text:
The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian ..., Volume 4
By Flavius Josephus
coa, in order to know whether it were a place fit for a camp; as I came back I saw many captives crucified : and remembered three of them, as my former acquaintance. I was very sorry at this in iny mind; and went with tears in my eyes to Titus, and told him of them. So he immediately commanded them to be taken down, and to have the greatest care taken of them in order to their recovery. Yet two of them died under the physician's hands; while the third recovered.
But when Titus had composed the troubles in Judea, and conjectured that the lands which I had in Judea, would bring me in no profit, because a garrison to guard the country was afterward to pitch there, he gave me another country in the plain. And when he was going away to Rome, he made choice of me to sail along with him; and paid me great respect. And when we were come to Rome, I had great care taken of me by Vespasian. For he gave me an apartment in his own house, which he lived in before he came to the empire. He also honoured me with the privilege of a Roman citizen; and gave me an annual pension : and continued to repect me to the end of his life, without any abatement of his kindness. This circumstance made me envied, and brought me into danger. For a certain Jew, named Jonathan, who had raised a tumult in Cyrene, and had persuaded two thousand men of that country to join with him, was the occasion of their ruin. But when he was bound by the governor of that country, and sent to the emperor, he told him, that I had sent him both weapons and money. However he could not conceal his being a liar from Vespasian ; who condemned him to die. According to which sentence he was put to death. Nay, after that, when those that envied my good fortune, did frequently bring accusations against me, by God's providence l escaped them all. I also received from Vespasian no small quantity of land, as a free gift in Judea. About which time I divorced my wife also, as not pleased with her behaviour; though not till she had been the mother of three children; two of which are dead, and one, whom I named Hyrcanus, is alive. After this I married a wife who had lived at Crete, but a Jew by birth: a woman she was of eminent parents, and such as were the most illustrious in all the country: and whose character was beyond that of most other wornen: as her future life did demonstrate. By her I had two soņs: the name of the elder was Justus, and the next, Simonides, who was also named Agrippa. And these were the circumstances of my domestic affairs. However, the kindness of the emperor to me continued still the same. For when Vespasian was dead, Titus, who succeeded him in the government, kept up the same respect for me which I had from his father : and when I had frequent accusations laid against me, he would not believe them. And Domitian, who succeeded, still augmented his respects to me: for he punished those Jews that were my accusers; and gave command that a servant of mine who was an eunuch, and my accuser, should be punished. He also made that country I had in Judea taxfree : which is a nark of the greatest honour to him who hath it. Nay, Domitia, the wife of Cæsar, continued to do me kindness, And this is the account of the actions of my whole life. And let others judge of my character by them as they please.
END OF THE LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
PARTICULARLY OF THOSE MENTIONED IN
JOSEPHUS'S WORKS.
BEFORE I can authentically state these Jewish weights and measures I must first set down all the pages I have met with in Josephus's writings that can give any light to these matters.
Antiq. III. 1. Josephus makes Assaron the same measure which we render a tenth deal: i. e. the tenth part of a Bath, or Epha. It is otherwise styled an Omer.
6. He says that this Assaron, or Omer, was equal to 7 Attic Cotulæ.
He also says, that the Talent was called Cinchares by the Hebrews, and was equal to 100 Manehs, Mnas, or Pounds.
8. He affirms that the Siclus or Shekel was equal to 4 Attic Drachmä: and in the same chapter mentions the coins called Darics.
9. He informs us, that the Hin was equal to 2 Attic Chouses; or 2 Roman Congii. 15. He reckons 70 Cori or Chomers equal to 31 Sicilian, and to 41 Attic Medimni. VIII. 2. He says, that the Badus, or Bath, was equal to 72 Xestæ or Sextaries. IX. 4. He says Seah and Saton was equal to an Italian Modius, and an half.
XIV. 7. He affirms, Maneh or Mna to be equal to 24 Litræ: (Libræ, or Pounds, cach of 12 avoirdupois ounces.]
XV. 9. He affirms, the Corus or Chomer to be equal to 10 Attic Medimni.
Of the War, II. 21. He mentions a Tyrian Coin: and says it was equal to 4 Attic Drachmæ; which is the same weight that he gives to the Jewish Siclus, or Shekel.
N. B. Antonius Augustinus weighed two Carthaginian Coins; which proved to be full 4 Drachmæ apiece; or equal to Josephus's shekel. Now it is well known, that the Carthaginians were a colony of the Tyrians. See Cumberland's Weights and Measures, page 106.
OF THE JEWISH MEASURES OF LENGTH. Since I have always determined, both in my Description of the Temples, Chap. VIII, and in my Authentic Records, Part II. page 875–877, that the Jewish Cubit was nearly 21 inches, English measure; nor see any cause to believe the Jews ever had any other, or larger Cubit among them; the Jewish measures of length derived from it will be easily determined. Nor is there any thing, that I know of, in Josephus's writings, that contradicts these determinations. But as to the origin of Cubits, and other like measures of length, and their differences; and how they were Vol. IV.
taken from the members of human bodies, of different statures, in different ages; see Lamy, De Tabernac. and Templ. L. I. c. 1. $ 3, and c. 8, 9. with the forecited place of the Authentic Records.
y were born wie se
cubits. inches. feel. inch. Cubit: the Standard,
Zereth, or large span,
10,5 =
Small span,
Palm, or hand's breadth,
Inch, or thumb's breadth,
1,16 Digit, or finger's breadth,
8,75 = Fathom,
84 = Ezekiel's Cannah, or reed,
126 = 10 6 Arabian Cannah, or pole,
8 = 168 = 14 0 Schønus, line, or chain,
149 0 Sab. day's journey,
35000 Jewish mile,
4000 = 84000 = 7000 0 Stadium, or furlong, ia
400 = 8400 = 700 0 Parasang,
12000 = 252000 = 21000 0 See Cumberland's Weights and Measures, pages 57, 58, 135, 136.
OF THE JEWISH MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Before I can authentically state the Jewish measures of capacity, I must set down such English, Attic, and Roman measures, as the Jewish are usually compared with; together with the best determinations of their quantity, in cubica) inches; as also in such pints or pounds, as contain 29 cubical inches : which is very near our wine pint. Whence they may be reduced into any other measures, at every one's pleasure.
cub. inches. Wine gallon contains
231 Corn gallon contains
272 Culous Romanus
33129,6 Medimnus Atticus
2484,72 Amphora Romana
Modius Italicus = 16 Sextaries
Attic Chons, or Roman Congius, )
equal to 120 ounces of water
Chønix = 30 ounces of water
Cotyla Attica = 10 ounces of water =
17,25 • Xestes or Roman Sextary = 21 Cotylæ= 20 ounces of water
N. B. Josephus, from his own knowledge, and the Old Testament, assures us, ia all his copies, both Greek and Latin, seen by Dr. Hudson, that the brazen sea in the temple was an hemisphere: and contained 3000 Baths: that it was ten cubits in diameter; and consequently about 30 cubits, by a gross estimation, in circumference. Our Hebrew and Greek copies, 1 Kings vii. 23-26, also agree to the same diameter, circumference, and depth; and that it was round all about, or a real hemisphere. Only they say that it contained but 2000 Baths. While the same Hebrew and Greek copies in 2 Chron. iv. 2-5, agree in all things with the Book of Kings; excepting the number of Baths this sea contained : which is there constantly 3000, as in Josephus's copies. It is true, the Geneva edition of Josephus has but 2000. But then Dr. Hudson thinks the editors took that number not from any MS. but from the Bible, in the place already mentioned of the Kings. However, because Josephus himself gives us the contents of Assaron or Omer, the known,'. of Bath os Epha, Exod. xvi. 36, to be seven Attic Cotylæ, or 1207,5 cubical inches, this only agrees to the number 2000 as in the book of Kings. Now I confess I see no other foundation for doubt in this matter, but only about the number of the Baths contained in this sea; whether they were 2000 or 3000. In which the direct evidences appear to me so equally balanced, that I am not able to determine between them. `I shall therefore wave the more uncertain authority of the modern Rabbins, and modern writers depending on them; and state the Jewish Bath, or Epha, by geometrical calculation from these surer premises : and thence deduce the rest of the Jewish measures of capacity, which bear a known proportion to it: and this upon both the hypotheses, that the brazen sea held only 2000, or that it held 3000 Baths. The cube of 10 cubits, or of 210 inches = 9261,000 solid or cubical inches. Now Geometricians know, that as 1 to ,552 decimals: ur as 1000 to 532 integers; so is that Cube, to a sphere of the same diameter: =4843503 folid or cubical inches. Its half, or the hemisphere, is therefore 2421751 such inches. Divide that sum by 2000, and by 3000 : the numbers of the Baths contained in that hemisphere, upon the two hypotheses beforementioned, the quotients will be equal to one Bath or Epha : i. e. either to 1210,811 or to 807,274, i. e, such incbes : they will, in the former case, be equal to , or above $, and in the second case to , or exactly to the mean, between the,', and of the cube of the cubit; i. e. in English measure, either 41, 74, or 27,83 English pints or pounds. Accordingly my Table is double; and contains the Jewish measures of capacity, according to both these estimations : and that as well in cubical inches, as in pints, or pounds.
N. B. Josephus's present copies, Antiq. VIII. 2, affirm, that the Badus, or Bath, the tenth part of Corus or Chomer, was equal to 72 Xestæ, or Sextaries : i, e, to about 2484,72 cubical inches : which is the content of the Medimnus Atticus. As also XV. 9, they affirm, that the Corus or Chomer, which is 10 Baths, contained 10 Medimui: 'both which estimations agree; although they be wide from all our computations in excess. Yet do the same copies say elsewhere, III. 15, that 70 Cori, or Chomers, are equal to no more than 31 Sicilian, and to 41 Attic Medimni; which is but 1454 solid or cubical inches, for a single Corus or Chomer. As if the same measure were equal to 24847,2 and to no more than 1454 cubical inches; or were above 17 times as large as itself. This pumber is very wide from all our computations in defect. These quantities are therefore so entirely contradictory to one another, that I must be forced to drop them on both sides in my present determinations : and to proceed upon the foregoing principles only.
N. B. Josephus's Seah, or Saton, is so far from being only 1 of the Bath'or Epha, as the Rabbins esteem it; that it is larger than the Bath or Epha itself, upon the hypothesis of the brazen sea's containing 3000 Baths or Ephas. And even upon the hypothesis of its containing but 2000, it contains above of it. So we are still greatly at a loss in this matter.
N. B. Since Josephus's larger quantity of the Hin best agree with the 1500 shekels, or 750 ounces, or 47 pounds weight of dry spices, to be moistened for a holy oil or ointment, by a Hin of olive : Exod. xxx. 22, 23. And since the Rabbins' small ler quantity best agrees with the of a Hin of beaten oil, commanded to be mingled with a tenth deal, or Omer of flour, for a cake at the daily meat offering, Exod. xxix, 40. I cannot by those calculations determine between these different mea


Larry is ready to jump right in with some War Games discussion!
So wait – NO ROOF for War Games?
Larry was impressed with Velveteen Dream during War Games.
Of course Sorg is talking about the video implications involved with War Games.
As crazy as War Games is – remember that Arn Anderson has been involved in 18 of them.
Wondering what we're talking about? WWE has a War Games section on the WWE Network.
Check out some of the NXT talent you're seeing on WWE – quite a few of them have some great content on the Indy Wrestling scene.
We enjoy watching Booker T because it reminds us of Drunk Uncle Booker.
We're talking some Survivor Series!
Survivor Series became Bragging Rights.
Shield v New Day match made us feel pretty good.
Shinsuke having a chance to lock up with HHH was pretty awesome.
We got some opportunities to see some great matches that we normally haven't seen at Survivor Series.
Paul Heyman is an Evil Genius.
Has the UK Championship become the new European Title?
This week's Big Question is in the spirit of Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for in wrestling?
There's been a bit of an invasion happening with NXT talent showing up on RAW and Smackdown. We're sharing some thoughts.
Follow our stable on Twitter: Church (@RingRevChurch), Larry (@MutilatorLarry), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Bobby F J-Town (@Bobbyfjtown).
AJ Styles v Brock Lesnar? Thank you WWE.
Does this mean we'll see AJ Styles v Shinsuke Nakamura for Starrcade?
Survivor Series 2017 – we're talking some of our predictions and speculations.
Burt is calling for an in-ring return of Daniel Bryan?
Garza is talking some New Japan and Chris Jericho v Kenny Omega.
So – we're getting something we normally don't get on the show. That's right, we're talking some Impact Wrestling.
Apparently Alberto El Patron's promo was just weird.
Impact Wrestling has a casting call for paid background actors?
We go from Impact Wrestling to booking nostalgia matches (The Rock v Triple H or Triple H v Kevin Owens?).
It's time for this week's Big Question: What would your Wrestle Kingdom dream match be?
Stephen Amell is going to ROH?
There was an intergender match tonight?
Pete Dunne v Enzo Amore? Larry is confused, but okay with it.
Follow our stable on Twitter: Old School Burt LeGrand (@realOSBL), Larry (@MutilatorLarry), Sorg (@Sorgatron), Tonio Garza (@TheWRevolution), and Mad Mike (@MadMike4883).


text:
Equal Voice, Oscars, Patricia Arquette
by Hedgebrook Staff
Actress Patricia Arquette caught the zeitgeist by the tail last month when she capped her Oscar® speech with a clarion call for gender equity: "It's time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America."
Applause rippled through the audience, erupting as the camera caught Meryl Streep and J-Lo leaping out of their seats. My wife, sister-in-law, nieces and I joined their cheers from our living room.
Backstage, Arquette made an unfortunate gaffe that went viral, calling for, "…all the gay people and all the people of color that we've fought for, to fight for us now." Her comment rubbed those of us in these communities the wrong way, by implying that LGBTQ people and people of color have achieved equality. We're not there yet, sister!
When so many people are not being heard in the cultural conversation, drawing lines is divisive, and distracts us from the core issue: there's an imbalance in the stories we see, read and hear. And because stories shape who we are, this is a problem.
The Women's Media Center focused a Klieg light on this year's nominations and exposed the stark truth: only 19% of all non-acting Oscar® nominees were women. No female screenwriters or directors were nominated, including "Selma" director Ava DuVernay, who would've been the first African-American woman ever nominated for Best Director. (Wrong side of history, Academy.)
Here's what those stats look like:
The film industry stats are on par with stats in the theatre world (17% of plays produced on American stages each year are by women), and the literary world (the number of books by women reviewed in major media each year hovers between 20%-30%.)
So we know what equal voice doesn't look like.
But what if we start to envision what it might look like.
Call me a cock-eyed optimist, but I see evidence of the movement toward equality gaining momentum, and cropping up in unexpected places. Here are just a few I've noticed recently:
Director Ava DuVernay's enlightened response to being "snubbed" by the Academy: "The question is: Why was Selma the only film that was even in the running with people of color for the award? …I mean, why are there not – not just black, brown people? …Asian people, indigenous people, representations that are more than just one voice, just one face, just one gaze? So for me, it's much less about the awards and the accolades." (see her full interview here)
Hedgebrook was awarded a Humanitas Prize in January, and at the gala awards ceremony, an acceptance speech caught my attention. The Prize in the "60 Minute TV Episode Category" went to a male/female writing team, Alex Gansa and Meredith Stiehm, who co-wrote the season finale of "Homeland." Gansa stepped up to accept the award, and proceeded to give Stiehm all the credit for capturing the emotional heart of the episode, and making it award-worthy.
Writer K.T. Bradford is raising a challenge: to only read work that's not by white-straight-cis-male authors for one year, and see what you discover.
I enjoy DJ Jay Smooth's take on the Oscars on his blog "The Illipsis" about how even "good people" carry implicit biases, so we need to "learn the craft of being good."
How about this year's Golden Globes being touted as "the first feminist film awards ceremony" thanks to emcees Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Even Super Bowl commercials had a feminist slant. Washington Post journalist Soraya Nadia McDonald writes: "When feminism comes to the Super Bowl it looks #likeagirl."
Sundance Film Festival is launching a new initiative, "She is a Best Director" featuring female storytellers (such as Jane Fonda, Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, Jenji Kohan and Kristen Wiig) in conversation about their art.
Hedgebrook is also taking initiative, launching a new program in 2015 to support women filmmakers with a residency, mentors and connections in the industry to bring their work to fruition.
I take heart in the fact that this conversation is gaining momentum.
Evolution takes time. We leap forward, then step back, and sometimes we stumble. But the movement itself is so important. It expands our humanity.
In our pursuit of equal voice for everyone, I encourage an abundance mentality. This isn't about taking space away, it's about creating space for more stories to rise.
Let's be patient and empathetic. Let's push each other to be more inclusive, to watch for and celebrate signs of equality wherever we see it, and to be, like Patricia Arquette, imperfectly bold.
For more on the dangers of "call-out culture" and a more inclusive approach, check out Asam Ahmad's recent piece in Briar Patch Magazine.
Amy Wheeler is a playwright and Executive Director of Hedgebrook. Amy's plays have been produced and developed at theatres and in festivals around the country, and published in Rain City Project's MANIFESTO series Vols 1 & 2. An alumna of Hedgebrook and Yaddo, Amy holds an MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
Support Equal Voice and Women Authoring Change by donating to Hedgebrook today!
Hedgebrook supports visionary women writers whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily representative of the opinions of Hedgebrook, its staff or board members.
About Hedgebrook Staff
Donna B Barnes
5:13 PM - 6 March, 2015
Well said Amy. No more blaming, Get busy striving and being position. "Generous of spirit" is what my Dad taught me.
Thanks jAmy for your thoughts.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Corruption of Zia Family and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
The period 2001-06 is considered as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Bangladesh during which period large-scale corruption flourished with direct patronage from the highest level of the kleptocratic 4-Party Alliance Government led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During the reign of the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the corrupt and criminal acts of her notorious sons, Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko was largely responsible for Bangladesh suffering from the ignominy of being the most corrupt nation in the world for five years in a row as reported by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International (TI). While some their misdeeds were vaguely reported during the tenure of this deeply corrupt regime, it was during the 2007-08 caretaker government that the full extent of the institutional corruption, sponsored and sanctioned from the very top of the regime, started to become clear. A number of these corrupt acts have been prosecuted and resulted in criminal convictions and penal sanctions, while others are pending trial. This document outlines the main corruption cases involving Khaleda Zia and her sons.
Koko and Siemens Corruption Scandal
Siemens has admitted and pleaded guilty to bribing Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia. This led to the U.S. Department of Justice on 8 January 2009 filing an asset forfeiture case bearing No. 1:09-cv-00021(JDB) against accounts worth nearly $3 million related primarily to bribes paid to Arafat Rahman Koko in connection with the Siemens and China Harbor corruption payments. The DOJ asserted forfeiture jurisdiction because some of the funds in Koko's bank account in Singapore came from a U.S. bank account and the bribes were paid in U.S. dollars through U.S. financial institutions. Money laundering laws in the U.S. cover financial transactions that flow through the U.S. involving proceeds of foreign offenses, including foreign bribery and extortion. In order to enforce the US confiscation order, a joint Mutual Legal Assistance was issued by the U.S. and Bangladesh in respect of monies held in the corporate account of ZASZ, a Singapore company ultimately owned by Koko and with the initials of Koko's immediate family members - Zafira (Koko's first daughter), Arafat (Koko himself), Shamila (Koko's wife), and Zahiya (Koko's second daughter) . About US$ 2 million was returned by Singapore to Bangladesh in 2013 since they were proceeds of bribes received by Koko. Koko was also convicted in absentia in 2011 by a Bangladesh Court and sentenced to serve six years in prison for earning illegal wealth and money laundering. Koko was fined US$5.2 million and certain other assets, including assets of another company in Singapore called Fairhill, also set up by Koko, were confiscated.
Tarique and Mamun's Money Laundering in the Harbin Engineering Corruption
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated bribery and money laundering activities of Tarique Rahman, Khaleda Zia's eldest son and BNP's Senior Vice-Chairman, and of his close business associate, Giasuddin Al Mamun. It was discovered that Tarique and Mamun received US$ 750,000 as bribe in a Singapore bank account from Khadiza Islam, Director of Nirman Construction Ltd. and local agent of Harbin Engineering Company of China, for granting a contract for installing an 80 MW power plant at Tongi. FBI Agent Debra LaPrevotte, who conducted the investigation of corruption in Bangladesh, testified before a Bangladesh court that the FBI had traced bribe payments from Khadiza Islam's OCBC Bank account in Singapore to Mamun's Singapore Citibank account No. 158052-016-008. That same bank account was used to issue a supplementary Gold Visa Card with No. 4568-8170-1006-4122 in the name of Tarique Rahman. A photocopy of Tarique Rahman's passport (bearing Passport No. Y 0085483, with father's name late Ziaur Rahman, and mother's name Khaleda Zia) was submitted to Citibank Singapore during the issuance of the credit card. Tarique then used the credit card, to which the FBI traced bribe payments, for travels to Greece, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.A.E. Others such as Moazzam Hossain, Mayer Chire, and Marina Zaman also transferred bribe payments to Tarique into Mamun's Singapore bank account to which Tarique had access. On 21 July 2016 the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh found Tarique Rahman guilty of money laundering charges and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment and further imposed a fine of Tk. 20 crores (Tk. 200,000,000). In awarding the punishment, the HC observed that his conduct was a 'financial crime' which hindered the sustainable economic development of the country. The Supreme Court found that the payment of US$ 750,000 claimed to be "consultancy fees" was, in reality, just a bribe.
The Niko Corruption Scandal
On 23 June 2011 Niko Canada pleaded guilty before a Canadian court and admitted to providing, as a bribe, a vehicle costing Canadian dollars $190,984 to A.K.M. Mosharraf Hossain, Khaleda Zia's State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources. Niko Canada also paid US$5000 as a bribe, and paid for travel and accommodation expenses for A.K.M. Mosharraf Hossain for his personal travels to the USA to meet his family. Niko paid the bribes "to ensure that Niko was able to secure a gas purchase and sales agreement" as well as to gain concession to Bangladesh's claims for compensation for the blowouts caused by Niko. In a judgment delivered dated 24 August 2017, in Writ Petition No. 5673 of 2016, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (High Court Division), on the basis of evidence collected from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the FBI of U.S., and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh concluded that during the period 2003-2006 (i.e. Khaleda Zia's regime) a scheme of bribery and corruption was set up for payment of bribes by Niko which was unearthed by international law enforcing authorities acting in close co-operation for the purposes of fighting the global menace of corruption. The Bangladesh Supreme Court noted that Niko brazenly admitted to making payments of US$ 4 million through Qasim Sharif (agent of Niko who was later appointed as Vice President of Niko) and US$ 500,000 through Salim Bhuiyan (former President of Dhaka Club). These payments were made as consultancy fees for their services in making payments to Government officials and for arranging meetings with Government officials. Evidence collected by the FBI and RCMP established the trail of the bribe payments from Niko Canada, through a Barbados bank, then through a Swiss bank account of Qasim Sharif, then to Salim Bhuiyan, and finally to the eventual recipients in Bangladesh including Giasuddin Al Mamoon, close friend and business partner of Tarique Rahman, son of the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia .
FBI Testimony on BNP and Zia Family's Corruption
As part of assisting the Bangladesh authorities in a number of corruption investigations, former Special Agent of the FBI Ms. Debra LaPrevotte investigated the systemic corruption which took place in Bangladesh during the 2001-06. In November 2011 she testified before a Bangladesh court in the Tarique Mamun money laundering case. In another witness statement dated 21 November 2016 FBI Agent LaPrevotte stated, inter alia, the following:
"Bribes were paid to government officials through "on the ground" consultants who then funneled the money to government officials and their adult children. Front-men, like Giasuddin at Mamoon and his brother Hafiz Ibrahim, serve as intermediaries to channel money from companies to the sons of people in power, like Tarique Rahman and other adult children of government ministers who then exercise political influence to ensure contracts are awarded to the paying company. Companies seeking contracts in Bangladesh hire these intermediaries as "consultants" even though they often have no expertise in the relevant field (such as telecommunications, hydropower, or oil and gas) and use them as the conduits for bribes because of their well-known connections to family members of public officials....
Several interviewees told me that in order to obtain any contract in Bangladesh, companies had to get money to Mamoon and/or his brother Hafiz Ibrahim, who would then get the money to the Prime Ministers' sons. Each of the corruption cases we investigated revealed this to be true and revealed that payments also had to be made to the relevant ministers and were often paid to lower-level officials as well.
During the Siemens investigation, for example, law enforcement officers in Singapore investigating bribe payments to Arafat Rahman conducted a search on an office in Singapore and found a "consultancy agreement" between Warid Telecom, a United Arab Emirates (U AE) telecom company operating in Bangladesh, and Arafat Rahman (Tarique's brother) as a consultant. Arafat Rahman had no background in the telecom industry and he was not qualified to be hired as a consultant. My investigation revealed that Arafat Rahman had purchased a residence in the UAE and funds from the UAE were traced into an account belonging to Arafat Rahman in Singapore.
Wikileaks on Tarique Rahman's Corruption
In a confidential cable from the US Embassy in Dhaka (Nov. 3, 2008) from the then Ambassador James F Moriarty to the US State Department, the following assessment of Tarique Rahman was given in recommending a ban on his entry into the United States:
"Tarique (Rahman) is guilty of egregious political corruption that has had a serious adverse effect on US national interests...
Tarique Rahman is the notorious and widely feared son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a symbol of kleptocratic government and violent politics in Bangladesh...
Tarique Rahman's flagrant corruption has also seriously threatened specific US mission goals: democratization, development, and denial of space to terrorists………. his flagrant disregard for the rule of law has provided potent ground for terrorists to gain a foothold in Bangladesh"
Other Corruption Cases Under Trial
Apart from the cases where the fact and trail of corruption of the Zia family have already been established, a number of similar corruption cases are pending in various courts against Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and others. All of these cases have been filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during 2007-2008 when the Caretaker Government regime, and not the current Awami League Government, was in power. The following is a summary of the five of those cases:
Zia Charitable Trust Corruption Case: This case was filed by the ACC on 8 August 2011 in Tejgaon Police Station. The case relates to the illegal transaction of nearly TK 31.55 million in the guise of forming a charitable trust by Khaleda Zia bearing the name of her late husband and former President Ziaur Rahman. Subsequently, charges were filed against four people including Khaleda Zia.
Zia Orphanage Trust Corruption Case: The ACC filed the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on 3 July 2008 with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 21.0 million that came as grants from a foreign bank as a donation for orphans in Bangladesh. Charges were filed with the court on 5 August 2010. The case has been concluded officially and on 8 February 2018, the court verdict Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman to be jailed for 5 and 10 years respectively.
Barapukuria Corruption Case: This case was filed by the ACC on 26 January 2008 with the Shahbagh Police Station against 16 people including Khaleda Zia on charges of irregularities and misuse of power in the appointment of the contractor for the Barapukuria Coal Mine and bribery of around Tk. 1.59 billion. The case is currently pending with a Dhaka court. Khaleda Zia had challenged the legality in the proceedings in the High Court Division earlier, which had been dismissed on 25 May 2016. The case may now proceed.
GATCO Corruption Case: On 2 September 2007, the ACC filed the case against Khaleda Zia and 14 others on charges of causing loss of Tk. 1.45 billion to the national exchequer by improperly awarding the contract of container handling at Chittagong port and Inland Container Depot at Dhaka to GATCO. Khaleda Zia challenged the case in the High Court Division by two petitions, which were rejected. The case now awaits charge framing.
NIKO Corruption Case: On 9 December 2007 the ACC filed the Niko corruption case against Khaleda Zia and others in connection with the Niko corruption case. On 5 May 2008, the ACC submitted a charge sheet against 11 people including Khaleda Zia. Khaleda filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the case against her. On 18 June 2015, the High Court rejected the petition following which Khaleda filed a leave-to-appeal petition before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on 8 December 2015. On 24 November 2016, the Appellate Division dismissed Khaleda Zia's petition and directed the trial court to commence proceedings. The charge framing hearing of the Niko corruption case is now awaited.
Siemens Corruption Case, Zia Charitable Trust Case, Corruption, Niko Graft Case, Arafat Rahman, BNP, Zia Orphanage Trust Case, Tarique Rahman, Khaleda Zia,


text:
Fifteen-year-old admonished her own father when he praised her for not giving out 'free points on her damn serve' during the loss to Laura Siegemund.
Parents normally tell their teenagers to watch their language, but Coco Gauff turned the tables on her father on Thursday during her second round clash with Laura Siegemund at the Auckland Classic.
The 15-year-old Gauff had taken the first set off the German and was receiving some coaching advice in the changeover from her father, Corey, about what she should do to ensure she advanced to the quarter-finals.
"The one thing you did … you didn't give out no free points on her damn serve," Corey Gauff told his daughter as a television microphone picked up the conversation.
"You can't curse," she replied with a deadpan look on her face.
"I cursed?" an incredulous Corey asked.
"You said the D-word," his daughter retorted as a smile spread slowly across her face.
"Oh, that one doesn't really count," he quizzically replied.
"In some places it does," she admonished him.
Corey Gauff, now laughing himself, apologised.
"OK, I'm sorry about that," he said.
The playful banter, however, failed to spark Gauff, who had been inconsistent in the first set and the 31-year-old German capitalised to win the match 5-7 6-2 6-3.
Gauff told reporters that she felt she still had a lot to learn from playing at the top level, but that her basic game was there to build on.
"I don't think there was much missing," Gauff said.
"I just told my dad that I didn't feel like I was hitting my shots like I normally do.
"That just happens, you have bad days, you can't play your best tennis every day."
I would have left if I had known about Alberto Salazar, says Mo Farah


Installing shower tiles adds to the appearance and functionality of your shower. To ensure tiles are secure and the shower floor doesn't leak water to the subfloor, the tiles must be sealed properly with grout. You can seal around the grout using regular grouting procedures and must do so to ensure the 1/4-inch space between the shower drain and the tiles creates one continuous flat surface from drain to tile.
Cut your tiles with a wet saw to fit them around the shower drain. Lay them in position around the shower drain, leaving a gap of 1/4-inch between the drain and the tiles.
Place two or three spacers in between the shower drain and the edges of the tiles to prevent them from moving closer to the drain.
Mix the grout according to the manufacturer's directions. Allow the grout to sit for 10 minutes to ensure there are no bits of dry grout powder in the mix.
Scoop grout onto the shower tile floor using a margin trowel. Spread it over the tile with a grout float, ensuring that you push grout into the 1/4-inch gap along the edge of the shower drain.
Hold the grout float at an almost perpendicular angle to the tile. Use the long edge of the float to scrape off and remove excess grout on the tile and around the shower drain.
Fill a bucket with warm water. Soak a clean sponge in the water and wring out the excess water.
Wipe the tiles and shower drain in a circular motion to remove excess grout. Rinse your sponge frequently and continue wiping. Allow the grout to set around the drain and tile for 48 hours before you use your shower.
Sanded grout is best for grout joints with a width greater than 1/16 inch. Use sanded grout to prevent the grout around your shower drain from cracking, which will lead to water damage beneath the tile floor.
How do I Tile Around an Outdoor Inground Pool?


text:
Internship Opportunites
General Team Info
Adirondack Trail Blazers
Albany Dutchmen
Amsterdam Mohawks
Elmira Pioneers
Geneva Red Wings
Glens Falls Dragons
Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs
Newark Pilots
Oneonta Outlaws
Saugerties Stallions
Utica Blue Sox
Watertown Rapids
Scoreboard Archive
PGCBL in the Press
Alumni in the Pros
Pitcher of the Week
Pioneers Sign Two From Ole Miss
Elmira, N.Y. - The Elmira Pioneers are excited to announce the signings of University of Mississippi freshmen Bryan Seamster and Houston Roth.
Seamster, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound outfielder, was named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention All-American and first team Texas All-Region as a senior at Byron Nelson High School. Seamster was also tabbed a Perfect Game Third-Team Underclass All-American as a junior, was a Second-Team All-State selection, and crowned the District 5-6A MVP. So far this season, Seamster is hitting .286 with one home run in 15 games. He'll be roaming centerfield for the Pioneers while also hitting in the middle of the order.
Roth, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound right-handed pitcher, was named a 2016 Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American while at Oxford High School in Mississippi. Roth finished his high school career with a 34-2 record and a 1.27 ERA to go along with 281 strikeouts in 219 innings, and was named an All-State honoree three times. During his senior year, Roth went 10-0 with a 0.44 ERA, including a complete-game shutout in the state championship game to help Oxford claim back-to-back state titles. In 11.0 innings this spring for Ole Miss, Roth has pitched to a pristine 1.64 ERA with 20 strikeouts. Roth is projected to be a member of the Pioneers' starting rotation this summer.
"We are very excited to have two quality players coming from Ole Miss. We are expecting big contributions from both guys," said Pioneers manager Brian Hill.
The Elmira Pioneers, along with the Hilliard Corporation and Elmira Business Institute, are excited to announce that former Major League pitcher Tommy John will be a special guest at the third annual Elmira Pioneers Hot Stove Dinner.
The dinner will take place on April 20 at the Holiday Inn Riverview, located at One Holiday Plaza, at 6:30 p.m. and tickets will cost $50. Tommy John will host a speaking engagement following dinner, which will end with a question and answer session. After the speaking engagement, there will be a live auction, which will include Tommy John memorabilia along with many other items, in addition to door prize giveaways. Prior to the dinner at 5:30 p.m., there will be a one hour VIP meet and greet, with tickets costing $50. The ticket includes a free item for Tommy John to autograph, personalized photo opportunities, free autographs and personalized autographs up to two items, and special door prize giveaways.
Tickets to the VIP meet and greet and the dinner and speaking engagement will be sold separately. Tickets can be purchased for either or both events by visiting the Pioneers' front office at 546 Luce Street or calling (607) 734-2690.
Search Archive »
Browse by Year »
Browse by Month »
© Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. All rights reserved.


Just for you! Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover signature design By Symple Stuff. Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover very well made, sleek and simple. Complete your living room furniture with a modern Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover. Its pretty sturdy, attractivce and it looks expensive and a best value for the money. Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover is one of the most homy, cozy, nice look and exotic Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover especially for the price and made of fantastic products. Great quality, easy to assemble, delivery on time and in perfect condition. Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover is good merchandise at fair prices and wonderful free shipping. Guarantee damaged claim by offering to send parts or to keep the item at a discounted price. Great buy would definitely recommend. Shop with our low-price guarantee and find great deals on ##ptitle# and more!. Reading the reviews helped you purchase.
Within this fast changing world of competitors and development, it's been a proven fact that individuals hardly get enough time to spend in their homes, looking after on their own. It is obligatory for all of us that people spend the vast majority of the days time in office, doing our responsibility. When the workplace lacks in proper tools and facilities for the employees, the employees get serious health issues. Likewise, the decorum and also the equipments of the workplaces are supplied immense importance. These days, the majority of the equipments are chosen in a careful method so as to ensure the workers comfort. One particular essential product in the office may be the ergonomic workplace seats. As most of the workplaces have ended up being smart, which means they depend more about machine than manual labor, ergonomic desk workplace chairs are especially designed for such workplaces. Those are the seats used for using the offices having pc workstations. These are specially designed chairs that help in the decrease in pressures around the a number of anxiety from the spinal cords, therefore limiting the risk of muscular and neural diseases. Also they help in maintaining the right body posture. It aligns the over arms, arms, lower back, neck and the head within the correct jobs, thereby reducing lower back pain, work related bone and joint disorders along with other such illnesses. And if you just looking for a seat to unwind, then think about among the recliner chair from your list. In this article we'll discuss about the top fifteen greatest ergonomic chairs in order to provide the visitors with the correct knowledge so that when they purchase this kind of seats, it becomes simple to allow them to select the most appropriate one.
This set comes with the entire power of Sleeper Sofa by having an exemplary sofa design. It incorporates tight arms, firm seat soft cushions and complete-size sleeping pad with internal comes. It is eliminated underneath to clean it and take away it having a easy raising instrument. This mat is reinforced having a sturdy metal edge. is a calculating guideline and it has a Bi-collapsing highlight. One of the worthy items to mention may be the convenience! Location this super comfy couch in your comfortable family room. Besides providing a natural and stylish air, it provides an attractive character for your site visitors. You can make your companions remain for a fun nights movies. The couch has carcasses with obstructed corners and faux-finishing on its thighs. The soft cushions are, nevertheless, modified and can include great flexibility. It's covered having a thick polyethylene dietary fiber having a drawstring edge.
The Lawson could be called perfect American couch style. It is comfy and straightforward: The boxy form is large and usually has three back again soft cushions in addition to 3 chair soft cushions. The traditional Lawson also offers A taller back again and container-shaped cushions which have welts in the edges, as do the rear cushions. Ideal for snuggling and sleeping, this sofa style was designed for Thomas Lawson, a united states copper tycoon in the change from the century. He desired a settee that was very different from the picky Victorian styles which were common in those days. Current versions of the Lawson may also incorporate metal or wood contained in the arms. Most significantly, this sofa design is the one that will morph its feel using the fabric you choose for that furniture. The shape is really versatile that it may be glamorous, magnificent, industrial, informal or official depending on your material choice.
This set of RTA sofas is available in different furniture textures. Some of them incorporate glued leather, linen, corduroy, bed linen consistency, rayon. You just need to find the correct tapestry in importance for your balanced requirements. Accessible supplies provide an easy-to-thoroughly clean component. A attribute that implies its versatility to face up to food and drinks. The extravagant chair and back again cushions vote in support of a reducing-edge appear. The sq . molded equip that begins just above them enhances the magnificence. You will find the conveniences and gentle styles that strike your entry.
Even though this reclining loveseat has a heftier price tag, its traditional style, choices for personalization and automatic lying program make it well worth the dough. Its hand made wood body is padded with lower mix cushions for a softer really feel than you would get from higher-denseness foam soft cushions, and the furniture will come in a whopping 72 colour and material combinations. The supply of so many choices makes it extra easy to pair this reclining loveseat with various designs, materials, highlights and decorations styles. Plus, if you have children or animals (or each!), you have the option to choose a stronger, stain-proof fabric. One client shared that the Sunbrella canvas material has organized nicely against her pets and children. This lying loveseat may have a traditional, aged-school look, nevertheless its built-in technology is not. It doesn't only come with an automated lying system (that provides you with a complete recline, with your footrest completely parallel to the chair), but it features a USB interface for implementing or just charging your iPad, iPhone, Kindle or laptop.
This set includes a 1 remaining arm sofa set, two armless couch models, and one corner sofa set. This provides enough space to support your friends and relations. The material is 100Percent rayon for sufficient comfort and durability. The advantage of this sofa set is the mixing and matching of chairs in the space in the room for any ideal shape. As well as enables fitting even in little areas. It takes just light assembling.Additionally, it features push cushions for optimum comfort. You might want to do this set. It works well.
This sofa is caused the gong-shaped contour along with the higher armrest of the cushion. In addition, the top is supported by blocked corner sides. The thighs, nevertheless, have became a member of the fake wooden wrapping. The couch provides a comfy and extravagant sensation. This is the immediate result of very flexible padding inside the rayon upholstery. You are able to take a seat effortlessly for the moment to relax. Each of the tones provided with this couch shows its noteworthy element, Versatile style. The red sculpt could be well suited for both subjects with mild and darkish shades. That continues to be constant for various shades that it offers as well. The couch is situated in space. Whether or not its Thanksgiving or perhaps a huge loved ones gathering, you can trust it. Marathon-viewing yet still time falling apart on your sofa with your friends is really a genuine option.
Whilst the rear of this couch shows the Chesterfield, using its series of tufting, a tuxedo sofa has solution, more angular lines. It is stated to have been the bellwether more modern designs in the 20's. Although some say this couch style took its title from Tuxedo Park in Ny, it is also considered called after the classic fancy men's suit. You are able to identify a tuxedo sofa by its hands that are identical height because the back. The tufting on the back of the couch and its rectangle-shaped outline are also classic qualities. Soft cushions add comfort for this high-armed design. Also, while the sofa over from Upcountry is padded in leather, this well-liked style is usually done in fabrics of all kinds, such as the very stylish purple velvet.
With the current surge in interest in the Middle-Century Modern design genre, this sofa design is a warm item. Whether true vintage pieces, forgeries or new styles that contain Mid-Hundred years Modern elements, they are very flexible couches. Usually used in a minimalist or middle-century design plan, they are wonderful for including a vintage really feel to some room. The distinguishing components include the uncovered thighs and linear framework. Most mid-century couches but not every one of them will have some tufting around the back again.
This established accompanies the complete utility of Person Couch by having an exemplary sofa style. It includes tight hands, firm seat soft cushions and complete-size sleeping pad with internal springs. It is removed underneath to clean it and take away it with a simple lifting device. This mat is strengthened with a durable steel edge. is really a calculating guideline and has a Bisexual-collapsing highlight. Among the worthy things to point out may be the consolation! Location this super comfy sofa in your comfy family room. Besides providing a natural and tasteful air, it gives an attractive character to your site visitors. You may make your buddies remain for any fun nights films. The couch has carcasses with blocked corners and fake-completing on its legs. The soft cushions are, nevertheless, adjusted and include excellent flexibility. It's wrapped with a heavy polyethylene dietary fiber having a drawstring advantage.
You cant talk about this couch with out referring to its impressive style, sturdiness, and comfort. Should you ever required an appropriate seat, then transfer fast and get your self Rollercoaster Samuel Collection Lotion Leather-based Sofa. You will love it. This 3 seater sofa has clean lines and excellent soft cushions. The soft cushions are affixed to the seat and behind. It is made of leather-based which definitely is a sure bet that it is long lasting. It also functions tufted back and seats that definitely contributes to its impressive appear. More to the point, it has a springtime foundation that gives it the required durability and comfort. Its wooden body makes it very sturdy. The long and the lacking it is this fact couch is remarkable in every aspect. You may or may not agree with this. But the only method you are able to appreciate this is to find and try it.
Copyright © Outdoor Lightweight Square Patio Table Cover By Symple Stuff in Hammocks All right reserved.


There really isn't all that much to properly cutting and lighting a cigar, but if it's not done properly, the experience can be frustrating.
There are a number of options in cutting a cigar. You can straight cut, v-cut (cat's eye), punch or pierce. The method you choose will be a matter of personal preference. The majority of smokers prefer a straight cut, using a single or double guillotine type cutter. With a cigar with a rounded head, try to shave off about the top third of the cap (there will be a noticeable seam where the cap ends). Until you become comfortable with how to do it freehand, an easy way to make sure you don't cut down too far is to open the cutter and lay it on a flat surface. Stand the cigar in the opening (head down) but don't press down. Hold the cigar upright and snap the cutter shut. This should give you a near perfect cut. With figurados (cigars with a pointed or tapered head), you will need to experiment to see how far down to cut.
A punch is a cylindrical blade that is pressed against the middle of the rounded head of a cigar, and with a twisting motion a round plug is removed. For obvious reasons, punches do not work well with figurados. Also, be very careful using a punch on a dry cigar as it can shatter the cap. But it's virtually impossible to cut too much of the cap with a punch.
A v-cutter takes a v shaped notch out of the head, making it difficult to overcut the cap. As with the punch, these don't work very well with pointed head cigars.
Piercing used to very popular when most cigars were in the 38 to 44 ring gauge range (panatela to corona) . To pierce, you just poke a small hole in the cap with a pin, wooden match, golf tee or the like. Because the hole is small, tars can accumulate around the hole which can make the cigar taste bitter. This is why very few people pierce cigars anymore.
Cutting with a guillotine or scissors generally will give you a cooler smoke, but is the most difficult method to do correctly. Punching, v-cutting and piercing are safer, but tend to produce a hotter smoke with a greater chance of having a buildup of tar around the opening.
Lighting is a two-stage process. First, you should toast the foot (unless the cigar is a perfecto with a pointed or rounded foot), then you finish by lighting while puffing. The preferred "traditional" method is to use a strip of cedar or a wooden match. If using a match, make sure you allow the tip to burn off before putting the flame to the cigar. If you would rather use a lighter, one using butane is a better choice than the liquid fuel (Zippo) type. In any case, hold the cigar at a 45 degree angle with the foot pointing downward. Hold the flame below the foot of the cigar, keeping the foot about a half-inch above the visible part of the flame, and rotate the cigar until the entire foot is blackened. Some people prefer to keep toasting the foot until they can blow on the foot and get it glowing completely, but most stop once the foot is black. The reason for doing this is to make sure that any remaining ammonia is burned off before you start puffing.
Next, put the cigar in your mouth and angle it downward. Again, keeping the flame about an inch below the foot, puff firmly but slowly, and rotate the cigar until it is completely lit. Turn the cigar around a lightly blow on the foot to make sure that it is evenly glowing.
I have a device which I believe is called a 'sure cut' cutter. It is like a double-edged guillotine, except the back side is enclosed so you can't insert the cap too far. It works perfectly. The only limitation is with large ring cigars with flat shoulders, which are hard to insert far enough.
I was given the one I have and would buy another if I could find them offered for sale.
Has anyone tried the Shuiken cutters? I've heard mixed reviews.
FYI: Cigar Aficionado has some great videos about cutting and lighting on its website.
The closed-back cutter you describe is most often referred to as a "perfect-cut" cutter. Here's a version from our website: http://pipesandcigars.com/coststcicu.html.
I have tried the Shuriken cutter, and I like the concept, but it won't work on figurados (pointed heads) or on any cigar that's not perfectly fresh as the head can crack if it's dry.


text:
Listener Survey
More From the Stuff Network
Drawn: The Story of Animation
Dressed: The History of Fashion
The Soundtrack Show
Omnibus!
Ridiculous History
Part-Time Genius
The Question Booth
CarStuff
Nerdificent
Ethnically Ambiguous
We Knows Parenting
Movie Crush
The Control Group
The Daily Zeitgeist
Culture Kings
BrainStuff
Fw:Thinking
Stuff of Genius
Required Listening
Behind the Bastards
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
Stuff Media
A Conspiracy Starring Aaron Burr
Announcer: Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from www.HowStuffWorks.com.
Katie Lambert: Hello, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Katie Lambert.
Sarah Dowdey: And I'm Sarah Dowdey.
Katie Lambert: Candace and I did a podcast called Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr about the fateful and fatal duel, so I won't get into much about that here. The upshot about that is that Hamilton is killed, and Vice President Burr did it. He was charged with murder in New York and New Jersey, but it never went to trial. He is the subject of our podcast today. What happened after that duel?
Sarah Dowdey: So his murder charges don't even go to trial. In March, 1805, he has to leave the political sphere. He's just too contentious a figure at this point. His speech actually makes the senate cry, but his career is over. He's also in a whole lot of debt, and he doesn't have a lot of friends left.
Katie Lambert: What he needed was to start over, and in what better place for a new life than the west? To give this all a little context, Thomas Jefferson advocated a policy of expansionism. When Napoleon gave up on French influence on North America and offered the Louisiana Territory for sale, Jefferson was all over it. What that meant was this huge, uncharted space and all the people in it weren't too sure about being part of the rest of America.
Sarah Dowdey: There were a lot of people there already. There were Indians, but Spain still has a hold on a lot of the parts that touch the border, so there are a lot of boundary disputes.
Katie Lambert: Jefferson wanted to buy Florida from Spain and some people though we should just take Spain's land by force, including Mexico. But of course, not everyone was a fan of expansionism, and there was talk of the people in the southwest of succession.
Sarah Dowdey: So we have an opening here, a potential opportunity for somebody to take over and rule amidst all this chaos.
Katie Lambert: Burr has a plan. This plan may have started even before his duel, but the basic idea was that he wanted to wage a private war against Spanish-held territories, possibly also against New Orleans in Mexico, and he would have a southwestern empire that he could rule, this republic independent of the eastern U.S. He'd be an emperor.
Sarah Dowdey: But to put this plan into action, he's got to have help, so how about James Wilkinson, who is the guy who makes a very sketchy appearance in our podcast on Meriwether Lewis.
Katie Lambert: Not a good guy. Implicated in Lewis's death!
Sarah Dowdey: Especially to have this guy as your No. 2, a very unfortunate beginning. So Burr knew Wilkinson from the Quebec campaign. By this point, he was the highest ranking officer in the entire army. In this respect he sounds like a pretty good guy to have on your side, a good No. 2.
Katie Lambert: He also shared Burr's views on why it might be pretty great to separate the east and the west, and he saw an opportunity for himself. He could have a very good life in Burr's empire as No. 2, but there was another side to it. Wilkinson was a Spanish spy, so if things didn't work out with Burr, he would have the chance to turn him in to the U.S. government, and also leak his plans to the Spanish, thus winning their goodwill. It was a win-win for Wilkinson.
Sarah Dowdey: While he's pulling together his dream team, Burr also contacts Andrew Jackson, who is very anti-Spain, and the politician Jonathan Dayton. He also gets in touch with the minister to the U.S. from Britain, Anthony Mary, and proposes a deal of sorts. For ships and money, he'd help them take the west.
Katie Lambert: So he gets word that his intention is to buy a million acres of land in the Louisiana Territory - perhaps as a bit of a cover for the mission he's about to undertake, or perhaps because he wanted a million acres of the Louisiana Territory. He leaves in 1895 and begins his campaign very subtly. He has letters of introduction to very influential people. He attends balls and banquets, and starts winning people over with his charisma before he starts hinting at what he's after, what this mission is.He also slowly begins recruiting young men for his plan, men who were looking to better themselves. Of course, the west at this time is so uncertain; they need to find their way. So he lets them keep thei r independence and is very quiet about what his plans are. Even his followers don't really know what he's up to.
Sarah Dowdey: He amasses hundreds of these young men who are interested in his ideas. He also befriends a rich, Irish immigrant named Harmon Blennerhassett.
Katie Lambert: Pretty good name.
Sarah Dowdey: Definitely a good name. Blennerhassett gives him money and also gets the Mexico Society on his side, which is a pretty self-explanatory organization there. They are a group of people interested in accumulating Mexico.
Katie Lambert: As far as this mission goes, Britain doesn't come through, and people have started to get wind of what Burr is up to, because of course, he's talking to so many people, he's not exactly trying to hid what he's trying to do. Perhaps he thought he would be successful and could gain enough support, that it wouldn't be an issue. Little things start appearing in the press about what he's doing. Luckily, for Burr, Spain comes through in an unlikely way - unlike Britain. They step up their border conflicts with the U.S. This means that Wilkinson, as commander of the army, would end up in Louisiana, and he and Burr could conquer Spanish territory in the name of the United States, but then take it over.
Sarah Dowdey: It brings the No. 1 and the No. 2 in this conspiracy together. Burr's plan begins in earnest in August 1806 when he and his men assembled at Blennerhassett's island in the Ohio River, which is going to be their home base. His messenger says that 7,000 men would be on the way. At this point, his intentions are clearly not a secret. He's talked to so many people, and they in turn have communicated to higher ups.
Katie Lambert: Even though the federal government is aware of what he's doing because he has talked to so many influential politicians, so Jefferson isn't entirely in the dark. Wilkinson soon betrays Burr, and he hands over what's known as the cipher letter in 1896 to Jefferson, and also alerts the Spanish to what's going on in New Orleans. The cipher letter says, in part, "I have obtained funds and have actually commenced the enterprise. Things are starting for real." This was October 1860. In November 1860, Jefferson tells the country in the works and that the conspirators should be caught.
Sarah Dowdey: But he's still not directly calling out Burr. He figures his name is going to come up eventually on its own.
Katie Lambert: Blind item from Page 6.
Sarah Dowdey: Yeah. Blind item from Jefferson! In December, Blennerhassett's place is raided by a militia. They also arrest a bunch of men and took their boats and guns. When Burr finally comes to meet his men, the force is greatly diminished, not what he had been expecting at all, but he keeps going. This would have been the point to turn back for sure, but he keeps going. He heads down the Mississippi, and he's planning to meet with Wilkinson in New Orleans, but after that, who knows what he's going to do.
Katie Lambert: But what he didn't know was that at this point, he was wanted for arrest. When he lands in the bayou Pierre in Louisiana in January, 1807, he sees a newspaper and sees that his cipher letter is printed in full in the paper and that he's wanted. He doesn't have any men, and his arrival in Louisiana isn't a surprise, because of course, Wilkinson has told everyone.
Sarah Dowdey: And the newspaper has told everyone.
Katie Lambert: So he turns himself in, but then flees into Alabama.
Sarah Dowdey: On February 19th, 1807, he is arrested on the road to Pensacola, and then taken to Fort Stoddert, but it's kind of weird because, after all, he is a former vice president and a colonel. It still seems like he's working on his plan.
Katie Lambert: He has not entirely given up yet.
Sarah Dowdey: Yeah. He's talking to locals trying to figure out who hates the Spanish. The local officials get a little concerned about this and decide, "Let's send him back to Washington." On the way back to Washington, he's treated really well despite being under armed guard. He's allowed to keep brandy with him, and he keeps a knife and pistols.
Katie Lambert: This was a bad idea.
Sarah Dowdey: Who lets their prisoner keep pistols? But they get taken away because he does kind of try to escape in South Carolina.
Katie Lambert: When he's caught again, he cries. Things are not looking good for Burr. The group gets a message from Jefferson telling them to go to Richmond instead of Washington, so they take him there. He arrived on March 26th, 1807. In April, he went on trial for high treason and misdemeanors.
Sarah Dowdey: This is the trial of the century.
Katie Lambert: As so many trials are, of course. And they're always, as we noted earlier, they're always in the beginning of the century.
Sarah Dowdey: It's never in the 70s where you're like , "This is the trial of the century." So Chief Justice John Marshall calls it "the most unpleasant case which has ever been brought before a judge in this or perhaps any other country, which affected to be governed by laws."
Katie Lambert: Strong words.
Sarah Dowdey: Another really bold claim. On the side of the defense, we have Edmond Randolph, who is Washington's secretary of state, and lawyer brandy bottle, also known as Luther Martin, whose strategy is to paint Jefferson as somebody who's just blinded by a personal vendetta against Burr.
Katie Lambert: It's actually pretty effective too because Jefferson had basically said there was incontrovertible evidence against Burr, and there's not. So when you take little quotes like that and throw them in front of a jury, it doesn't make Jefferson look great!
Sarah Dowdey: It does start to look a little like a personal problem between two men. So the public's appetite for this trial is insatiable. The papers blare headlines about it every day, but the trial is really odd, understandably, because so many of the people involved are just plain liars, or they're double agents. Their co-conspirator stories don't match up. Even his followers don't know what Burr's plans are.
Katie Lambert: That's probably the big part.
Sarah Dowdey: Yeah. Nobody has the same story.
Katie Lambert: Did he even have a master plan, or was he sort of flying by the seat of his pants? We don't know because he never told anyone, and a lot of his papers were lost at sea, along with his daughter, Theodosia, in 1813, so it's likely we'll never know.
Sarah Dowdey: There wasn't much evidence either. You mentioned this just a second ago. It does come up looking a little like a personal problem instead of this grand treason case. So Burr is acquitted on September 1st, 1897. Marshall's own opinion on the case took three hours to read.
Katie Lambert: He said that a treason charge required two witnesses to an overt act of force or violence toward the government, which was a very strict reading of the definition of treason in the Constitution. The evidence simply wasn't there, so Burr was off the hook, but he wasn't off the hook with the American public. He was being burned in effigy.
Sarah Dowdey: He's still not a popular guy.
Katie Lambert: No. She he headed off to Europe to become an ex-pat, as people in trouble often do, but his reputation was completely ruined even there. He was kicked out of England and Napoleon wouldn't let him into France, so he returned to the U.S. in 1812. There was no respite even for him here. My favorite quote is from an article by Aaron Wellborn for American Heritage. "His name was besmirched by both Federalists and Republicans, usually for its besmirching effects."
Sarah Dowdey: Touché. There's one career still open to Burr. He becomes a lawyer, and he pretty much stays off the radar and dies at 80 with no descendents. As for Wilkinson, it was during the War of 1812 that people discovered that he was actually a spy, but he was acquitted and not punished too. So he can live on to have sketchy roles in future podcasts.
Katie Lambert: The Aaron Burr conspiracy so fascinates us. We've gotten so many requests for those I can't even tell you, because we know so little about it. We don't even know what this conspiracy really is. There's the debate over whether what he did was treason or just in the spirit of American enterprise. There's the question of whether he had this big plan or was just sort of playing it by ear, and we have this mystery of the man who's defined by only two events in his life: this fatal duel with Alexander Hamilton and a controversial trial. Of course, there's the romantic notion that perhaps our answer lies in a chest at the bottom of the ocean.
Sarah Dowdey: That about wraps it up for Burr, but if you have any more historical conspiracies you'd like us to investigate, you should email them to us at HistoryPodcast@HowStuffWorks.com.
Katie Lambert: We also take suggestions through Twitter at MissedinHistory, and through our Facebook fan page, so be sure to join those. As always, please check out our home page at www.HowStuffWorks.com.
Announcer: For more on this and thousands of other topics, visit www.HowStuffWorks.com. Be sure to check out the Stuff You Missed in History Class blog on the www.HowStuffWorks.com home page.
Print | Citation & Date
More From the Stuff Media Network
Copyright © Stuff Media LLC 2019


text:
Der Bismarck-Buschsänger (Cincloramphus grosvenori, Syn.: Megalurulus grosvenori), auch als Maskenbuschsänger bezeichnet, ist eine kaum erforschte Singvogelart aus der Familie der Schwirlverwandten. Er ist auf der Insel Neubritannien im Bismarck-Archipel endemisch. Die Art ist nur von zwei Exemplaren, einem Männchen und einem Weibchen, bekannt, die im Dezember 1958 erlegt und 1960 von Ernest Thomas Gilliard wissenschaftlich beschrieben wurden. Das Artepitheton ehrt den US-amerikanischen Philanthropen Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), der von 1920 bis 1954 Präsident der National Geographic Society war. Die Art wird aufgrund jüngerer molekulargenetischer Untersuchungen (2018) der Gattung Cincloramphus zugeschrieben.

Merkmale
Die beiden Exemplare haben eine Körperlänge von 17 bis 19 cm. Oberseite und Oberkopf sind dunkel rostbraun, wobei der Hinterrücken und der Bürzel am dunkelsten sind. Die Flügel sind schwarz und der abgestufte lange Schwanz hat feine Spitzen. Die kürzeste Steuerfeder ist etwas mehr als halb so lang als die längste. Vom Schnabel bis zu den Ohrdecken verläuft eine schwarze Maske. Der breite Überaugenstreif ist rötlich-gelbbraun. Bei den kleinen Flügeldecken fehlt das braune Schuppenmuster verwandter Arten. Das Kinn, die Kehle und der Oberbauch sind heller ocker-gelbbraun. Die Brust ist satter orange-sandfarben. Die Flanken und die Unterschwarzdecken sind dunkel zimtbraun. Die äußersten Handschwingen sind viel kürzer als beim Bougainvillebuschsänger (Cincloramphus llaneae). Der Schnabel ist bräunlich-schwarz. Die Iris ist dunkelbraun. Die Beine und Füße sind dunkel rauchbraun. Die Geschlechter sehen gleich aus, beim Männchen ist der Schwanz offenbar länger, als beim Weibchen. Die juvenilen Vögel sind unbeschrieben.

Vom Maronenbuschsänger (Cincloramphus rubiginosus), der auf New Britain bis in Höhenlagen von 1.400 m vorkommt, unterscheidet sich der Bismarck-Buschsänger durch die schwarze Maske, durch den gut entwickelten Überaugenstreif, durch die rötlich-orange Unterseite und die spitzen Schwanzfedern.

Status
Der Bismarck-Buschsänger wurde 1988 von der IUCN in die Kategorie potenziell gefährdet (near threatened) der Roten Liste gefährdeter Arten aufgenommen. 1994 wurde dieser Status auf unzureichende Datenlage (data deficient) geändert. Seit 2008 wird die Art als gefährdet (vulnerable) gelistet. Seit dem Erstnachweis im Jahr 1958, wurde diese Art nicht mehr gesichtet, obwohl es in den 1990er Jahren mehrere Suchexpeditionen gab, darunter von  K. David Bishop und David Gibbs (beide 1994) sowie von Guy Dutson in den Jahren 1997 und 1998. Allerdings haben nur wenige Beobachter in den erforderlichen Höhenlagen gesucht. Der Bismarck-Buschsänger hat eine heimliche Lebensweise und man bekommt ihn kaum zu Gesicht, bevor man ihn nicht vorher hört.

Es gibt keine belegten Angaben über die Populationsgröße, mit Ausnahme der negativen Aufzeichnungen von Standorten, die in etwas niedrigen Höhenlagen liegen, als die Terra typica. Die Populationsgröße wird vorläufig auf 250 bis 1000 Altvögel geschätzt. Julian Pender Hume hält den Bismarck-Buschsänger für möglicherweise ausgestorben.

Graeme M. Buchanan und seine Kollegen berechneten die Rate des Lebensraumverlustes innerhalb des Verbreitungsgebietes dieser Spezies auf 12 Prozent zwischen 1989 und 2000.  Trotzdem ist noch viel intakter Bergwald auf New Britain vorhanden. Eingeführte Beutegreifer, vor allem verwilderte Katzen, sind wahrscheinlich die größten Bedrohungen für diese terrestrischen Vögel.

Literatur
 E. Thomas Gilliard: Results of the 1958–1959 Gilliard New Britain Expedition, 2. A new species of thicket warbler (Aves, Cichlornis) from New Britain. In: Amer. Mus. Novit. No. 2008, 1960, S. 1–6.
 B. J. Coates: The Birds of Papua New Guinea, Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Vol. 2. Passerines. Dove Publications, Alderley, Queensland 1990, S. 78.
 Guy Dutson: Birds of Melanesia: The Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Christopher Helm, London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7136-6540-6, S. 400.
 Phil Gregory: Birds of New Guinea Including Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2017, ISBN 978-84-941892-7-2, S. 400.
 Julian P. Hume: Extinct Birds. 2. Auflage. Bloomsbury Publishing, London 2017, ISBN 978-1-4729-3744-5, S. 300.
 Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan: New Britain Thicketbird (Megalurulus grosvenori). In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Jordi Sargatal, D. A. Christie, E. de Juana (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2017 (abgerufen von HBW Alive am 26. August 2017).

Einzelnachweise

Schwirlverwandte

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Karo (Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher E-RYT 500, PRYT) has been practicing Yoga for nearly 15 years. In 2009 she started traveling to India and that's how her life's revolution begun – in Goa she met her husband Ajay with whom in 2010 she founded Bodhi Tree Yoga International School. In 2012 they decided to create a new independent project combining the exploration of yoga teaching methodology, yoga therapy and social work – in cooperation with "Loving Lap" N.G.O they founded Trimurti Yoga.


The New York Knicks (10-40) have made the biggest trade of the 2018-19 season, acquiring Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Mathews and DeAndre Jordan from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis, Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr.
This is HUGE for both teams and will truly shake up the entire NBA. The trade also opens up a projected $74.6M in cap space for the Knicks, allowing the team to sign two max contracts for the coming offseason. Both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are free agents this summer and have expressed their interest in playing for the Knicks multiple times.
Not only can they sign two superstars in free agency, but the team is also still on track to have a high draft pick. With college prospects such as Zion Williamson (Duke), R.J Barrett (Duke), Ja Morant (Murray State) and many more, it almost seems impossible for the Knicks to "lose" in the draft. The addition of one of these players would add to the already young group in New York (youngest in the NBA).
It has become evident that the Knicks are attempting to build for the future, but the big question is: will it work? Kevin Durant has made it clear to the press that he is "going where the money is" next season. The Knicks now have the money to offer him along with Kyrie Irving, who has said he'd love to play in New York. If these two came together in New York, the Knicks would be a dangerous contender in the East for a very long time. Although the team is struggling now with a league-worst 10-40 record, there is still a very bright future for the young squad.
Next Story → Can Knicks' Youth Entice Superstars in Free Agency?


text:
You need to enable JavaScript to enjoy the full experience of this app.
SKIP_NAV_LINK
Back to dine listing
Mon - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Tue - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Wed - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Thu - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Fri - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Sat - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Sun - 2021-01-16T11:30:00+00:00 - 2021-01-16T21:30:00+00:00
Nando's is currently only open for takeaways and Click & Collect orders.
Famous for its delicious heat of flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken, Nando's offers something for everyone – from the extra mild to the all-out-wild. Whether you're enjoying a family feast, a quick bite, or grabbing a take-away, each visit comes with loads of their famous vibe and legendary flavour – leaving you wanting more.
Get more with PLUS
Don't miss a trick...
Sign up to receive the latest offers, events and inspiration by email.
All data provided will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By signing up you agree with this and confirm that you are over 13 years of age, or have the consent of a parent or guardian. Your preferences can be updated at any time as outlined in our Privacy Policy
Cabot Circus,
Glass House,
BS1 3BX


…an event and contest in the spirit of 'Project Runway' to celebrate the 3-book, bestselling Anti-Bride series — the first to market 'alterna-bridal' pop cultural wedding book series created by Carolyn Gerin and co-authors. In partnership with the W Hotel, the Art Institute of San Francisco/California, Destination I Do Magazine, and Austin Scarlett of Project Runway. OAS was a student fashion show challenge to create a POV dress with the caveat that it could not be white and needed to contextually communicate more than wedding. A student grant, sponsored gala event, and a full fashion show of Austin Scarlett's gowns were featured to a packed house.
Deliverables: Brand, design, illustrations, messaging, advertising/promo, sponsorships, event and fashion show production, go-to-market strategy.


text:
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using DTcms.Common;
using DTcms.Model;

namespace DTcms.Web.admin.goods
{
    public partial class goods_edit : Web.UI.ManagePage
    {
        string defaultpassword = "0|0|0|0"; //默认显示密码
        protected string action = DTEnums.ActionEnum.Add.ToString(); //操作类型
        private int id = 0;

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            string _action = DTRequest.GetQueryString("action");
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_action) && _action == DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString())
            {
                this.action = DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString();//修改类型
                this.id = DTRequest.GetQueryInt("id");
                if (this.id == 0)
                {
                    JscriptMsg("传输参数不正确!", "back");
                    return;
                }
                if (!new BLL.Goods().Exists(this.id))
                {
                    JscriptMsg("信息不存在或已被删除!", "back");
                    return;
                }
            }
            if (!Page.IsPostBack)
            {
                ChkAdminLevel("goods_manage", DTEnums.ActionEnum.View.ToString()); //检查权限
                TreeBind(""); //绑定类别
                if (action == DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString()) //修改
                {
                    ShowInfo(this.id);
                }
            }
        }

        #region 绑定类别=================================
        private void TreeBind(string strWhere)
        {
            BLL.Customer customerBLL = new BLL.Customer();
            DataTable customerDT = customerBLL.GetList(0, strWhere, "Id desc").Tables[0];

            this.ddlCustomer.Items.Clear();
            this.ddlCustomer.Items.Add(new ListItem("所属客户", ""));
            foreach (DataRow dr in customerDT.Rows)
            {
                this.ddlCustomer.Items.Add(new ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Id"].ToString()));
            }

            BLL.StoreMode storeModeBLL = new BLL.StoreMode();
            DataTable storeModeDT = storeModeBLL.GetList(0, strWhere, "Id desc").Tables[0];

            this.ddlStoreMode.Items.Clear();
            this.ddlStoreMode.Items.Add(new ListItem("存储方式", ""));
            foreach (DataRow dr in storeModeDT.Rows)
            {
                this.ddlStoreMode.Items.Add(new ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Id"].ToString()));
            }

            BLL.HandlingMode handlingModeBLL = new BLL.HandlingMode();
            DataTable handlingModeDT = handlingModeBLL.GetList(0, strWhere, "Id desc").Tables[0];

            this.ddlHandlingMode.Items.Clear();
            this.ddlHandlingMode.Items.Add(new ListItem("装卸方式", ""));
            foreach (DataRow dr in handlingModeDT.Rows)
            {
                this.ddlHandlingMode.Items.Add(new ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Id"].ToString()));
            }

            BLL.Unit unitBLL = new BLL.Unit();
            DataTable unitDT = unitBLL.GetList(0, strWhere, "Id desc").Tables[0];

            this.ddlUnit.Items.Clear();
            this.ddlUnit.Items.Add(new ListItem("计量单位", ""));
            foreach (DataRow dr in unitDT.Rows)
            {
                this.ddlUnit.Items.Add(new ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Id"].ToString()));
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region 赋值操作=================================
        private void ShowInfo(int _id)
        {
            BLL.Goods bll = new BLL.Goods();
            Model.Goods model = bll.GetModel(_id);

            ddlCustomer.SelectedValue = model.CustomerId.ToString();
            ddlStoreMode.SelectedValue = model.StoreModeId.ToString();
            ddlHandlingMode.SelectedValue = model.HandlingModeId.ToString();
            ddlUnit.SelectedValue = model.UnitId.ToString();
            txtName.Text = model.Name;

            BLL.GoodsAttributeValues attributeBLL = new BLL.GoodsAttributeValues();
            DataTable attributeDT = attributeBLL.GetList(" GoodsId = " + _id + "").Tables[0];
            this.rptAttributeList.DataSource = attributeDT;
            this.rptAttributeList.DataBind();
        }
        #endregion

        #region 增加操作=================================
        private bool DoAdd()
        {
            bool result = false;
            Model.Goods model = new Model.Goods();
            BLL.Goods bll = new BLL.Goods();

            model.CustomerId = int.Parse(ddlCustomer.SelectedValue);
            model.StoreModeId = int.Parse(ddlStoreMode.SelectedValue);
            model.HandlingModeId = int.Parse(ddlHandlingMode.SelectedValue);
            model.UnitId = int.Parse(ddlUnit.SelectedValue);
            model.Name = txtName.Text;

            string[] attributeNames = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeName");
            string[] attributeValues = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeValue");
            string[] attributeRemarks = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeRemark");
            if (attributeNames != null && attributeValues != null && attributeRemarks != null
                && attributeNames.Length > 0 && attributeValues.Length > 0 && attributeRemarks.Length > 0)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < attributeNames.Length; i++)
                {
                    model.AddAttributeValues(new GoodsAttributeValues(attributeNames[i], attributeValues[i], attributeRemarks[i]));
                }
            }
            if (bll.Add(model))
            {
                AddAdminLog(DTEnums.ActionEnum.Add.ToString(), "添加客户:" + model.Name); //记录日志
                result = true;
            }
            return result;
        }
        #endregion

        #region 修改操作=================================
        private bool DoEdit(int _id)
        {
            bool result = false;
            BLL.Goods bll = new BLL.Goods();
            Model.Goods model = bll.GetModel(_id);

            model.CustomerId = int.Parse(ddlCustomer.SelectedValue);
            model.StoreModeId = int.Parse(ddlStoreMode.SelectedValue);
            model.HandlingModeId = int.Parse(ddlHandlingMode.SelectedValue);
            model.UnitId = int.Parse(ddlUnit.SelectedValue);
            model.Name = txtName.Text;

            string[] attributeNames = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeName");
            string[] attributeValues = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeValue");
            string[] attributeRemarks = Request.Form.GetValues("AttributeRemark");
            if (attributeNames != null && attributeValues != null && attributeRemarks != null
                && attributeNames.Length > 0 && attributeValues.Length > 0 && attributeRemarks.Length > 0)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < attributeNames.Length; i++)
                {
                    model.AddAttributeValues(new GoodsAttributeValues(attributeNames[i], attributeValues[i], attributeRemarks[i]));
                }
            }

            if (bll.Update(model))
            {
                AddAdminLog(DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString(), "修改客户信息:" + model.Name); //记录日志
                result = true;
            }
            return result;
        }
        #endregion

        //保存
        protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (action == DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString()) //修改
            {
                ChkAdminLevel("goods_manage", DTEnums.ActionEnum.Edit.ToString()); //检查权限
                if (!DoEdit(this.id))
                {
                    JscriptMsg("保存过程中发生错误!", "");
                    return;
                }
                JscriptMsg("修改客户成功!", "goods_list.aspx");
            }
            else //添加
            {
                ChkAdminLevel("goods_manage", DTEnums.ActionEnum.Add.ToString()); //检查权限
                if (!DoAdd())
                {
                    JscriptMsg("保存过程中发生错误!", "");
                    return;
                }
                JscriptMsg("添加客户成功!", "goods_list.aspx");
            }
        }

    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


I have not read any of her other novels, but had heard some good things about this one; I feel like it might be a little slow for my taste, although I am usually pretty interested in all this medical/health-related, so it's hard to say! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this one, Kelly; hope you're having a great week!
Yeah, definitely not a fast-paced book by any means. Packs more of an emotional punch than anything. Hope your week is going well too!
I loved Still Alice, and think she does a great job writing things like this like you said. I am so interested in reading it!
This one felt very similar to Still Alice for me, except for the parts that dragged a bit (I didn't feel that way with SA). I hope you get to read it soon!
I haven't read anything by Genova, but her books all sound like eye-opening reads! I admire your tact discussing the slow parts of the book. Just because something is important in real life, doesn't mean it makes for the best reading!
Yes, I feel bad saying something like that with a book that tackles such important issues--but the pacing of the book is not a reflection on the enormity of these topics.
I think you would enjoy Genova, especially given your penchant for nonfiction! It's a good melding of real and fictional topics.


Ideally located in the prime touristic area of Termini Central Station, NH Collection Palazzo Cinquecento promises a relaxing and wonderful visit. The property features a wide range of facilities to make your stay a pleasant experience. Take advantage of the hotel's free Wi-Fi in all rooms, daily housekeeping, fax machine, photocopying, wheelchair accessible. Guestrooms are fitted with all the amenities you need for a good night's sleep. In some of the rooms, guests can find closet, complimentary tea, towels, wooden/parqueted flooring, clothes rack. The hotel's peaceful atmosphere extends to its recreational facilities which include fitness center. No matter what your reasons are for visiting Rome, NH Collection Palazzo Cinquecento will make you feel instantly at home.


Set Includes Sofa and Loveseat. The Miller Power Reclining Set by Flexsteel is an elegant and modern combination to your living room. This Livin groom set comes with three power buttons allow you to operate the reclining, headrest, and lumbar mechanisms independently. Power mechanisms allow you to smoothly recline to any position, adjust the headrests, and adjust the lumbar supports. A single USB port is included on each power button control and The console features two cup holders and a storage compartment. The console features two cup holders and a storage compartment.


Jenn is originally from Orlando, Florida but now lives Los Angeles, California.
Jenn Brown is two-time Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster. Jenn has had a very successful career as a Sports Correspondent at ESPN and as on-camera host for a variety of networks including ABC, CBS, Showtime, E!, CNN, CMT, Versus and HDNet. She has also had a very successful career as a fitness model for Under Armour, appearing in numerous print and billboard campaigns as well as one of their Super Bowl commercials.


The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released an implementation guide titled, Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide.
This publication provides behavioral health, correctional, and community stakeholders with examples of the implementation of successful strategies for transitioning people with mental or substance use disorders from institutional correctional settings into the community.
The publication also highlights prevalence of mental and substance use disorders in correctional settings.


text:
Q: How can I extract the estimated home value from a Zillow link? I want my code to be able to take the Zestimate value off this page so I can work with it (in this case, 10,037,774). How would I go about doing this?

A: First of all, the website is returning incomplete data as it is recognizing the Python script. To handle that, you'll have to use a fake User-Agent to emulate a browser request.
import requests

headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/64.0.3282.186 Safari/537.36'}
r = requests.get('https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/19882656_zpid/34.217551,-118.600674,34.122534,-118.723412_rect/12_zm/1_fr/', headers=headers)

This will give all the elements available in the page source. But now, many elements are dynamically generated with JavaScript. So, they are not available in the page source. The value you want is inside the  which is seen in the developer tools upon inspecting the element.
But in the page source, this tag looks like
 $10,037,734

So, you can't use that id to get the value. You can get the  tag which contains the text Zestimate using soup.find('span', {'data-target-id': 'zest-tip-hdp'}). To get the next  tag, you can use find_next('span').
Complete code:
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/64.0.3282.186 Safari/537.36'}
r = requests.get('https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/19882656_zpid/34.217551,-118.600674,34.122534,-118.723412_rect/12_zm/1_fr/', headers=headers)
soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, 'lxml')

zestimate = soup.find('span', {'data-target-id': 'zest-tip-hdp'}).find_next('span').text
print(zestimate)
#  $10,037,734

There's another way you can get this data. At the top of the page source, there's a tag that looks like
<meta property="zillow_fb:description" content="Zestimate® Home Value: $10,037,734. "/>

You can find the tag using the property attribute and get the value of the content attribute using ['content']. To get the price, do some simple string splitting.
meta = soup.find('meta', property='zillow_fb:description')['content']
print(meta.split(':')[1])
#  $10,037,734.

If you don't want the dot ., you can strip it.

A: You can use selenium to better emulate a browser:
import re
from selenium import webdriver
d = webdriver.Chrome()
d.get('https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5841-Round-Meadow-Rd-Hidden-Hills-CA-91302/19882656_zpid/')
result = re.findall('(?<=Home Value:\s)\$[\d,\s]+', d.page_source)[0]

Output:
u'$10,037,734'

A: Zestimate is the second span in the div class="home-summary-row".
with beautiful soup use:
row  = soup.findAll("div", {"class": "home-summary-row"})

and then you should be able to select children of the div, or parse by lines.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange