The staccato of teargas being fired resounds in a video of Basra's protests, scattering young men. Some brandish stones, angrily threatening at a group of Iraqi security forces deployed to disperse ongoing demonstrations.
Week-long protests have rocked Iraq's southern Basra province with civilians spilling onto the streets to demand jobs, access to basic services, and economic growth.
"They are firing live ammunition and teargas," one man says.
Demonstrations in southern Iraq are not unusual in scorching summer weather, but they boiled over last Tuesday, when security forces opened fire, killing one person and wounding five. By Sunday, two more had been killed.
Within days the rallies spread to other provinces, including Najaf and Karbala. At least 30 were wounded on Saturday night in Karbala, while international flights to Najaf were cancelled.
In some places, protesters broke into local government buildings and burned the offices of political parties, including the offices of the Iran-backed Badr Organisation. On Monday security forces started arresting protesters.
"These protests have happened every summer in the south," said Dr Renad Mansour, a research fellow for Middle East and North Africa at Chatham House. "What's different and why it's political, is that it comes off of the elections a few months ago where the low turn out was an indicator of how disillusioned they are," he said. "People don't have hope in change. The sense of hopelessness is the guiding light behind these protests."
A lack of running water and reliable electricity is foremost among the grievances.
"It's a shame that I am demanding water in 2018. Water I ask for ... nowadays people travel by plane! Alas humanity! I have oil that feeds the entire world," a man said to a local television channel.
A Basra-based journalist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The National that people were relying on river water for daily use.
"Life at home is difficult, drinking water is provided but there is a need for running water. We are getting water to use daily from the Shatt Al Arab, which you know is basically seawater, and people are getting sick when they shower, eye infections, and other issues," he said.
"Electricity has been worse than last year ... irrigation is impossible, we are unable to plant anything, or grow any food. All the animals are dead and the marshes are all but gone," he said through a patchy telephone connection.
In an attempt to disrupt communication and quash the spiraling protests, authorities shut down internet access for two days on Saturday. According to Cost of Shutdown Tool, a data-driven programme that estimates the cost of internet disruptions, the shutdown cost Iraq $40 million a day.
Connection was still unreliable on Monday, with some diaspora Iraqis reporting they had only been able to speak to family in Basra for a few minutes before lines cut.
Also on Monday, officials said that Umm Qasr commodities port in Basra is expected to be fully operational again after it was closed to both passengers and goods as protesters had blocked the main roads leading to the sites.
Port officials said all employees needed to return and the internet needed to be restored at the facility, which receives grain, vegetable oils, sugar and equipment for energy companies.
Meanwhile in Baghdad hundreds of protesters closed a highway at the entrance to the city's northwestern Shula neighbourhood, chanting "Iran, out out! Baghdad is free!" and "The people want to overthrow the regime".
Last week Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi travelled to Basra to meet local leaders.
With protests ongoing on Sunday, he chaired a meeting of security and intelligence chiefs in Baghdad, warning them to be on alert "because terrorists want to exploit any event or dispute".
"Iraqis do not accept chaos, assaults on the security forces, state and private property, and those who do this are vandals who exploit the demands of citizens to cause harm," he said.
The prime minister also ordered security services not to use live fire against unarmed protesters.
A US state department official told The National that Washington supports "the right of people to peacefully protest and we support the Iraqi government as it safeguards both that right, and the security of public and private property." He noted while stressing it's an internal issue, that the Iraqi government "has expressed its intent to do more to address protester's grievances, including lack of services, electricity, and economic opportunity."
Protesters were expected to take to the streets again Monday evening, once the heat of the day died away.


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Top 8 Best Fortnite Chapter 1 Skins Ranked
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One thing that Fortnite has in its corner is its variety of skins available for players to play with. So let us look back to Chapter one and list out the most awesome ones that we know.
The first chapter of the Battle Royale was really exciting for the players, thanks to the game's constant addition to its cosmetic setup. Throughout the chapter, tons of amazing skins were added to the game, starting from skins obtainable from the battle pass to the ones that were for sale in the item shop. There was a ton of anticipation to see what was going to drop next.
The skins in Fortnite became such a big deal that players would often buy and sell accounts if someone wanted an extremely rare skin and the vice versa. While the game has a ton of different options now compared to the first chapter, here are 10 awesome Chapter 1 skins, ranked.
This was one of the first cool skins added to Fortnite, first added in April of 2018, Raven reappears quite a lot in the in-game item shop. As it is a legendary skin, it goes for quite a high price, 2000 V-bucks, but it is still one of the best-looking skins in the game. The skin comes bundled with the Iron Cage Back Bling and can be paired up with the Iron Beak pickaxe for a sick combo.
Lynx was one of those outfits that could be upgraded with the process of completing certain challenges throughout a player's progression in Season 7. It was used by players a lot and still stays an awesome skin. With the player reaching level 3, the version of the skin unlocks the first of the cyber customizations. The rest of the levels unlocked different color schemes, with the last one being a sleek all-black version.
This was another one of those skins that got upgraded along with the player completing challenges; it was first introduced in the battle pass of season 5. The best part of the skin was that the final upgrade made the players look like they were ready to become a Hokage powerful enough to challenge Naruto. It also had an awesome glow that kept it above the competition, and the Rift Edge pickaxe that came with the skin is one of the coolest pickaxes in the game.
GHOUL TROOPER
First added during the Halloween of 2017, Ghoul Trooper is one of those skins that are extremely in demand with other seasonal skins like Skull Trooper and Skull Ranger. It is hands down one of the best seasonal skins out there. It can be coupled with the reaper pickaxe that is also available during seasonal sales, for a really good match. It was rare before but not as much now as it has made a few visits to the shop till now.
RENEGADE RAIDER
The Renegade Raider is one of the most wanted skins in Fortnite right now, although it is not the best-looking skin in the whole game, the reason that it was available only in the first season makes it extremely rare. This skin has become commonplace in discussions right now because of talk about its return. Renegade Raider is sometimes associated with skilled players, even if that is not necessarily always the case. Overall, it's a pretty cool skin that will most likely return again shortly.
ELITE AGENT
This is a fan favorite skin mostly because it was one of its types when it was first introduced. The period when it was introduced, this was the only skin that made the player look like a military operator. In later seasons, the customization option to remove the helmet and mask was added, but the original look has become iconic that the new option isn't used too often.
SKULL RANGER
While Skull Trooper was one of the first cool skins added to the game, Skull Ranger is just so much cooler and was first added into the game in the Halloween of 2018. The combo with the Skull Sickle pickaxe and a cool looking Back Bling could still strike fear in opponents, let alone a whole squad of players equipped with Skull Ranger outfits.
Red Knight is hands down one of the best looking knight outfits in the game. It was introduced in the early stages of the game and was extremely rare later on, but now with it reappearing in the item shop quite a couple of times have made it common. The blend of the outfit, a Back Bling, and the Crimson Axe make for quite the combo. It's one of the more expensive skins at the price of 2,000 V-bucks.
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In St. Petersburg, we are already more than halfway through the summer, which means that the time of fancy boat parties is slowly coming to an end. However, before we brace ourselves for autumn with its cold rain and ever shorter days, we should remember our prospects are not all grey and gloomy. For one, the new figure skating season is about to start!
If you are not familiar with figure skating, you should know one thing: Russian ladies are the best skaters in the world. In this article, we introduce you to three most successful girls in the Russian world of figure skating. Just read, watch and learn and we promise you will become an avid fan and figure skating expert in no time.
Two-time world champion, two-time European champion and the winner of two silver medals in the last Winter Olympics. There is something about Evgenia's skating which is just captivating. She has not only broken several world records with her refined technique and jumps (she even does them with both arms raised above her head!), but also touched the hearts of all spectators with her expressiveness and elegant movements. Each of her programmes tells a story: She can turn into the heroine of her favourite Japanese manga series, Sailor Moon, or become Anna Karenina and act out the sad story of love, loss and death.
The 18-year-old figure skater and fan of K-pop was born in Moscow. Her mother brought her to the ice rink when she was just three and a half years old and Zhenya immediately felt at home there. She rose to the top thanks to her former coach, Eteri Tutberidze, who is known for her strict methods and success in training young girls. But it was also Evgenia's determination, motivation and incredibly hard work that made her one of the best figure skaters in the world. She believes one should never relax, but always strive to improve and push one's limits. Maybe that is how she managed to win silver in the Olympics, even though she was still recovering from an injury.
A few months ago, Evgenia announced she was leaving Tutberidze. She is currently training in Canada with Brian Orser and we cannot wait to see her skating in the new season!
If Medvedeva only came second in the Olympics, who took gold, you ask? Alina Zagitova, the 16-year-old Russian figure skater, who is also coached by Tutberidze. She was only 15 at the time of the Olympics, but after an extremely successful first season in the senior category, when she won the Grand Prix, Russian Nationals and the European Championships, this has come as a surprise to no one. She performed an extremely difficult free skate to Don Quixote with all eleven jumps placed in the second half of the programme. She also holds the world record for the highest score in a Ladies' short programme.
Alina comes from Izhevsk, a city in the Ural region. She was named after the famous Russian gymnast, Alina Kabaeva, so it seems it has always been her destiny to become a great sportswoman. She started skating at the age of four and when she was thirteen, she moved to Moscow to train with Tutberidze. She lives in the city with her grandmother, two chinchillas, a dog and a cat.
Alinas's programmes for the next season have already been announced: we will see her as Carmen in the free skate and she will perform her short programme to music from Phantom of the Opera. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Sasha is still in the junior category, but she is the only female figure skater in the world who has performed two quadruple jumps in the free programme. At the age of 14, she already holds several records, including the highest technical score in the free skate in the Ladies category, both junior and senior. Last year, she became the youngest lady to ever win Junior Grand Prix as well as World Junior Championship.
The talented figure skater was born in Ryazan and took her first steps on the ice at the age of four. Seven years later, she moved to Moscow and since 2016, she is training with Eteri Tutberidze's team – no surprises there, right? Sasha lives with her parents and two younger brothers. She is famous not only for her exquisite jumps, but also for her Rapunzel-like hair and her Chihuahua Tina, who could easily win the title of the best dressed dog in Russia.
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A few years ago, long before the new, sprawling store was built, I was teaching cooking classes at Whole Foods Market. The space was small and extremely cramped. Participants were often spilling over into the dock. Those at the very back blocked the beer cooler. I mastered using my outside voice indoors and even that wasn't always enough. Somehow, we made it work.
Fast forward six years and so much has changed. The Salud! Cooking School is absolutely beautiful, with overhead monitors and all the latest technology, not to mention pots and pans galore and an over-abundance of utensils. The days of lugging in my own are long gone!
Enough of the trip down memory lane. If you're in the Mid-South and enjoy delicious food, lively conversation and cocktails that make you close your eyes and smile, then carve out a couple hours and join me. I promise to keep it fresh and easy.


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Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.
The author Ralph Wightman, agriculturist, broadcaster, and native of Dorset, described the village as "a beautiful place of deep lanes, orchards and old houses, with a church of quiet charm", and, in a similar vein, Sir Frederick Treves in 1906 considered it "as pretty a village as any in Dorset".
On Waddon Hill to the northwest of the village are the remains of earthworks of an early settlement, consisting of a low bank 9 metres (30 ft) wide and traces of a ditch, though historic quarrying around the hill may have destroyed more. Mid-1st-century Roman and Romano-British military artefacts were found on the hill's southern slopes in 1876–8. In the Domesday Book in 1086 the village was recorded as Stoche and had 32 households.
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin has Norman origins but has been altered and added to over the centuries. The 12th-century font is notable. The poet William Crowe was rector here between 1782 and 1786; at the end of his incumbency he published his most well known piece, Lewesdon Hill, about the hill to the west of the village. The Very Rev Hedley Robert Burrows (1887 - 1983), who later became Archdeacon of Winchester and then Dean of Hereford, was incumbent at Stoke Abbott for a time.
^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 154. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
^ Treves, Frederick, Sir (1906). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. p. 284.
^ a b "'Stoke Abbott', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 224-226". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ "Dorset S–Z". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ "Place: Stoke [Abbott]". Open Domesday. domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ Hyams, John (1970). Dorset. B. T. Batsford Ltd. pp. 137–8. ISBN 0-7134-0066-8.
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You know, I've been thinking (always a dangerous practice!). I've been thinking about how there have been some very overt means of stimulating the Australian economy in the past 12 months. And recently I've been thinking about some less overt methods that haven't been advertised and promoted as economic stimulators, but which really are.
The free swine flu (H1N1 virus) injection available now to ALL 22 million Australians.
The Australia Post competitions for a Toyota Corolla and a Plasma TV.
Just think about it. The Australian government has paid around $100 million to get this vaccine made, which has helped the drug companies and related industries no end. That's the overt bit.
The less overt bit is what comes with the 'free' vaccine. The vaccine is free, but unless you go to one of the (few) free immunisation clinics (and I think you have to be in a high risk category for that) you have to pay your normal consultation fee to get it from your local GP.
Our local medical practice charges around $50 for a standard consultation, so I'll take that as an average. Let's say only 10 million of Australia's 22 million citizens take advantage of the free swine flu vaccine from their GP. At an average of $50 per visit, that's just put back some $500 million back into the economy — perhaps money that was lingering in bank accounts not doing anything. If 20 million get the free vaccine, that's $1,000,000,000!
And not only does that 'stimulus package' keep the medical practices ticking over, but all the associated industries including Medicare as well. And it frees up some $500 million or so from bank accounts and puts it back into the economy. I don't have any problem with that, but maybe it would be more honest if someone really called this for what it is — a stimulus package aimed at getting money from ordinary people's accounts.
When I was in my local post office today, the nice lady behind the counter offered me two coupons for competitions that Australia Post is running — one for a car, the other for a plasma TV. All I have to do is complete the entry forms, put stamps on them and send them in.
Whoa back there! Put a stamp on it? For a competition run by Australia Post and for which the entry forms only seem to be available from Australia Post post offices? So what's really going on here? I'd expect that a competition run by Australia Post would accept entries into a box inside the PO. But no. We have to whack a stamp on the entry form!
So, who is this benefitting? Well, Australia Post and the companies offering the prizes will get a big database of potential customers they can market to. And Australia Post gets the revenue from all the extra stamps it sells. At 50c a pop, that's $1 for each different form submitted.
And does Australia Post actually deliver the entry forms via the normal mail service, or do the forms go into a big bag in the PO waiting until the closing date when they are bundled up and sent as a special delivery to the Australia Post address in Victoria? In other words, is my stamp purchase paying for a normal delivery at 50c a time, or for some special 'behind the scenes' delivery method that perhaps costs Australia Post 5c??
Call me paranoid… But that looks like a stimulus package of Australia Post's own, right there!


A private video of Angelina Jolie that was taken in 1999 has emerged, and sent Illuminati enthusiasts into a frenzy.
Whoever made the dubious video cleverly accompanied it with subtitles so that viewers don't listen to what Angelina is actually saying.
The word 'ritual' is repeatedly inserted into the subtitles where Angelina clearly says no such thing.
The film, which was 'secretly filmed', shows Angelina talking to her two close friends about her experience of an Illuminati ritual.
The video also links her tattoos to the cult, saying that they are a method of sacrificing more blood to Satan.
People are inferring that her links to the elusive cult could be a reason for their divorce…or maybe the marriage had just run it's course like any other divorce.
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the whoisonline is showing the login within 30 min or something. You can change it on configuration - frontend: Online Users Contains change to valid session, and maybe limit the next option also to lower setting.
I am not sure what you searched for and what, specifically, is the joomla session problem that you referred to, but I suspect that the cause of this issue lies in the way that sessions are handled.
One suggestion is to turn off server caching and make Global Configuration session lifetime (in minutes) the same as Kunena session lifetime (in seconds). If Kunena session lifetime is 1800 seconds, make Global sessions lifetime = 30 minutes.
I do not know how this setting works. I have never changed it from the default setting ("All users"). The default setting for the "next option" that 810 referred to (Forum Configuration » Frontend » Look and Feel » Online Users Time Limit) is zero. I do not know how you can have a "lower setting" than zero. Perhaps 810 can explain what these two settings do?
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July 25, 2016 By richard redig 0 Comment
Reservations are open for the 19th Annual DFW Restaurant Week – and Table 13, one of Addison's most unique fine dining and entertainment venues, is among the participants. Located at Belt Line and Inwood Road, Table 13 offers vintage-inspired food, beverage, and service in a distinctive, upscale atmosphere reminiscent of the early 1960s. Voted "Favorite Place To Be Seen," "Favorite Happy Hour," "Best Place to See Live Music," "Best Martini,"…
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Dawn Fisher, part of Girls on Food, recently dined at Table 13 and shared her experience. Thanks Girls on Food for the kind words! "TABLE 13 IN ADDISON, TX Enter the doors of Table 13 and you enter another era. In the style of early 1960s Vegas, it is elegant. It is classy. It is upscale. Totally Rat Pack and Sinatra. We were greeted by a Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Doris Day,…
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Table 13 entertainer Goga Denisov was recently featured on Addison Magazine's website. "No matter what genre of music you like, Goga Denisov does it. Growing up studying a wide range of music, he's made a living performing at venues around the area and even around the country. Lucky for locals, he's performing right here in Addison at Table 13. Goga has opened for notable artists such as Cindy Lauper and…
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ADDISON, TX (March 25, 2015) Table 13's distinctive atmosphere, reminiscent of the early 1960s, will provide the perfect backdrop for family and friends to gather this Easter to enjoy vintage-inspired food, beverage and service for only $29.95/person. Children under 12 may choose from a special Kids Menu for only $14.95. Table 13's Easter Dinner Menu will be served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 5, and will feature…
Sinatra Lives Again at Table 13
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Table 13 is raving about it's latest appearance in Exploding Potatoes review blog. Here's a taste of what was written… "I kept looking for Count Basie to show up with his band. Alas, it was not to be, however the ambiance at Table 13 in Addison, Texas would have made the legendary piano player feel right at home. This fine dining restaurant, located in a northern suburb of Dallas, did a fine job…
SideDish Server of the Week: Josh Yancey of Table 13 in Addison
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Table 13 named 'Great Place for Jazz in Dallas'
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ADDISON, TX (August 6, 2014) The 17th annual DFW Restaurant Week presented by Central Market is back, and Table 13, Addison's newest fine dining and entertainment venue, is among the participants. Recently voted "Best New Restaurant" in Addison Magazine's Readers Choice Awards, Table 13 is offering prix fixe dinner options for $35, as well as the Cadillac Lunch Experience brought to you by Oak Farms Dairy for $25 (tax and…
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Reproduction M1907 Enlisted Man Field Cap Brunswick 92nd Regiment.
Brunswick's contribution to the WW1 German Army were the Braunschweigisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.92 and the Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.17, both part of X. Army Corps. At the outbreak of World War One, the 92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment was part of the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Infantry Division, while the 6 squadrons of the 17th Death's Head Hussars were the X Corps' reconnaissance element, three squadrons to each of the corps' two divisions.
The Death's Head (Totenkopf) skull and crossbones distinctive insignia of the Brunswick regiments dates to 1809, and was worn by the Brunswick contingent under Wellington at Waterloo. The Brunswick death's head differed from the Prussian version in that the crossbones were below rather than behind the skull, and the skull was more elongated.
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The IBD World
Independence: Myths and Misperceptions
By Wendy Leung – Many advisors appreciate the merits of independence including open architecture, the lack of proprietary products and the control they gain over pricing, account minimums and the client service model; yet many will remain in the employee world since they perceive roadblocks that can't be solved for. Oftentimes this is a case of misperception.
The Search for Mr. or Ms. Right
By Mindy Diamond – What does the principal of a successful RIA do when he is likely 5 years away from partial or complete retirement and the appropriate successor for his/her business has not yet been identified?
How to Turn Your Practice into a Business
By Mindy Diamond – Who are the independent firms that have the greatest enterprise value—the ultimate worth of one's life work? They are the ones that have solved for predictability of revenue, profitability, growth, streamlined operations, have a solid return on assets, achieved scale, and probably most important, solved for succession by broadening equity ownership beyond the original founder(s).
The Top 5 Reasons Why Advisors in the IBD World are Going RIA…
By Mindy Diamond – Ask any Business Development Officer from any custodian or service provider to the RIA space and they will tell you that the vast majority of their new business is coming from those in the Independent Broker Dealer (IBD) world. I was surprised to hear this too—until I realized that a large percentage of the advisors we are working with are independent with broker-dealers and looking to us to help them assess whether a move to the hybrid/RIA space makes sense.
Walking off into the sunset: Is it an ending or beginning?
By Mindy Diamond – You've spent a professional lifetime building a thriving business. You worked hard for your clients – many of whom are friends and family – to both protect and build their assets. Now it's time to think about the legacy you want to leave; not only who will replace you as steward and who will go on to serve your clients, but also how you will monetize your life's work.
Partnership Values: It's a Relationship-Business
By Barbara Herman – What happens when partners no longer share the same vision? Does a lack of consensus about the future mean the end of the relationship? Advisors are seeing more value in partnerships than ever before, acknowledging that it has become extremely challenging to be a sole practitioner and motivating many to join forces with other like-minded professionals.
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
By Wendy Leung – Taking the time to step back from the day-to-day demands of the business to assess personal and professional goals is a critical yet often overlooked exercise that can help financial advisors define and achieve their best business life. "But I still haven't found what I'm looking for."
The Energy of Independence: It's Invigorating!
By Mindy Diamond – Last week's MSUM14 brought together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in the independent financial advisor world – and many that you will recognize from outside of our space – to share knowledge and insights on the future. The energy was greater than I have ever seen, and – unfortunately – an energy that is rarely experienced in the broker dealer world.
MarketCounsel Summit (MSUM) – It's not just for Independents
By Mindy Diamond – One very important point I want to convey – especially to the wirehouse audience – is that the vibe, energy and caliber of attendee that exists at a conference like MarketCounsel Summit (MSUM) also exists at custodian conferences like Schwab IMPACT, Pershing INSITE, Fidelity's Executive Forum…or any of the others.
To Stay the Course or Reach Higher – The Choice is Yours
By Mindy Diamond – "I love being an advisor and have built a great practice. My business generates more than $3mm in annual fee based revenue and it affords me a lifestyle far better than I ever imagined. I have a top notch staff and wonderful clients with an aggregate $550mm in assets under management." Perhaps change the stats but I'm betting that this sounds familiar to you- and what a wonderful position to be in.


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Why can some holodeck matter leave the holodeck, while other holodeck matter (notably people) cannot?
Related to Would Star Trek holodecks physically affect you once you exit the Holodeck?
I was watching Elementary, Dear Data last night and I noticed that when Data realizes that something has gone terribly wrong, he leaves the holodeck with the holodeck generated paper with a drawing of the Enterprise. The paper does not disintegrate as he leaves the holodeck. If this can leave the holodeck, why can't Professor Moriarity? Indeed, the original ending to this episode according to Memory Alpha:
The original ending filmed was cut from the episode. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion 2nd ed., pp. 68-69) Hurley recalled, "In that ending, Picard knew how to defeat Moriarty. He tricked him. He knew all along that Moriarty could leave the holodeck whenever he wanted to, and he knew because when Data came out and showed him a drawing of the Enterprise, if that piece of paper could leave the holodeck, that means that the fail-safe had broken down. In turn, this means that the matter-energy converter which creates the holodeck, now allowed the matter to leave the holodeck, which was, up to that point, impossible. When he knew that paper had left the holodeck, he knew that Moriarty could as well, so he lied to him."
This is interesting because the whole premise of this episode and Ship in a Bottle is that Moriarity can't leave the holodeck. Moreover, the Doctor from Voyager always needs some kind of portable emitter to go places.
Given this and the water/other matter that leaves the holodeck in the linked question, why can some matter exist outside the holodeck while other matter cannot?
Is it tied somehow to the replicator - i.e. replicating a piece of paper into real matter is trivial, but replicating a human being or anything more sophisticated would be non-trivial?
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The answers don't really answer why the Voyager crew was able to use the holodeck when on severe power rationing (and emergency food rations / Neelix-food) while using the holodeck much too often. In-universe discontinuity perhaps. – RoboKaren Oct 27 '14 at 20:14
Note that you can see an example of why this is true in an earlier episode: The Big Goodbye. In it, Picard exits the holodeck with a lipstick print on his face, but in the very same episode the character Cyrus Redblock dematerializes shortly after he exits the holodeck. – Zibbobz Oct 27 '14 at 20:22
The thing is, Moriarty isn't some replicated piece of matter. He's an interactive computer simulation that needs controlling. You can't 3D print a person. – Lightness Races in Orbit Oct 27 '14 at 21:18
"You can't 3D print a person" - Well, not yet... – Joe L. Oct 28 '14 at 5:59
The was actually addressed in one of the comments to the linked question.
From http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Holodeck#Design
A holodeck combines transporter technology with that of replicators, by generating actual matter, as well as projecting force fields to give the objects the illusion of substance.
There are different reasons proposed for having both, one of them is that anything ingestible MUST be real matter (otherwise the user would have negative health effects after ingesting and leaving the Holodeck); another is that it's cheaper/easier to replicate some matter (e.g. water, or any such dynamic matter) than to fully computer-simulate and then holographically generate it.
On the other hand, as you noted, replicating a human is a whole lot more of a big deal that holographically project one.
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The corollary is, of course, that humans cannot be replicated; the technology is limited to inanimate objects. Living things can of course be projected, and made to look and act real, but they are true holograms. – KeithS Jan 12 '12 at 16:10
I don't know that I really buy the "processing power to generate a convincing hologram of water" argument. I mean, computers today can create insanely convincing water... there is no doubt in my mind that the computers of the 24th century would be able to make holographic water that was visually perfect. A more convincing argument, in my mind, would be that if someone falls in the water, they need to actually get wet... which holographic water would not do. – eidylon Jan 12 '12 at 16:19
Add they do get wet when they fall in water. It was mentioned in one of the episodes (Encounter at Farpoint perhaps?) that when Data fell in water on the holodeck it took a long time to get all the water out of him. – Xantec Jan 12 '12 at 16:29
@Xantec, IN E@F it was Wesley who fell into a pond. But yes, he stayed wet when he left the holodeck. en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Holodeck – eidylon Jan 12 '12 at 16:32
The water stayed because it was simple/small enough that it could be replicated. – Teknophilia Jan 13 '12 at 2:16
This issue was specifically addressed in the "Star Trek : Voyager Technical Manual" handed out to potential scriptwriters for the Voyager series.
Simply put;
Anything that people are likely to interact with (props, food, clothing, etc) is created by using a matter-replicator.
Anything that visitors are unlikely to interact with (or that doesn't require physical texture) is created using a coloured forcefield.
The Holodeck uses two main subsystems. the holographic imagery subsystem and the matter conversion subsystem. The holographic imagery system creates images of incredibly realistic background environments. The computer-driven holographic projectors also control a series of shaped-field forcebeam projectors which are capable of giving physical substance to these images. The second major subsystem is the matter conversion system. Using transporter-based technology, this system creates physical "props" and "set dressing" from raw material. Under normal conditions, a participant in a holodeck simulation should be unable to tell the difference between the two types of props.
The Holodeck and the reality of objects:
Objects created on the holodeck which are pure holographic images cannot be removed from the holodeck, even if they have apparent physical reality because of focused force beam imagery.
Objects created by transporter matter conversion do indeed have physical reality and can indeed be removed from the holodeck, even though they may no longer be under computer control.
Yet the EMH fits neither mode by that description! – Lightness Races in Orbit Oct 27 '14 at 21:27
@LightnessRacesinOrbit - We know from canon descriptions that he's wholly force-field based. It's not that close-up objects can't be made out of forcefields, it's just that there's no point wasting the energy of replicating something real if you can trick people with an effect. – Valorum Oct 27 '14 at 21:40
Yet he has physical texture and can be interacted with. – Lightness Races in Orbit Oct 28 '14 at 8:14
@lightnessracesinorbit - I refer you to my previous answer. You can make complex stuff out of fields, it's just harder. – Valorum Oct 28 '14 at 8:16
@JonStory - I suspect that's more to do with familiarity with the instrument. Note that Picard has his own saddle that he takes to the holodeck. – Valorum Dec 7 '15 at 15:35
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Retinitis pi…
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name given to a group of inherited disorders that affect the light-sensitive part of the eye (the retina). It is the most common inherited eye condition, affecting 1 in 4,000. RP is a result of a decline in the cells that detect light (photoreceptor cells) which ultimately leads to sight loss, and some will lead to blindness.
RP linked conditions
Usually, the inherited faulty genes only affect the eyes, however in some cases they can affect other body parts. One example is Usher syndrome, in which there is hearing loss which is present from birth but the later development of RP. RP is also a feature of several other genetic syndromes, including Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Refsum disease, and NARP (neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa).
RP is caused by faults in any of around 200 genes (that we know of so far). These can be passed on through families in different patterns, depending on the type of RP. For example some people develop the condition if they inherit a particular genetic fault from both parents, who are themselves healthy. In other cases a parent or other older relative may also be affected. About half of patients have no family history of RP.
Sight loss from RP happens gradually, over many years. The first cells to die are the photoreceptor cells known as 'rods'. They are the cells we use in dim light, so night blindness is an early symptom. Later RP can affect the photoreceptors known as 'cones'. These are used for seeing in colour and function at higher light levels. Cones in the peripheral retina are important for peripheral vision and the cones in the central retina are responsible for detailed vision used for example in reading and recognising faces. Usually the peripheral cones are affected before central cones so patients will first notice peripheral field loss in addition to night blindness.
Symptoms tend to appear between childhood and the age of 30 but some uncommon forms of RP do not give rise to symptoms until much later. The speed at which sight gets worse varies with the different genetic forms of RP.
There is currently no cure for RP. However people with RP may develop cataracts at an earlier age than normal. If so, cataract surgery may help improve vision. Another complication of RP is waterlogging of the central retina (macular oedema) and this can be treated with medications such as steroid eye drops, and acetazolamide given as drops of by mouth.
Research using new genetic technologies has led to the discovery of many genes causing RP. Fight for Sight researchers have been at the forefront of this research effort.
Finding the genes means that people can be given a better idea of how the condition will affect themselves and their families in future. However there are still many people with RP who do not know which gene is causing their condition and there are still RP genes to be discovered.
Finding the RP genes is the first step in the path to develop effective treatments. Research is taking several different approaches to restoring sight or preventing RP from progressing.
Our work with the National Institute for Health Research Horizon Scanning Centre (NIHR HSC) investigated current research to develop new treatments for RP. We identified promising potential treatments, including gene therapy, stem cell therapy, drugs to slow photoreceptor cell death, drugs that protect nerve cells and an artificial retina.
Planning a gene therapy clinical trial for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
1 October 15 - 1 September 18
At the leading edge of gene replacement therapy for inherited eye disorders.
The RP Genome Project
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Siblings Debbie and Adrian White were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, called Usher syndrome II. The condition causes hearing impairment and progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa.
At the age of five it was suggested that Debbie went for a hearing test and when her younger brother, Adrian, was born he was automatically tested. In his case he was born partially deaf.
It was when they hit their teens Adrian visited an opticians, aged 17, he was referred to a consultant at Birmingham Genetic Clinic and was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.
Adrian said: "I can still remember the day I was told that I had this eye disease and I thought what am I going to do? Not only do I have problems with my ears - I've now got problems with my eyes."
At the same time, Debbie, aged 21, was also diagnosed with the condition. Debbie said: "As a big sister you always feel protective over a younger sibling – Adrian's condition has always been worse than mine. I would willingly swap places with him, as he has always been a very independent person and it would mean the world to us if Fight for Sight could find a cure."
The condition causes tunnel vision and night blindness and before Debbie's sight become progressively worse, she was a keen golfer. Debbie said: "When you start losing your sight, you start losing your independence, especially as I can't drive and I can't really go out at night on my own without assistance. Giving up playing golf was incredibly difficult too."
For the past two decades Debbie has been a supporter of Fight for Sight and now chairs the Fight for Sight's Warwickshire Committee. She decided to share her passion of golf and organises an annual golf day to help raise vital funds for Fight for Sight and eye research.
Debbie also has cataracts forming and has astigmatism of the eye said: "It's incredible people just disregard my disability because it appears that I look normal. I want to raise awareness so more people understand the condition."
You could play an important part in eye research by being a participant in clinical research study that may benefit many people. You could even help shape clinical research by becoming more actively involved and having a say. Patients, carer, or anyone with an interest can help.
Clinical trials are research studies that find out if a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. They are a key research tool for improving medical knowledge and patient care. The people who carry out research are mostly the same doctors and healthcare professionals who treat people. Their aim is to find better ways of treating patients and keeping people healthy.
Here are some ways to find out about research projects and clinical trials that you can get involved in.
UK Clinical Trials Gateway
The UK Clinical Trials Gateway run by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) provides easy to understand information about clinical research trials running in the UK, and gives to a large range of information about these trials. It is designed to enable patients and clinicians to locate and contact trials of interest. Visit their website and select the eye condition that you are interested in.
NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio
The NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio is a database of high-quality clinical research studies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Within this the Ophthalmology Specialty Group supports a national portfolio of research studies in ophthalmology and the vision sciences. See their website for details.
If you wish to join a trial it is always best to discuss this with your doctor or clinical team first.
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It is rare to see a project of this nature that has maintained its integrity from centre to edge and has achieved a plant palette in a public environment that is both beautiful and maintainable. This project has an extremely strong planting design that binds the whole site together. Even the isolated beds between road edge and boundary have the same depth of thought as the splendid mass planting that serenades both the arriving and departing visitors to Queenstown. The planting palette is not only functional but also aesthetic, manipulating the inherent colours of the native and exotic species to their utmost. There is a clear understanding of the beauty of the local flora and this is skillfully articulated to provide a sense of place that compares with the sites "Remarkable" location. The site planning provides a sound canvas for this planting design. The layout has a logic that is usable straight from the car door with an intuitive approach to circulation and the leading of users through the site.
A superb display of restraint and the less is more mantra. It was hard to pick the interventions, which is a key contributer to this designs success. The judges believe the landscape architect truly understood not only the brief but also the landscape and the clients.
This is the start of the Routeburn Track one of New Zealand's great walks. The building was extremely well placed (yes by the Landscape Architect) to focus you onto the tramp and the experience you where about to undertake, for many the start of such a walk is an almost spiritual experience, the landscape design allowed the power of the surrounding landscape to cast its spell, there was no discernable start line you just drifted into the tramp lured by the greater landscape, coached by the immediate.
The landscape architect had clearly understood his role and the materials at hand. The simplicity of the solution belies the dexterity that had been used to manipulate the sequence of events from arrival and donning your kit to swaying of the swing bridge and disappearing into the red and silver Tolkienesque beech forests. Car-parking had been carefully located behind the shelter and shielded by moraine like lunettes, paths amble in a sheep track fashion to the shelter, storm water swales were like mini braided rivers, and the tussock edged grassed forecourt oozed out from under the building. Furniture was simple timber benches big enough for a couple bodies and packs and their rearranged contents. The actual start was marked by two rocks and a simple DOC sign.
This project provides assistance to the community, landowners, developers, designers and planners in the development of Arrowtown. It is a work that provides a framework for the sustainable management of a cultural heritage landscapes generally. A set of design guidelines identifies the character of the existing town and its buildings.
It is well researched and beautifully presented, with precinct-based guidelines of explecit detail. The project showcases the importance of spatial organisation and planning alongside building design.
It is a very good guide for anyone working in the heritage area, particularly in relation to buildings. In its presentation it usefully identifies what not to do. The pivotal role of the landscape architects merits recognition.


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Q: Cleaning up a Nested J panel Rebuilt the SCCE for you guys.
My goal is this

The general idea is that clicking on the title bars of the menus (right side) will collapsible (set visible to false) the content panes associated with them:
gender_panel_BG collapses gender_panel_body
race_panel_BG collapses race_panel_body
class_panel_BG collapses class_panel_body
base_stats_panel_BG collapses base_stats_panel_body
merits_panel_BG collapses merits_panel_body
You get the idea
Another thing that is bugging me is the huge space at the top of the body and it's content.

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class JaGCharCreation  {

    //set inital size of window
    Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
    int initalWidth = (int) screenSize.width - 50;
    int initalHeight = (int) screenSize.height - 50;
    JPanel gender_panel_body;
    GridBagConstraints gbc;
    JLabel viewdata_gender = new JLabel("gender");
    ImageIcon BGicon = new ImageIcon("parchmentTall.jpg");
    Image img1 = BGicon.getImage();

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new JaGCharCreation ();
    }

    //set up thread safe invoking for GUI
    public JaGCharCreation () {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
                }

                JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                frame.add(new TestPane());
                frame.pack();
                //frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
                // Give the frame an initial size.
                frame.setSize(initalWidth, initalHeight);
            }
        });
    }

    //main panel to hold all others
    public class TestPane extends JPanel {
        public TestPane() {
            setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 2));
            add(createLeftPane());
            add(createRightPane());
        }//end of class for master frame

/////////////////////////////////Left Panel Nest Begin//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        protected JPanel createLeftPane() {
        img1 = img1.getScaledInstance(initalWidth/2, initalHeight, java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
        final ImageIcon BGiconSM = new ImageIcon(img1);

            JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())                           {
                            protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                                {
                                //  Dispaly image at full size
                                g.drawImage(BGiconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                                super.paintComponent(g);
                                }
                            };
            panel.setOpaque( false );
            panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(35, 80, 35, 80));
            //panel.setBackground(Color.RED);
            return  panel;
        }//end left pane
/////////////////////////////////Left Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Right Panel Nest Begin//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        protected JPanel createRightPane() {
            img1 = img1.getScaledInstance(initalWidth/2, initalHeight, java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
            final ImageIcon BGiconSM = new ImageIcon(img1);
            JPanel content = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
            content.setOpaque(false);

            JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())                           {
                            protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                                {
                                //  Dispaly image at full size
                                g.drawImage(BGiconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                                super.paintComponent(g);
                                }
                            };
            panel.setOpaque( false );
            panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(35, 80, 35, 80));
            //panel.setBackground(Color.BLUE);

            //set up our image for the title bars
            ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("GradientDetail.png");
            Image img = icon.getImage();
            img = img.getScaledInstance(initalWidth/2, 40, java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
            final ImageIcon iconSM = new ImageIcon(img);

/////////////////////////////////Gender Panel Nest Begins//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel gender_panel_BG = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())
                {
                protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                    {
                    //  Dispaly image at full size
                    g.drawImage(iconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
                    }
                };
            gender_panel_BG.setOpaque( false );

            JLabel gender_panel_label = new JLabel("Gender");
            gender_panel_label.setFont(new Font("Impact", Font.BOLD, 30));
            gender_panel_label.setForeground(Color.white);
            gender_panel_label.setOpaque(false);

            gender_panel_body = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 3));
            gender_panel_body.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

            gender_panel_BG.add(gender_panel_label, BorderLayout.NORTH);

            JPanel gender_panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
            //gender_panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10));
            //gender_panel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
            gender_panel.setOpaque(false);
            gender_panel.add(gender_panel_BG);
            gender_panel.add(gender_panel_body);

            MouseAdapter gender = new MouseAdapterMod(){
           public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
                   //System.out.println(e.getSource());
                   System.out.println("A mouse was pressed");
                gender_panel_body.setVisible(!gender_panel_body.isVisible());
           }//end of mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
        };

        // Create radio buttons and add them to content pane.
        JRadioButton g1 = new JRadioButton("Male");
        g1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                    viewdata_gender.setText("Gender: Male");
                 }//action perfomed;
            });//g1 add action listener
        gender_panel_body.add(g1);

        JRadioButton g2 = new JRadioButton("Female");
        g2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                    viewdata_gender.setText("Gender: Female");
                 }//action perfomed;
            });//g2 add action listener
        gender_panel_body.add(g2);

        JRadioButton g3 = new JRadioButton("<Unknown>");
        g3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                    viewdata_gender.setText("Gender: <Unknown>");
                 }//action perfomed;
            });//g3 add action listener
        gender_panel_body.add(g3);

        // Define a button group.
        ButtonGroup genderButtons = new ButtonGroup();
        genderButtons.add(g1);
        genderButtons.add(g2);
        genderButtons.add(g3);

            gender_panel_BG.addMouseListener(gender);
            content.add(gender_panel, gbc);
/////////////////////////////////Gender Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Race Panel Nest Begins//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel race_panel_BG = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())
                {
                protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                    {
                    //  Dispaly image at full size
                    g.drawImage(iconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
                    }
                };
            race_panel_BG.setOpaque( false );

            JLabel race_panel_label = new JLabel("Race");
            race_panel_label.setFont(new Font("Impact", Font.BOLD, 30));
            race_panel_label.setForeground(Color.white);
            race_panel_label.setOpaque(false);

            JPanel race_panel_body = new JPanel(new GridLayout(5, 8));
            race_panel_body.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

            race_panel_BG.add(race_panel_label, BorderLayout.NORTH);

            JPanel race_panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
            //race_panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10));
            //race_panel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
            race_panel.setOpaque(false);
            race_panel.add(race_panel_BG);
            race_panel.add(race_panel_body);

            for (int i=0; i <= 60; i++){
                ImageIcon RCicon = new ImageIcon("headshot.jpg");
                Image RCimg = RCicon.getImage();
                RCimg = RCimg.getScaledInstance(40, 40, java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
                final ImageIcon RCiconSM = new ImageIcon(RCimg);
                JButton button = new JButton(RCiconSM);
                button.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
                button.setContentAreaFilled(false);
                race_panel_body.add(button);
            };//for loop

            MouseAdapter race = new MouseAdapterMod();
            race_panel_body.addMouseListener(race);
            content.add(race_panel, gbc);
/////////////////////////////////Race Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Class Panel Nest Begins//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel class_panel_BG = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())
                {
                protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                    {
                    //  Dispaly image at full size
                    g.drawImage(iconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
                    }
                };
            class_panel_BG.setOpaque( false );

            JLabel class_panel_label = new JLabel("Class");
            class_panel_label.setFont(new Font("Impact", Font.BOLD, 30));
            class_panel_label.setForeground(Color.white);
            class_panel_label.setOpaque(false);

            JPanel class_panel_body = new JPanel(new GridLayout(5, 8));
            class_panel_body.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

            class_panel_BG.add(class_panel_label, BorderLayout.NORTH);

            JPanel class_panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
            //class_panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10));
            //class_panel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
            class_panel.setOpaque(false);
            class_panel.add(class_panel_BG);
            class_panel.add(class_panel_body);

            for (int g=0; g <= 50; g++){
                ImageIcon CCicon = new ImageIcon("headshot.jpg");
                Image CCimg = CCicon.getImage();
                CCimg = CCimg.getScaledInstance(40, 40, java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
                final ImageIcon CCiconSM = new ImageIcon(CCimg);
                JButton cbutton = new JButton(CCiconSM);
                cbutton.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
                cbutton.setContentAreaFilled(false);
                class_panel_body.add(cbutton);
            };//for loop

            MouseAdapter cclass = new MouseAdapterMod();
            class_panel_body.addMouseListener(cclass);
            content.add(class_panel, gbc);
/////////////////////////////////Class Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Base Stats Panel Nest Begins//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel base_stats_panel_BG = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())
                {
                protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                    {
                    //  Dispaly image at full size
                    g.drawImage(iconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
                    }
                };
            base_stats_panel_BG.setOpaque( false );

            JLabel base_stats_panel_label = new JLabel("Base Attributes");
            base_stats_panel_label.setFont(new Font("Impact", Font.BOLD, 30));
            base_stats_panel_label.setForeground(Color.white);
            base_stats_panel_label.setOpaque(false);

            JPanel base_stats_panel_body = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 2));
            base_stats_panel_body.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

            base_stats_panel_BG.add(base_stats_panel_label, BorderLayout.NORTH);

            JPanel base_stats_panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
            //base_stats_panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10));
            //base_stats_panel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
            base_stats_panel.setOpaque(false);
            base_stats_panel.add(base_stats_panel_BG);
            base_stats_panel.add(base_stats_panel_body);

            MouseAdapter base_stats = new MouseAdapterMod();
            base_stats_panel_body.addMouseListener(base_stats);
            content.add(base_stats_panel, gbc);
/////////////////////////////////Base Stats Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Merits Panel Nest Begins//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel merits_panel_BG = new JPanel(new BorderLayout())
                {
                protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                    {
                    //  Dispaly image at full size
                    g.drawImage(iconSM.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
                    }
                };
            merits_panel_BG.setOpaque( false );

            JLabel merits_panel_label = new JLabel("Advantages and Disadvantages");
            merits_panel_label.setFont(new Font("Impact", Font.BOLD, 30));
            merits_panel_label.setForeground(Color.white);
            merits_panel_label.setOpaque(false);

            JPanel merits_panel_body = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
            merits_panel_body.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

            merits_panel_BG.add(merits_panel_label, BorderLayout.NORTH);

            JPanel merits_panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
            //merits_panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10));
            //merits_panel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
            merits_panel.setOpaque(false);
            merits_panel.add(merits_panel_BG);
            merits_panel.add(merits_panel_body);

            MouseAdapter merits = new MouseAdapterMod();
            merits_panel_body.addMouseListener(merits);
            content.add(merits_panel, gbc);
/////////////////////////////////Merits Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////Group Panel Nest Begin//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            JPanel viewData = new JPanel(new GridLayout(5, 1));
            viewData.add(gender_panel);
            viewData.add(race_panel);
            viewData.add(class_panel);
            viewData.add(base_stats_panel);
            viewData.add(merits_panel);

            panel.add(new JScrollPane(viewData));
            return panel;
/////////////////////////////////Group Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        }//end right pane
/////////////////////////////////Right Panel Nest End//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        public class MouseAdapterMod extends MouseAdapter {
           // usually better off with mousePressed rather than clicked
           public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
                   //System.out.println(e.getSource());
                   System.out.println("A mouse was pressed");
               if (e.getSource() == "gender_panel_BG"){
                gender_panel_body.setVisible(!gender_panel_body.isVisible());
               }//end of  if (e.getSource() == "gender")
           }//end of mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
        }//end of MouseAdapterMod extends MouseAdapter
    }//end master panel set
}//end master class

A:
Now I need to figure out how to select multiple JButtons. It's not quite a check box, as I want to have images instead of tick boxes.

JToggleButton, the parent of JCheckBox, works well for this, as each button knows its selected state. You can nest GridLayout instances in a vertical Box, as shown below.

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JToggleButton;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.border.TitledBorder;

/** @see http://stackoverflow.com/a/16733710/230513 */
public class Test {

    private static final int N = 4;

    private void display() {
        JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        Box b = new Box(BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
        b.add(createPanel());
        b.add(createPanel());
        f.add(new JScrollPane(b){

            @Override
            public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
                return new Dimension(400, 500);
            }
        });
        f.pack();
        f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }

    private JPanel createPanel() {
        JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(N, N));
        p.setBorder(new TitledBorder(String.valueOf(p.hashCode())));
        for (int i = 0; i < N * N; i++) {
            p.add(createButton());
        }
        return p;
    }

    private JToggleButton createButton() {
        JToggleButton b = new JToggleButton(new AbstractAction() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                System.out.println(e.getActionCommand());
            }
        });
        b.setIcon(UIManager.getIcon("html.pendingImage"));
        b.setText(String.valueOf(b.hashCode()));
        b.setHorizontalTextPosition(JToggleButton.CENTER);
        b.setVerticalTextPosition(JToggleButton.BOTTOM);
        return b;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                new Test().display();
            }
        });
    }
}

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Arizona: Stop Blaming the Democrats!
By Peggy McClain on March 13, 2022 in blog
While most in the United States consider Arizona a "Red" state, those who live here know that isn't the case. Well, it the case if the views and practices of individual households are evaluated. But for some reason, that isn't translating to who is elected to office to represent these households. We assume this is because somehow Democrats are elected, but those who watch the Arizona Legislature year after year know there are plenty liberals in the Republican Party, and they aren't even hiding anymore.
On March 3, 2022 a bill was quickly passed in both chambers and signed by Governor Doug Ducey, all in one day. Their normal rules of three reads for each bill were suspended. Was there a health emergency? Were Arizonans in danger? Were children being denied access to a public education due to mask or shot mandates? Were illegals streaming over the southern border? Were businesses closing due to Covid protocols and shut downs by the governor? Were there discrepancies found in the election processes in the state? None of the above were addressed at the speed of sound on March 3rd.
The legislation, HB2839, was hurried through both chambers due to some technicalities with candidates having to obtain signatures to be on the 2022 ballot, deadlines, and new district lines that were drawn. Phew, a crisis averted! What was included however, was a small clause buried in the bill which drastically changed the way Precinct Committeemen (the most powerful office in the land, keep that in mind) are elected. How the PC elections were changed took power away from the people. We will not go through the HB2839 weeds on this website. The reason for this introduction is this rushed bill revealed political hypocrisy and we are learning who the thugs are who call themselves Republicans and then fail to protect children. Notice when legislation is about themselves, our elected officials get it done. When it's about the safety of children or defending the Constitution they took an oath to protect, well, not so much.
After days and days of testimony and interviews this past week, it became evident somebody wanted the Precinct Committeemen language in the rushed bill. Many legislators spoke out and some apologized for voting so quickly. Even some lobbyists took to the microphone at the legislature. Legislative Council, who writes legislation, was also blamed, as were various lobbyists. However, nobody will say which legislator requested the language to thwart Precinct Committeemen. Who are they protecting?
#PCPurge2022 (rumble.com)
We don't know, but there is one legislator who hid for days once the HB2839 was passed and signed into law. There is one legislator who faced a successful recall that was thrown out due to a technicality. There is one legislator who is part of "Leadership" at the Capitol. There is one legislator who told a group of parents in the lobby of a Chandler School Board meeting two years ago he would have to talk to another legislator about whether to vote for a sex ed framework bill. In other words, it didn't matter what parents were concerned about, he would take his lead from someone else. There is one legislator who purposely killed a fantastic election integrity bill by assigning it to 12 committees (that's a big middle finger to the electorate). There is one legislator who assigned a second election integrity bill to a committee where his Red for Ed cohort would kill it (that's a second middle finger to the electorate). That legislator's name is Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers. It remains to be seen if he is the culprit. In the meantime, what is wrong with the following synopsis of both bills highlighted in blue? Would Rusty Bowers not retain his seat if these provisions were in place?
Speaker Bowers has been in office way too long. Isn't that always the case? Why fix any election when whatever is going on is working for HIM? He represents the Mesa area, which was once extremely conservative. Speaker Bowers knows he can't get elected in that area with a (D) next to his name, so he is a registered Republican. The same can be said of his cohorts representing LD 25, Representative Michelle Udall (RedforEd supporter) and Senator Tyler Pace.
There is a lot to unravel about Bowers. One concern that we don't hear much about is from 2018 through 2020, Speaker Bowers sponsored bills to lessen requirements for an individual to be registered as a sex offender. Why is that? In 2020 his bill was HB2807 and he sponsored similar bills in 2018 and 2019. It doesn't make sense that a father of seven children would not protect his own from a sex offender. That reminds us of Planned Parenthood's track record in similar situations.
This link to the Arizona Secretary of State's office shows Bowers's donations for the 2020 election. Just like state Senator Tyler Pace, there are few to none $10 and $25 donations from neighbors and constituents. Instead, there is an abundance of large donations from Big Pharma and Healthcare PACs, many other PACs, attorneys, and lobbyists. How else does a local district candidate accumulate almost $200,000 in donations?
Why does an executive from Walmart care about a state legislative race in Arizona? One of the Waltons donated $5200. Is Speaker Bowers in office to represent Walmart, Arkansas, or his constituents in Mesa?
Rusty Bowers isn't ready to call it a day yet. That would hurt the money flow to and from his lobbyists and attorneys, the political consultant fat cats who don't give a darn about the citizens of Arizona. Open this link and click the green plus sign on the left of each name. Note how many donors are lobbyists. That brings us back to HB2839, the rushed bill which took power from the grassroots. We know lobbyist Jen Marson of the Arizona Association of Counties (AACO) was involved in the language of the "emergency" bill. Why does this lobbying group even exist? Most in Maricopa County have pretty much had it with the weight their own Board of Supervisors has thrown around the last couple years. Is it any coincidence Speaker Bowers killed election integrity bills while the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have turned a deaf ear on election integrity as far back as 2018? A Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate posted this on September 22, 2018 in a local Republican blog.
Here is some of what Lobbyist Marson had to say about the language snuck into her organization's HB2839 bill.
Lorenzo Sierra gave Jen Marson an opportunity to explain this memo. She agrees…it looks bad 👀#HB2839 pic.twitter.com/lLM0sgZWSv
— AZSuburbs 🌝🌵 (@noprezzie2012) March 9, 2022
Marson's association is "membership driven." Whaaaaat? In other words, become a member, pay dues, buy your way in, whatever it takes, and you are then granted a seat at the table. Why can't We The People access our legislators directly? Anyone who has tried to meet with a legislator regarding an issue knows many are not easy to connect with; their gatekeepers do a great job protecting them from the public who voted for them, put up signs, signed their candidate petitions, and donated to their campaigns. But the lobbyists somehow have excellent access. Again, it's all about money and power and that is how we have lost our Republic and have just about lost our state.
Back in 2020, then state Senator Sylvia Allen sponsored a bill which provided some much-needed parameters for the teaching of sex ed in Arizona schools. Read more about that bill here. Senator Allen met with parents, teachers, and community members for eight months before the bill was ready to drop. However, the night before, "leadership" in the Arizona Legislature told her the bill would not be heard. Who was the leadership at the time? Senate President Karen Fann, Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers, and Governor Doug Ducey, all Republicans. All of them are controlled by big dollar interests–lobbysits, PACs, attorneys, consultants, etc. Why listen to parents? Why protect kids? Instead, the LGBTQXYZ abortion lobby won, all due to Republicans.
If you can't run against this shit, you're worthless.
Love, Moms and Dads pic.twitter.com/qDYFEx9PWe
— AZSuburbs 🌝🌵 (@noprezzie2012) March 10, 2022
The tweet above exposes boy-crazy Daniel Hernandez and accused pedophile former state Senator Tony Navarette. Nice work, Arizona Legislature "Leadership" and your overpaid lobbyists.
Back in 2019, we saw another "emergency" bill rushed through the Arizona Legislature and signed by Governor Ducey in just a few days. In that case, we know who was the face of the bill. It was Senator TJ Shope and Cathi Herrod of Center for Arizona Policy. Grassroots activists in Arizona who were known for their pro-family activism were not contacted to weigh in on this historical legislation which legalized the teaching of LGBTQXXX in Arizona public schools. Christians protect children, they don't use children for political gain.
In other legislative activities, parents in Arizona and around the country are told state legislatures can't get laws passed to protect children if there are financial penalties in the bills. School districts know this, and refer to these as "So What?" bills. It is the lobbyists who are telling the legislators this. Very well, write a child protection bill with some teeth in it, with financial penalties to the district or perpetrators, and let the voters see which legislators want to protect kids or not. Then WE can make a change at the next election if needed. But no, our bills are meaningless Paper Tigers, enough to campaign on but not enough to hurt the lobbyists' interests.
So Speaker Bowers, whether or not you were the legislator who successfully changed the way Arizona Precinct Committeemen are elected or not, we don't know yet. However, we do know you and your lobbyist friends are part of the Republican abortion lobby and Drag Queens for children enablers.
Arizona Legislature, Rusty Bowers
"Catholic" Brophy Prep Parents Pay $17,000/year to Mimic Public Schools
Planned Parenthood's Deceptive "Safety" Protocols
3 Responses to Arizona: Stop Blaming the Democrats!
Tom Fiedler April 4, 2022 at 1:08 pm #
McClain's article should have been front page headline news on March 4, 2022!
But our media is too concerned about Putin v Zalenskyy, protecting pedophiles and injecting mRNA into 5 year-olds to notice. For they serve the World Economic Forum's global central banks agenda of the Great Reset.
The elite's fiat currency banking system (Dollars, Euros, Pounds, Marks, Francs, Rubles, Pesos, Yuan/RMB, Yen) is long overdue to implode through the hyper-inflation that fiat currencies always eventually produce. As that occurs the global elite have arranged for the transfer of real wealth (natural resources and land) back to itself, by means of asset forfeiture through member banks. Just like they are doing with the Canadian truckers, General Flynn and Mike Lindell.
The SARS-cov-2 "pandemic" bio-weapon was designed to throw the world into panic ridden pestilence and anarchy. And that condition would enable the Great Reset to occur through "natural" causes. But, apparently, the LORD's Divine Providence did not permit that to scenario.
The point in all this is: legislators and executive bureaucrats either represent their constituency, or they serve the elite.
Our physical survival the survival of our republican form of government depend upon: No. 1 God and His Divine mercy upon us, and No. 2 exposure of those who serve the elite: Speaker Bowers, Governor Ducey, Secretary Hobbs, all 5 Maricopa County Supervisors, The Maricopa County Attorney's Office, the Maricopa County Clerk and Recorder, Steven Richer.
Jan Baron April 4, 2022 at 8:30 am #
Nailed it, Peggy! I am sick of hearing about the Red Wave. When are Republicans going to wake up and see that we have a Uniparty in Arizona?
When you vote for a Democratic, you know what you are getting. When you vote Red, you are taking a risk of hiring another backstabber. Dems stick together; Republicans eat their own.
Harry April 4, 2022 at 5:20 am #
RIP Republican Party


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More than 100,000 people are expected to descend upon Atlanta for the game tonight, and only 71,000 or so will fit into Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So for the rest of you, we wish you a safe and fun night in the tailgates, parking lots, bars, parks and streets of Atlanta. Say warm and stay safe! Now let's hope the game matches the excitement of the tailgates!