrigation can also work well for organic farms, especially with closely spaced crops that feature deep roots. Some farms use renewable energy sources, such as a solar array or wind generators, to pump the water uphill to storage tanks, and then release the water and let gravity move it down the fields.


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Google's Urs Hoelzle announcing the contribution of 48V and rack design at OCP summit was the news of the Summit.
Google's contribution is posted here.
Why is 48V a big deal? if you are pushing higher performing chips as Google's Urs Hoelzle has discussed in his paper on the need for brawny cores vs. wimpy cores. There is a need for GPUs as mentioned in the post.
As the industry's working to solve these same problems and dealing with higher-power workloads, such as GPUs for machine learning, it makes sense to standardize this new design by working with OCP. We believe this will help everyone adopt this next generation power architecture, and realize the same power efficiency and cost benefits as Google.


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We are pleased to announce that we can provide each team a travel grant up to US$2,500 for the finalists to aid in commuting to the central test location(s). If teams incur any additional costs, they must find their own funding. The remaining three teams may compete in Houston if they cover their costs, or they may request DSATS judges visit their school.
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Q: jQuery UI Datepicker on a qTip I am trying to display a qTip containing a jQuery UI datepicker control (the version bundled with jQuery UI). However the datepicker's calendar opens behind the qTip. I tried manually setting the calendar's z-order from firebug, which does allow the calendar to open in front of the qTip. However, in this case clicking on the calendar has the effect of closing the qTip as (I assume) it is part of the page's content.
I am still working through this but wanted to ask - has anyone run into this problem before? Any possible workarounds to get the datepicker to work?

A: Instead of using QTip (which is design to work like a Tooltip, an is designed to disapear), maybe you should use the JQuery Dialog control instead.
Or, you could use the JQuery UI Position library on a stylized div (which should be what QTip is using anyway).

A: You do have to change the z-index of the jQuery UI Datepicker to appear in front of qTip.
To solve your problem of "clicking on the datepicker and qTip closing" you need to configure qTip to close on "mouseout". The datepicker is inside of qTip so once you are over the qTip bubble you can interact (click on dates, in this case) with the content inside once you don't "mouseout" of the qTip content.
Anyhow, here is my qTip configuration JS I used, the "hide" section is the part that you want to pay attention too.
    $(document).ready(function()
{
    $("img.calendarIcon-calendarView").qtip({

       content: {
            url: 'ajaxContent/caledarInclude.html'
            },

        style: {
            name: 'dark',
            tip: 'topMiddle',
            width: { max: 1000 },
            border: {radius: 6, width: 4}
                },

        show: {
            effect: {
                type: 'slide',
                length: 300
                }
            },

        hide: {
            when: 'mouseout',
            fixed: true,
            delay: 750,
            effect: {
                type: 'slide',
                length: 300
                }
            },

       position: {
          corner: {
             target: 'bottomMiddle',
             tooltip: 'topMiddle'
          }}
    });
});