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Personnel is Policy at the OCC
If we ever solve the problems of fixing the broken financial markets that promote Wall Street's casino capitalism at the expense of productive investments built around relationship banking, the solutions will surely come in many different forms from a diverse set of people. So, it's not entirely surprising that one solution could yet take the form of a 55-year-old Kazakh immigrant turned scholarly superstar whom President Biden has nominated to be the Comptroller of the Currency.
The candidate is Professor Saule Omarova, chosen by Biden to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the primary federal overseer of the nation's largest banks – including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase – whose branches are found from sea to shining sea. Prof. Omarova is that rarity in American financial regulation. She is a reformer who gleaned her insights in the belly of the beast, first at the white-shoe Wall Street law firm, Davis Polk & Wardell, and later in the Treasury Department of George W. Bush. A distinguished career in academia followed, and she is now a professor at Cornell. Given her nomination to the position, it is worth considering her academic research and what insights she would bring to the role if confirmed.
Prof. Omarova staked out her sterling academic reputation with an incisive critique about the way Wall Street has neglected lending for productive purposes and opted instead for the wheeler-dealer activities – derivatives and commodity trading. A healthy financial sector is supposed to be a conduit for capital to the "real economy," but the development of sophisticated instruments grew the financial sector to a size where investment in exotic securities and secondary markets with a tangential link to productive non-financial enterprises became more profitable. Highlighting this disconnect is one thread that connects Prof. Omarova's work over the last decade. That perspective incorporates a profound respect for the traditional bank charter and the role local banks play in extending credit to the real, non-financial economy that makes things and provides useful services. Her work is in harmony with the growing body of evidence that a bloated financial sector hampers sustainable growth.
Prof. Omarova's most celebrated piece of scholarship involved the painstaking assembly of a series of under-the-public-radar decisions by the OCC, the very agency Biden would have her run, that allowed banks to begin dealing in derivatives ("weapons of financial mass destruction," to quote Warren Buffett) that played a crucial role in amplifying the financial cataclysm of 2008. Titled "The Quiet Metamorphosis," the article exposed how an industry-friendly regulator pushed the limits of the Lincoln-era National Banking Act enabling megabanks to stray from the role of channeling credit to the real economy. She wrote:
OCC's highly expansive interpretation of the [National Banking Act] in the context of bank derivatives activities served to undermine the integrity and efficacy of the U.S. system of bank regulation. Through the seemingly routine and often nontransparent administrative actions, the OCC effectively enabled large U.S. commercial banks to transform themselves from the traditionally conservative deposit-taking and lending institutions, whose safety and soundness were guarded through statutory and regulatory restrictions on potentially risky activities, into a new breed of … wholesale dealers in pure financial risk.
The whittling away of regulations on larger institutions, which pose a larger risk to the systemic health of the financial sector and have historically benefited from being "too big to fail" in the eyes of the federal government, doesn't just add to the wealth and income inequality driven by the financial sector. It also implicitly disadvantages smaller institutions that do not create such a risk by having large competitors that don't pay the costs associated with their scale and the consequences of their failure.
There's a better way. Community banks in the United States – the ones with less than $10 billion in assets and especially the ones with less than $1 billion – are the institutions that remain truer to the vision of a financial sector intertwined with productive activity. My own research on community banks demonstrates that while they have their flaws, they are intrinsic to promoting investment in productive capacity. There are about 5,000 of them, and their numbers have halved since bank deregulation began in earnest in the early 1980s. (The OCC regulates banks with a federal charter; though that includes many community banks, the giants it oversees tend to influence its work the most.)
Community banks are the ones that build personal relationships with local businesses, lend money in situations where Wall Street's credit models and algorithms do not – and stay out of the megabank-run casino. But to thrive, they are going to need – absent massive structural change in banking – regulators like Prof. Omarova with the experience and insight to know the history and benefits of laws on the books necessary to prevent highly-leveraged large financial institutions from playing fast and loose–practices which are far rarer, if not nonexistent, among smaller institutions.
Prof. Omarova's research on the commodities activities of large banks, titled "The Merchants of Wall Street," involved an analysis of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA). As originally enacted, this statute brought significant benefits to community banks by installing guardrails around bank holding companies that were growing quickly along with their systemic importance. Prof. Omarova demonstrates how both amendments to and interpretations provided by pliable regulators undermined the fundamental U.S. principles that separate banking from nonbank activities and turned things like raw materials and agricultural commodities into objects of financial speculation divorced from their role as commodities in the market. She warned:
When the same banking organizations that control access to money and credit also control access to such universal production inputs as raw materials and energy, they are in a position to exercise disproportionate control over the entire economic—and, by extension, political system. In this context, it is important to remind ourselves of Justice Brandeis's famous warnings against the threat to American democracy posed by financial institutions accumulating direct control over the country's industrial enterprises.
Prof. Omarova's research also uncovered an important lack of transparency in the OCC's decision-making process, which she described as "very nontransparent and individualized." This observation should be significant for anyone who supports free markets. An opaque and individualized process is a recipe for reduced competition; there's no level playing field when competitors are playing by different rules and when the rulebook is obscure. When I dealt with federal and state bank regulators as a bank general counsel, what I prized in a regulator was one who was well informed and consistently fair. I wanted a regulator who knew the law inside and out, understood the industry, and applied the law in a way that was transparent and consistent. That is what community banks need if they are going to thrive.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 2020 Community Banking Study confirmed that community banks continue to provide essential sources of lending in their local communities, particularly loans to small businesses, commercial real estate loans, and agricultural loans. The almost 5,000 community banks make up, by far, most of the banks in the U.S. Yet, community banks command only 15 percent of total banking assets. And, while community banks are declining in number, large banks' assets continue to soar.
Prof. Omarova's work vividly demonstrates the ways in which law and policy makers fertilized the growth of large banks, steered them into speculative activities, devalued relationship lending, and undermined the environment for community banks. For those who reject cronyism and believe that a thriving and competitive banking market best supports local economies and productive investment, experts like Prof. Omarova have some answers.
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By Heidi M. Schooner|2021-11-10T11:59:47-08:00November 10th, 2021|Blog, Financial Regulation|


Pontid? Interesting but i don't think so.
Alpine and Turanid are similiar each other. Both are bracycephalic and round faced. But alpine doesn't have mongoloid influences. This example has mongoloid influences. I think Turanid is better classification. What do you think?
is that kid on the pic you ? which province are your parents from ?
Actually he is friend of mine from mersin. I think he is turanid. How can you understand alpine influence?
Asian Alpinid-Mediterranid-Turanix mix. Is he typical for Turkey?


Who the hell knew this existed?
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets live in Copenhagen.
Forget Roger Water's big spectacle, go see these twice instead.
I've not watched it all, but I've got mixed feelings. It still sounds a tad too 'muscular' to me - playing the 60's material with a 70's (almost late 70's) rock sensibility.... But it is certainly great fun, and I'd love to see them live.
You just put into words something I was groping for.
Blair's latest single. What do we think?
A bit bland but pleasant enough in it's way. He still seems to be seeking a direction.
There's a clip of the Crims playing Indiscipline on the dgmlive website - I am fair gobsmacked - and that's not even one of my favourites of theirs!
Can't wait for the release of "Meltdown" next month - or the UK concerts!
WOW! That's some impressive stuff right there. My little boy is nearly a year old and I'd LOVE for him to be a drummer when he grows up. I'm gonna sit him in front of this and see if it rubs off...!
I've heard of starting them early, but not even one?
That girl is German and is now 19. Marvellous. Lots of stuff on Youtube.
Imho some of the best British acoustic duo picking since Bert and John. Fabulous stuff.
Fancy a bit of rock?


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Microsoft has released a script to run which resets the Windows Update service by correcting some errors.
This file called WUReset.bat can be downloaded for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 and also for Windows 7.
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Do you accept all that apply?
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The length of time that an agency has been running is a good indication of their reliability. D&B Management has been established since 1993 and our reputation has been built on complete honesty and solid relationships have been established with various casting directors.
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All of our clients appear in the Spotlight Children & Young Performers directory. This is a casting directory used by production teams to source clients for TV, film, stage or commercial work. Only pre-approved agencies can use this part of the site. Access to Spotlight's online database is only available to vetted industry professionals and all clients have individual pin numbers.
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How often will I work and do you guarantee work?
The amount of work that a client gets is reliant on many different things. It is important that parents understand that some clients work on a regular basis, some work occasionally and others may not work at all. We would never accept clients onto our books if we were not confident in putting them forward for suitable jobs/briefs. We would like you to be assured of our commitment to working hard in acquiring agency work for our clients.
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Every job is different. As your agent, D&B Management negotiates rates and contracts on behalf of the client.
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D&B Management is regularly approached by leading casting directors - both directly and privately - for huge feature films, and nationally acclaimed TV dramas to ask about our talent. Like other acting agencies, D&B Management also receives briefs on a daily basis and suggests clients that are suitable via The Spotlight Link. Casting directors then select the clients that they want to see for an audition to ensure they are perfectly suited to the brief.
Most of the time castings take place after school hours or at the weekends. Locations for auditions are always different but usually take place in central London. We are frequently contacted by casting directors who are looking for actors that choose to hold a casting session with our clients at our premises before the brief is made public.


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Speedway Motors operates a complex e-commerce site, with millions of pages serving up valuable information and how-to's, as well as a catalog with tens of thousands of products for auto racing and performance enthusiasts. Speedway's team of web developers is responsible not only for managing all aspects of the site—interfacing with data sources, integrating third-party APIs, and building presentation logic and user experience—but also for troubleshooting operational problems, 24×7.
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Convenience: As a cloud-based solution, Loggly would not require Speedway to maintain additional code or infrastructure.
When Speedway first launched the new site, the team took the approach of logging as much data as possible. As they gained experience with the site's behavior and the capabilities of Loggly, they have made modifications, cutting back logging in certain areas and pushing new information as additional JSON fields.
All alerts are configured to hit a single PagerDuty endpoint, which notifies the on-call team member. Similarly, Speedway uses AWS CloudWatch to monitor events like spikes in CPU utilization, failed health checks, or auto scaling issues. AWS CloudWatch alerts are also forwarded to PagerDuty.
Speedway team members have one-click access to Loggly within the alert, so they can immediately begin reviewing the relevant logs, determining how many visitors were affected, and finding the root cause. Managing issues in Jira helps them close the loop. "I have never had any problems identifying the source of an issue when I had the logs in Loggly," Remaklus comments.
The Speedway team has begun to use dashboards as a way to monitor the site and plan future development activities. For example, the team tracks potential unsafe requests. In addition, analyzing bot traffic helped Speedway to surface some old URLs of which they weren't aware and set appropriate redirects. "We have some platform enhancements coming up, and I think Loggly will be instrumental in helping us plan for them," Remaklus notes.
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NewsWorldChild says still believes in Santa after Trump's 'marginal' quip
Child says still believes in Santa after Trump's 'marginal' quip
President Donald Trump set off a Christmas social media storm when he questioned whether a seven-year-old was too long in the tooth to believe in Santa Claus.
But not to worry.
The child, Collman Lloyd, from Lexington, South Carolina, told the Post and Courier newspaper she was still a believer. She and her two siblings left iced sugar cookies and milk out for Saint Nick overnight and, in the morning, the treats were gone and presents were under the tree.
Twitter had lit up after Trump, capping a week of plunging stocks, a government shutdown and the U.S. defense chief's unceremonious departure, cast doubt on the cherished childhood fantasy.
"Are you still a believer in Santa?" Trump asked Collman in a phone call. "Because at seven, it's marginal, right?"
In a video her family posted on the Internet, she replied "Yes sir," later telling the newspaper she had no idea what "marginal" meant.
Trump made the comment during a holiday event with first lady Melania Trump, taking calls from children calling the North American Aerospace Defense Command Santa tracker.
A Christmas tradition, the tracker delights children with "real-time" updates on his Christmas Eve journey.
"It's just too freaking fantastic that Trump spent his Christmas Eve calling seven-year-olds and telling them believing in Santa at their age is 'marginal,'" Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said on his Twitter account.
"Actually there is no heaven," tweeted Dan Amira, head writer for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" comedy show. "When you die you just rot in the ground and get eaten by worms. Okay Merry Christmas, Timmy."
The White House had no immediate comment on the social media response to the president's Santa comments.
Stuck in Washington on Christmas morning because of the partial federal government shutdown, Trump displayed little holiday cheer to reporters after a 20-minute video conference with U.S. troops serving abroad.
He assailed the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates, railed against Democrats who refuse to fund the wall he wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border, and blasted the investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russia, among other regular targets.
The president then closed with holiday wishes of sorts. "It's a disgrace, what's happening in our country," he said. "But other than that, I wish everyone a very merry Christmas."
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About Ecozoom
Ecozoom is a surprising cryptoasset that has a sustainable purpose, in favor of our ecosystem, and it also participates in the EcoShared group (a holding of companies that act in the ecological field). It is a token from the OMNI network (well-known for the safety it provides to its assets) and it is backed up by two types of trees: African Mahogany and native trees to reforest damaged areas.
By being backed up by two symbolic trees, this is something really beneficial for the environment and for the customer who buys it. The more tokens are negotiated, the more trees will be planted!
Ecozoom is a Stablecoin
Ecozoom is also considered a stablecoin, since its price is based on African Mahogany trees and subsequent reforestation practices. Being a stablecoin means to have a stable value so depreciations are almost impossible. Actually, it is very likely that the opposite happens: an appreciation of the currency since the more the trees grow, the higher its value.
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Prioritizing the environment
For every African Mahogany tree that is planted for commercial purposes, a native tree is planted with the goal of reforesting a degraded area and caring for the environment.
Guarani Aquifer
This currency is not just about caring about plants, but it also has a water project (one of the greatest assets in the world). Part of this reforestation will be done above the Guarani Aquifer, which is the largest natural water reserve in the world! Through EcoShared we want to protect forests with the reforestation of native forests and with that, protect nature and its subsoil.
Ecological Paving
Each Brazilian family cuts around 120 trees down to survive for only one year. If each family representant purchased this same amount in digital currencies, we will have active ecological paving!
>Working project
The company has now 120 thousand seeds of plants on a vivarium.
Sustainable Project
Ecozoom is a sustainable token that aims to benefit not only the customer who buys the cryptoasset, but the ecosystem we live in as well.
Ecozoom is a STO
Security Token Offering is a security token that, through a smart contract is linked to an asset or good. Because it is backed up by constant assets, it is considered the safest model of cryptoasset.
Backed up Stablecoin
Stablecoin is to guarantee the customer more stability and protection of the value of the currency. Being backed by tree planting also suggests an almost inevitable appreciation of its value.
Partnership with the Ecological
A percentage of the total amount collected through Ecozoom is destined to other eco-businesses that deal with sustainable fishing, conscientious consumption, environmental education, energy matrix, and others.
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Planting, enhancing, training and sowing are some of IBF's values, focused on developing genetic materials for the production of fine woods and providing forest restoration throughout the Brazilian territory. This company specializes in providing complete products and services for forest production.Because of this same worldview the partnership with a cryptocurrency will work so well.
10% of the revenue from the digital currency Ecozoom will fund startups, for example, the ones that are chosen in the NASA Hackathon. Due to that, NASA intends to direct usage data to scientific research along with the startups that emerge.
How will the project be done?
1.Ambassadors
Ecozoom is a sustainable token that aims to benefit not only the customer who purchases the cryptoassets, but also the environment we live as well.
2.Official Launch
After this initial investment phase between 10/21/2019 and 11/21/2019, we will have the pre-raising phase of the asset. There will also be the launch of ECZ for the whole world directly from Singapore, for the value ofR$ 130.00.
3.Official release
The official launch of Ecozoom will happen on 11/21/2019 in an event based in Belo Horizonte, with the official value of R$ 150.00.
4.Its own Blockchain
Ecozoom will have its own blockchain in the future: which will be launched on 01/21/2019.
ECZ Ambassadors
Global launch (Singapore)
Initial Raising
ECZ (BH) Official launch
Launch of its own Blockchain
Entry on International Exchanges
Launch on the Coinmarketcap
Each Ecozoom will be registered on the blockchain with the coordinates via a satellite from the tree that backs it up. This provides the user with the opportunity to see, through Google Maps or other similar systems, where the tree has been planted.
In addition, through this Green Blockchain, the production chain information can be registered. With the control of where the agricultural products come from, it gets easier to testify the efficiency of this eco-business.
Ecozoom's blockchain will also have the functionality of a "green registry", where smart contracts and important scientific research trademarks can be registered. It will work as a type of digital "Capes".
Collection Distribution
Ecozoom benefits the ecosystem not only with the planting of the African Mahogany and native plants, but through the percentages of resources destined to several sustainable projects; such as natural education and crowdfunding for investment on eco efficient projects. It also maintains its own reserve of the currency to generate future appreciation..
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PHILADELPHIA (July 1, 2009) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that The Pond, Inc. has agreed to pay a $22,980 civil penalty for allegedly failing to immediately notify emergency response agencies of a hazardous chemical release at the company's ice skating rink, 101 John F. Campbell Drive, Newark, Del.
EPA cited the company for violating federal laws requiring that releases or spills of hazardous chemicals be reported immediately to appropriate emergency response authorities. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund statute) requires facilities to immediately report releases of hazardous substances to the National Response Center, the national point of contact for reporting oil and hazardous chemical spills. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) mandates that facilities provide similar notification to state and local emergency officials.
According to the EPA, the company did not provide required immediate notices to federal, state and local emergency response officials after the facility accidentally released 300 pounds of anhydrous ammonia over a two-hour and 30 minutes period on Aug. 6, 2006 during maintenance activities.
EPA also alleged that the company did not submit to EPA, the state of Delaware or the local fire department required Chemical Inventory Forms for calendar years 2004, 2005 and 2006 covering the storage of approximately 1,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in its two compressors, which are used to cool the ice surfaces of two skating rinks.
The company cooperated with EPA's investigation and resolution of this matter. In the settlement agreement, the company neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations.
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Q: Best practices for management of a developer system on Mac OS X for non-developers I'm a designer who writes mostly Sass, Less (CSS pre-processors), HTML, Javascript and usually starts off with static site generators such as Jekyll, Yeoman, etc. While working with developers who code in Python, Ruby, Clojure, I help with the templates. In my free time, I design wordpress themes and write plugins in PHP. I run grunt regularly and bower helps me with components that I need for my designs.
This means my system is littered with Ruby Gems, Python libraries, Node Modules. They are either installed via gem installations, pip, brew or npm. Now you realize that my system is a mess even though it works. I really want to do stuffs in a sane manner, the right way.
So, what are the best practices for installation and management of all the libraries, core tools, etc. for a developer on Mac OS X. Point me to resources that I can read, ponder and practice.
Here is the scenario. You're a seasoned developer and I'm your friend  who just got a new Mac OS X system. I'm a designer who will work with Python (mostly with Django), Ruby (with Rails), Clojure, PHP, Sass, Less, Compass, CoffeeScript, Git, NodeJS, Grunt, Bower, Jekyll, Yeoman and alike. As a friend, you know that I'm not a 'programmer' but a developer-friendly 'designer'. How can you help me setup my Mac? And I don't want to come back again when I get a new Mac in future, I should be able to just transition smoothly from my old setup.
Thanking in anticipation.

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*Github open sourced there developer environment setup tools. You could try that out. http://boxen.github.com/

*For python I recommend using virtualenv to setup libraries instead of installing them globally. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv

A: I am not sure what you meant by "How can you help me setup my Mac?". It seems that you are very much comfortable installing all the dependencies(gems and all) for your projects. If you want to automate all these environment installation setup then you may go ahead and write a generic shell script to install ruby, python and other stuff  and reuse when you have a new machine :) and it has nothing to do with Mac OSX or any other OS. You just need to put correct package/version to fetch and install/compile accordingly in the script.
Would be great if you can put a specific question here in case you are facing technical problem installing any of the above packages.

A: If all that  you are worried about is quickly setting up a new machine, use a backup software to setup the new machine.  You can also try to use a custom time machine setup with just the folders that you are interested it.

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Royal Wedding Commemorative Crown 1981 H.R.H The Prince of Wales Lady Diana Spencer July 29th 1981.
The 1981 Crown (25 pence) was issued by the UK Royal Mint to commemorate The Royal Wedding of His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer, on the 29th July 1981. According to my postage scale the coin weighs approx 35 grams in its sleeve, and is approx 38.6 mm in diameter. It has a milled edge and comes complete in its original Barclays plastic protector sleeve.
One side shows both their portraits. And the other Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.
It is in excellent condition as it was stored in its original protective covering.
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So, now that it is all finished up... what did everyone think of the scenarios? Best scenario? Worst?
Well we didn't bring home the cup like we wanted too, but 2nd isn't half bad for a team that was trained solely by an Explorer. I think the competition is getting better and the adult board is doing an amazing job making 'patrol based' calls. I do not think anything was too out of a Road Patrol Officers job and as ALWAYS OPD did a great job. THANKS JAY!!!!
I say that i wished pines would have brought home the championship but hopefully they'll do better next year and hopefully im on the states team next year too ;) Jason did an excellent job of training all the the new and older explorers, and while new explorers came in he was always nice and never an Ahole to anybody, which is awesome. he even took time out to talk to new people and teach us somewhat on how to do dress right dress and all the formation stuff. Thanks Jason Pines will miss you as our major.
yes states is fianlly over, but next year will be even better. I cant wait now..lol only one more year until 2009 STATES!!


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An Introduction to Portland, Oregon Neighborhoods
December 13, 2021 juliamonaghan
When you move to a new city, getting the lay of the land takes time. It can feel both exciting and intimidating to learn your way around a new town. For anyone considering a move to PDX, here is an introduction to Portland, Oregon neighborhoods.
The Julia Monaghan Real Estate team has you covered throughout Portland. We are neighborhood experts who can help you buy or sell no matter which part of town you're in. Connect with us today.
A Quick Overview of Portland, Oregon Neighborhoods
Portland has several nicknames, such as Stumptown, Rip City, and The City of Roses. One nickname, however, gives a little clue to the city's layout.
The moniker Bridgetown is a nod to the structures that span the Willamette River, the body of water that divides Portland into its east and west sides. A dozen bridges connect the two sides of the city, and each bridge has its own history and characteristics.
Burnside Street marks the line between north and south, delineating Portland's four primary areas: NW, SW, NE, and SE. Evidently, we weren't content with only four sections, so we also distinguished North Portland and South Portland as their own areas. But in true Portland quirkiness, we still call them quadrants, even though there are six of them.
With the ocean about an hour to the west and Mt. Hood about an hour to the east, Portland is a haven for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. It's a pretty perfect spot, to be honest.
The NW Portland Vibe
The northwest section of Portland has an impressive mixture of old and new. It boasts some stately Victorian homes close to downtown, but it also has many new developments, especially in the Bethany area.
Because NW Portland draws a lot of the Silicon Forest crowd, it boasts the wealthiest zip code in the Portland Metro area. The 97229 part of townhouses a lot of Nike and Intel employees, as well as workers from other high-tech companies.
One of the most popular neighborhoods, The Pearl District, is also in NW Portland. This area is full of restaurants, shops, pubs, and cafes to help residents and visitors spend a great day or night. Or both!
NW Portland also houses Old Town and the ever-popular Portland Saturday Market full of handcrafted items and food from local vendors.
The SW Portland Vibe
The southwest sector of Portland includes the downtown corridor and waterfront area, along with some well-established neighborhoods farther out west. The riverfront is home to many iconic annual events such as the Rose Festival and the Waterfront Blues Festival.
Downtown offers everything you could want, from big box stores to mom-and-pop boutiques. It has a high-end mall, easy mass transit options, and a vibrant college experience at Portland State University.
The southwest hills are home to impressive houses that often enjoy spectacular views of the mountain and the city. And SW Portland also houses the popular Multnomah Village neighborhood with its restaurants, galleries, and shops.
The NE Portland Vibe
NE Portland is home to quirky, awesome stretches such as the Alberta Arts District. Galleries, street fairs, and a thriving cultural scene are prevalent throughout the northeast area.
With old, established neighborhoods and parks, NE Portland is one of the prettiest sections of town. It's a great place to head out for a stroll, bike ride, or dog walk. And since it's Portland, you can plan on seeing a lot of dogs.
The SE Portland Vibe
The southeast section of town out-Portlands all the others. It includes the incredible beer, coffee, food, tattoos, bikes, music venues, and thrift stores that are the epitome of the city. SE Portland also is home to the popular Mt. Tabor Park, which sits on a dormant volcano.
With the Hawthorne, Belmont, and Selwood neighborhoods, SE Portland offers the textbook Portland experience. It is also where you can find the beloved amusement park, Oaks Park, complete with its fantastic roller skating rink. The rink is also where the Rose City Rollers practice and compete.
The North Portland Vibe
NoPo is tucked in between the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, and it has undergone tremendous change in recent years. Right off the I-5 corridor and just minutes away from Vancouver, WA, North Portland houses some of Portland's older homes and neighborhoods.
This eclectic area has been a blue-collar part of town for generations. And now it also has a lively food and cultural scene. The beautiful St. John's Bridge, modeled after the Golden Gate Bridge, leads people right into the heart of North Portland.
The South Portland Vibe
The newest "quadrant" officially became a thing in 2020. South Portland takes up a strip of land on the west side of the Willamette River and boasts lovely green spaces and plenty of access to water recreation. It is also home to a commuter aerial tram that takes people up to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
How Do You Choose Your Neighborhood?
One of the challenges for people moving into or within Portland is picking the part of town that is best for them. Each area has a distinct personality and feel, so it can take some time to find the spot that feels right to you.
If you're planning to move to the Portland Metro area, it's worth taking the time to visit each spot you're considering. Commute times, schools, and amenities vary significantly from quadrant to quadrant. They all have incredible neighborhoods and beautiful homes, so it comes down to finding the best fit for your situation.
At Julia Monaghan Real Estate, I love helping people find their next home. I know each part of town well and get excited to show clients around. And if you're selling, I can help with that, too! By focusing on the micro-market numbers, I can create a winning strategy to earn you top dollar.
Are you ready for your Portland home? Let's connect and get started.
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Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk or Volodymyr Ivasiuk () (4 March 1949 – 24–27 April 1979) was a  Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet. He is the author and composer of the widely popular song "Chervona Ruta" popularized by Sofia Rotaru in 1971, and later covered by other singers.

Biography

Ivasyuk was born in Kitsman, Chernivtsi Oblast. His father Mykhailo Ivasyuk was a well-known writer from Bukovyna. His mother Sofiya Ivasyuk, from Zaporizhzhia Oblast, was a teacher in a local school. He had two sisters, Halyna (b. 1944) and Oksana (b. 1960). As early as the age of five, Volodymyr began learning to play the violin at a music school. Later, he learnt to play the piano as well. In 1964 he created an ensemble - "Bukovyna" - in his school and wrote their first songs, the first of which was "Lullaby".

After Volodymyr had already graduated from secondary school, his family moved to the city of Chernivtsi where his father was offered a teaching position at the Bukovynian State Medical University. Volodymyr went on to study at the Lviv Medical Institute while he continued his musical career. He joined the "Karpaty Ensemble" at a local community centre and played the violin and offered his songs to be performed.

He became an overnight national sensation in the Soviet Union, after a public performance on 13 September 1970 of his compositions "Chervona Ruta" (Ukrainian for 'Red Rue') and "Vodohray" with Olena Kuznetsova. In 1971 his "Chervona Ruta", performed live in Moscow with Vasyl Zinkevych and Nazariy Yaremchuk, and won the Best Song of the Year award of the Soviet Union. His composition "Vodohray" won the best song award the next year as well. "Chervona Ruta", sung by Sofia Rotaru, was featured in the musical-film Chervona Ruta.

Ivasyuk moved to Lviv to formally study composition at the Lviv Conservatory of Music. Upon graduation from the medical institute, he worked as a doctor, and joined the post-graduate courses at the Department of Pathological Physiology to work for his next degree. In Lviv Volodymyr created the songs: "I am your wing", "Two rings", "Ballad about mallow", "Ballad about two violins". All these songs and other works of Ivasyuk were premiered by Rotaru.

On 24 April 1979, after finishing a phone call, he was scheduled to meet someone at the Lviv conservatory. He never got there nor did he report for duty as a doctor. 3 days later, his parents and older sister reported him missing to the police. An investigation follows, until the Lviv district attorney put a temporary pause on the search.

On 18 May he was found hanged in a forest located on the outskirts of Lviv. The body was discovered by an off-duty soldier who was testing his radio. The official cause of death was listed as suicide but the exact circumstances remain unknown to this day. His celebrity status in the Soviet Union and his cultural contributions to Ukraine drew the attention of authorities. His songs, mostly about love to local geographical features and customs, could be perceived as rousing nationalist sentiments in listeners, but Ivasyuk was never confirmed to be politically active.

Ivasyuk's funeral was attended by over 10,000 people. After his death his compositions were removed for a time from sale and radio play. In June 2019 a new official Forensic examination concluded that Ivasyuk could not have hanged himself without the help of someone else.

Ivasyuk is buried at Lychakiv Cemetery. Among his legacy was the first Soviet rock-opera, whose scenario and songs were specifically written for performance by Sofia Rotaru. In 2009, President Viktor Yushchenko awarded Ivasyuk the Hero of Ukraine medal posthumously.

Remembrance
There is a museum in Chernivtsi dedicated to preserving his memory and he has statues in Lviv and Kitsman.

In 2015 former Nohinska street in Dnipro was renamed to Volodymyr Ivasyuk street.

References

External links
 Pages to memories of Volodymyr Ivasyuk
 Volodymyr Ivasiuk's biography published in "The Great Ukrainians" series
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Last night SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Michael Sam of Missouri, announced that he is gay. Of course the media went hog wild after the 6'2", 255lb defensive end who seems to be heading to the NFL put his personal preference on public display in an effort to silence rumors about his sexuality began that began to circulate at last month's Senior Bowl. To no one's surprise questions and opinions are abound regarding, for instance, what affects the announcement may have his chances of being drafted and on potential future teammates. I'm sure the questions and speculation will continue over the next several weeks until his NFL fate is announced, but what what's really interesting to me is how dissimilar the experiences have become for male and female athletes who are "out" about their sexuality.
If you recall, last year one of the biggest stars women's basketball has seen in a while, Brittney Griner, formally announced that she was/is a lesbian. I say formally, because I know there was little doubt about Griner's sexuality prior to her making the announcement, so her announcement did not surprise many people. She made the announcement and there was no general uproar or major discussion about how her sexuality would affect her career. While openly gay men in the NFL or NBA may be an anomaly and cause for discussion, women's sports are no stranger to having and embracing openly gay athletes. To the contrary, many women, especially in basketball, find themselves fighting the assumption that they are lesbian or bisexual because they play sports. Even in 2014, a strong, at times aggressive woman, has to be a lesbian, right? (Insert eye roll.) While announcements like Griner's and Amelie Mauresmo's and Abby Wambach's don't necessarily happen everyday, the frequency with which they have occurred and the underlying gender stereotypes about masculinity and sports seem to have made lesbian and bisexual athletes more accepted in society than their male counterparts, who are often forced to portray a masculine, heterosexual image.
I think it's great that women's sports have embraced lesbian and bisexual athletes, but I think it would be even better if athletes could just…be. It would be nice if a woman's muscles had no bearing on her femininity or sexual preference. It would be wonderful if it really didn't matter who an athlete slept with when they went home at night. It would be awesome if athletes didn't feel compelled to "out" themselves because they were judged and admired for their skills and their skills alone. These things would be great, but as it stands now, they aren't a reality. Female athletes are analyzed for their skills AND their femininity. People make assumptions about female athletes that have no bearing on their skill sets. Female athletes are called lesbians if they're too muscular or don't flaunt their sexuality. And they are subjected to criticism if they make money off of their good looks and curves. I hope that one day female athletes can just be athletes, but for now, they battle sexual biases and stereotypes, as do males athletes, they just fight the battles a little differently.


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Have you ever had one of those days that seem to be on autopilot, going through the motions of motherhood? Have you ever sat down at the end of the day and realized that you did nothing for yourself in the hours that you were awake besides using the bathroom and eating?
Sometimes, it feels like the weight of motherhood and everything that needs to be done is so strong that I feel like I could fall down. I feel like I can't take another step, can't wipe another counter or argue one more minute with my daughter.
Some days, I don't even know who I am anymore. Besides being a wife and a mother, who is that person I see staring back at me in the mirror?
For so long, I had lost myself in motherhood. I had lost the person that I was before becoming a mom, I honestly didn't even remember how to be that person.
Trust me when I say, you are not alone. There are so many mothers that I talk to who are just drowning in motherhood. Who have put their dreams aside and are just barely getting through the day.
When those little babies enter this world and make you a mommy, your life changes. You change. And you know what? That's okay.
Your life is not your own anymore and your priorities shift. You sometimes have to sacrifice sleep, I love my sleep so this has been a hard one for me, or alone time with your spouse and nights out with your friends.
Those little people rely on you for everything. You are there to comfort, to feed, to teach, to nurture and to discipline. You are everything to them and in that, a lot of the time, us moms lose a part of ourselves.
While we are spending so much time taking care of everyone else, we forget to take care of ourselves. We forget to make ourselves a priority too. If you feel like you will never have enough time to chase your dreams now that you are a mom, I am here to tell you that you are wrong. You may not be able to accomplish them today, or tomorrow, but you will.
In October of 2017, I launched this blog and finally achieved a dream that has been so close to my heart but felt impossible. I had put it so far on the back burner that I couldn't even see it anymore. But here I am, months later, telling you that you can do it.
Motherhood doesn't mean you have to let go of who you are.
Mama, you need to nurture those important parts of you that you have been neglecting. Have a dream? Go after it. Need more than five minutes of alone time? Tell your significant other. Lonely and want to meet more mom friends? Join a club or your local MOPS.
I promise you, it is possible to find yourself again. No matter what stage of motherhood you are in, you are so important and you are more than just "mom." Let me repeat that again. You are so important.
It's okay to be everything for everyone, but please, don't forget yourself. Don't forget to love yourself and practice self care, even if that just means a quiet shower that only lasts 10 minutes. You will feel so much better.
And mama, if you ever start to feel like you are falling or don't know where to turn, always remember that you are not alone. If no one else has told you recently, I want you to know that I am here for you and I know how you feel. I have been there and I have come to the other side of the darkness and so can you.
Today, give yourself some grace and love on those babies. There is nothing quite like motherhood and we are all in this together, even if we have never met face to face.
From one mom who has lost herself to another, you got this and you will find yourself again!


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Mr. Bylin has approximately 20 years of commercial real estate experience. Throughout his career he has contributed to the execution of approximately $8 billion investment sale offerings and transactions, financings, acquisitions and advisory assignments in retail, office, senior living, development land and other property types. Mr. Bylin has worked on assignments located in over 20 states, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Recent significant transactions at BlueGate include the sale of 218 & 231 Royal Palm Way, two "trophy" Class A office buildings located in Palm Beach, FL, the sale of the approximate 2,800 acre Becker B-12 development parcel located in Martin County, FL, and the sale of the Baybrook & Southbrook Power Center Portfolio located in the Houston MSA, TX.
Prior to co-founding BlueGate, Mr. Bylin was a Managing Director and Partner of DTZ Rockwood ("DTZ"), an international property advisory firm, where he worked for approximately 11 years in both their New York City and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida offices. During his tenure at DTZ, Mr. Bylin led the firm's Palm Beach Gardens office and specialized in retail, office, and development land advisory and transactional assignments.
Preceding DTZ Rockwood, Mr. Bylin was a member of Jones Lang Wootton's ("JLW") Investment Sales Group in New York City. Prior experience to JLW includes being a member of PaineWebber's Corporate Finance Division.
B.A. History from Brown University
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 04:16 AM
Time and space are convoluted in Dark Souls
in Analysis/Interpretation | Video Gaming by MegaBearsFan
Perhaps I just have a bias against parallel dimensions (as evidenced from my interpretation of Silent Hill's otherworld), but I want to take some time to clear up what might be a mis-conception in the conventional wisdom interpretation behind Dark Souls' multiplayer summoning mechanics. Dark Souls co-op is not necessarily based on parallel dimensions, as many players seem to assume. It might, in fact, be intended to be an abstraction of some kind of time travel. I've noticed that many players online already seem to refer to the multiplayer mechanic of these games in terms of time travel, but I've yet to see any wikis, lore videos, or blogs that seem to explain multiplayer as a time travel mechanic.
I want to preface this analysis by stating that I'm not asserting that the following explanation is the absolute, 100% correct interpretation of the mechanic. Individual players may disagree based on their own reading of the game, and I'm personally somewhat conflicted on the topic myself. I merely want to propose this as a possible alternative to the defacto "parallel worlds" interpretation. I'm going to point out in-game evidence that supports the idea that Dark Souls' multiplayer is based on time travel, but there is also in-game evidence and mechanical evidence that flat-out contradicts that interpretation. I will address those contradictions as well. So that being said, please keep an open mind, and enjoy the read!
The summoning mechanic
There are two games in the series that are not part of the Dark Souls franchise, and which have different in-game explanations and rules for the same multiplayer features (more or less). Those games are, of course, Demon's Souls and Bloodborne. Both have asynchronous multiplayer and summoning mechanics that work similarly to Dark Souls.
Demon's Souls summoning operates under the idea of summoning the spirit of a fellow adventurer who's soul is trapped in the Nexus. This is why you must be in soul form in order to be summoned. Bloodborne's beckoning operates [similarly] under the principle of manifesting hunters out of dreams (which seems to operate under a similar cyclical paradigm to Dark Souls, but I'm not 100% sure). In Dark Souls, you aren't necessarily summoning ghosts (as you do in Demon's Souls), since the undead in Dark Souls are more akin to zombies than ghosts. Also, characters in Dark Souls can leave summon signs whether they are hollowed (dead) or in human form (revived), which is a significant alteration from Demon's Souls. A lore reason for summoning is provided in Dark Souls:
Solaire explains to us how summoning works:
"We are amidst strange beings, in a strange land.
The flow of time itself is convoluted; with heroes centuries old phasing in and out.
The very fabric wavers, and relations shift and obscure.
There's no telling how much longer your world and mine will remain in contact.
But, use this, to summon one another as spirits, cross the gaps between worlds, and engage in jolly co-operation!"
Both Solaire's dialogue, and the White Sign Soapstone (along with other online play items) make references to other "worlds", which leads to many jumping to the conclusion that each player's game is a sort of parallel universe within the Dark Souls lore. However, this may not necessarily be correct. Both Solaire's dialogue and the soapstone also provide explanations for these worlds: "time is convoluted | distorted". This seems to be the explanation for what is meant by "worlds", and it seems that Solaire and the in-game descriptions may be using "time" and "world" interchangeably (could it be a translation / localization issue?). The phrasing in the white soapstone's description joins "the flow of time is distorted", and "the White Soapstone allows undead to assist one another", into a single, compound sentence, which definitely implies that the two phrases (and ideas) are linked.
"Online play item. Leave summon sign.
Be summoned to another world as a phantom through your sign, and defeat the area boss to acquire humanity.
In Lordran, the flow of time is distorted, and the White Sign Soapstone allows Undead to assist one another"
The dialogue of Saulden (the Crestfallen Warrior of Dark Souls II) is even more explicit...
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Tags:Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, lore, summon, phantom, multiplayer, FromSoftware, time travel, paradox, grandfather paradox, predestination paradox, parallel dimension, soapstone, Solaire, Crestfallen Warrior, Crestfallen Saulden, Lautrec, Ringfinger Leonard, Anri of Astora, Sirris of the Sunless Realms, Black Iron Tarkus, Iron Golem, Anor Londo, invasion, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne
Monday, November 17, 2014 04:20 AM
Nolan's 'Interstellar' is a 'Space Odyssey' for a more pessimistic generation
in Television and Movies | Movie Reviews by MegaBearsFan
Interstellar is a rare hard sci-fi movie.
There has been a sad dearth of hard science fiction movies in recent memory. While comic book and alien invasion movies and the like have been proliferating (and some of them have been very good), there haven't been as many movies that have been willing to take science fiction subject matter seriously. The only mainstream releases that I can think of off the top of my head are District Nine, Inception, and Gravity, neither of which really wowed me. District Nine was alright, but I felt that its racism allegory fell flat since the aliens themselves considered the majority of their species to be mindless automatons. Inception was a fun ride, but nowhere near as clever or complicated as people made it out to be. And Gravity wasn't really "science fiction"; more like just "space drama" disaster porn.
That leaves the indie movie Moon and the surprisingly good Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as the only really good examples of high-brow science fiction that I can think of - and maybe Edge of Tomorrow can count as "medium-brow".
That's why I've been very excited about Christopher Nolan's new movie, Interstellar. It had all the trappings of a modern-day 2001: A Space Odyssey, which (confusing psychedelic ending aside - read the book!) is one of the best hard science fiction movies ever made. Interstellar definitely lived up to this expectation, but it's a much gloomier and more depressing epic than Arthur Clark and Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece.
The space travel plot is, in fact, almost identical to 2001. A crew must travel in hypersleep in an experimental spacecraft to investigate an anomaly around Saturn (the original 2001 book placed the monolith in orbit around Saturn, but it was changed to Jupiter for the film). The sleeping crew is even overseen by intelligent robots. The rising action has conspiratorial undertones, and the climax dives deep into metaphysical fringe science.
Interstellar [LEFT] is very similar to Arthur Clark and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey [RIGHT]
in its detail-oriented depiction of space travel.
A lot of the science in the first half of the movie is solid, and it's actually integral to the narrative and drama between the characters. The second half takes a lot more creative license for the sake of plot. There are significant issues with relativity with regard to a black hole, metaphysical stuff about a "ghost", and some ham-fisted mumbo jumbo about the power of love transcending time and space. But despite some silly science, there's a very real possibility that audiences might leave the theater with a better understanding and appreciation of relativity.
So Interstellar definitely earns its comparisons to 2001...
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Tags:Interstellar, Christopher Nolan, science fiction, space, wormhole, black hole, Saturn, climate change, predestination paradox, time travel, relativity, 2001: a Space Odyssey
The Orville doesn't need dick jokes, it needs thought-out sci-fi writing10/12/2017 Discovery isn't the only Star Trek show on TV this fall -- at least, in spirit anyway. September saw the premiere of Seth McFarlane's Trek-clone The Orville. Orville stumbled out of the gates at first with a premiere episode that I really didn't like. But it's been slowly getting better -- or at least, less bad, with each of...


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100 days until the Invictus Games in Sydney
Australian competitors for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 (IG2018) are in their final stages of preparation. There are just 100 days to go until the opening ceremony on 20 October 2018. Let the countdown begin!
The Australian Government is a proud sponsor of the upcoming Invictus Games. It's a great opportunity to formally recognise our service men and women and the friends and family that support them.
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My son, Patrick Razaghzadeh, was murdered on Nov 1, 2008 when a group of kids showed up to his Halloween party uninvited. Pat's roommate informed him that the group was harassing other party guests, and had stolen her digital camera. Pat confronted the group and asked them to leave since no one at the party knew them. Several members of the group told my son and his friends that they were not leaving as "Mob is here". Members of this group belonged to a North Highlands street gang known as Monk Mob which is a sector of the North Highlands Crypts. As a response to my son's request to leave, he was shot five times (in the head, abdomen and both legs) by a 17 yr old member of this gang (EF). EF also shot four of my son's friends injuring them either in the leg or arm.
In June 2009, a total of 9 defendants were arrested and charged with my son's murder. Of the nine, three were juveniles at the time of the murder and were charged as adults. Everyone involved covered up the shooter actions as well as their own. During both the Preliminary Hearing and the Trial, other gang members testified that EF tried to get rid of the gun shortly after the murder by tossing the gun into the bushes. He later retrieved the gun and another member of the gang (CC) parted out the gun to another gang. Those involved in my son's murder all knew exactly what they did was morally wrong, their actions alone after the murder show their guilt. In March 2011, EF and CC were found guilty of 1st Degree Murder, and three counts of attempted murder. In April 2011, EF was sentenced to 145 yrs to life for the murder of my son, attempted murder of three of his friends, along with gang enhancements. CC is scheduled to be sentenced in July 2011.
I had hoped for LWOP, but knowing that EF will be in jail for the remainder of his life provides justice for my son. My son did not deserve this – and my life will never be the same without him. The pain and loss I feel will never go away. My daughter, his father, his nephew, his girlfriend, family and all his friends, miss him terribly, and not a minute goes by that we do not think of him.


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For a summary of where DNR general permits apply in Minnesota, contact the Waters Permit Unit in St. Paul or your local DNR Ecological and Water Resources Area Office.
An individual permit is required if the proposed work does not meet the requirements of a specific general permit.
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#include "first_interceptor_private.h"
#include "second_interceptor_private.h"

#include <string.h>

struct interceptorActivator {
    first_interceptor_t *interceptor;
    uint64_t interceptorSvcId;
    pubsub_interceptor_t interceptorSvc;

    second_interceptor_t *secondInterceptor;
    uint64_t secondInterceptorSvcId;
    pubsub_interceptor_t secondInterceptorSvc;
};

static int interceptor_start(struct interceptorActivator *act, celix_bundle_context_t *ctx) {
    first_interceptor_t *interceptor = NULL;
    firstInterceptor_create(&interceptor);

    act->interceptorSvc.handle = interceptor;
    act->interceptorSvc.preSend = firstInterceptor_preSend;
    act->interceptorSvc.postSend = firstInterceptor_postSend;
    act->interceptorSvc.preReceive = firstInterceptor_preReceive;
    act->interceptorSvc.postReceive = firstInterceptor_postReceive;

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    opts.serviceVersion = PUBSUB_INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE_VERSION;
    opts.properties = props;

    act->interceptorSvcId = celix_bundleContext_registerServiceWithOptions(ctx, &opts);

    second_interceptor_t *secondInterceptor = NULL;
    secondInterceptor_create(&secondInterceptor);

    act->secondInterceptorSvc.handle = secondInterceptor;
    act->secondInterceptorSvc.preSend = secondInterceptor_preSend;
    act->secondInterceptorSvc.postSend = secondInterceptor_postSend;
    act->secondInterceptorSvc.preReceive = secondInterceptor_preReceive;
    act->secondInterceptorSvc.postReceive = secondInterceptor_postReceive;

    act->secondInterceptor = secondInterceptor;

    celix_properties_t *secondProps = celix_properties_create();
    celix_properties_setLong(secondProps, OSGI_FRAMEWORK_SERVICE_RANKING, 20);

    celix_service_registration_options_t secondOpts = CELIX_EMPTY_SERVICE_REGISTRATION_OPTIONS;
    secondOpts.svc = &act->secondInterceptorSvc;
    secondOpts.serviceName = PUBSUB_INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE_NAME;
    secondOpts.serviceVersion = PUBSUB_INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE_VERSION;
    secondOpts.properties = secondProps;

    act->secondInterceptorSvcId = celix_bundleContext_registerServiceWithOptions(ctx, &secondOpts);

    return 0;
}

static int interceptor_stop(struct interceptorActivator *act, celix_bundle_context_t *ctx) {
    celix_bundleContext_unregisterService(ctx, act->interceptorSvcId);
    firstInterceptor_destroy(act->interceptor);

    celix_bundleContext_unregisterService(ctx, act->secondInterceptorSvcId);
    secondInterceptor_destroy(act->secondInterceptor);

    return 0;
}

CELIX_GEN_BUNDLE_ACTIVATOR(struct interceptorActivator, interceptor_start, interceptor_stop)


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delivery point, and win the round.
Triple Rez! (10)           Resurrect three allies at once.
Troll Player (10)          Play as a Troll for one hundred games.
Trollhammer (10)           Kill one hundred enemy Trolls.
Unstoppable (50)           Kill ten enemies in a row without being killed.
Well-Rounded (20)          Win a Public Match game as each race.
Well-Traveled (20)         Play a Public Match on each map.
Winning Streak (10)        Win ten consecutive rounds.
You're Coming With Me (25) Avenge your own death!
Zombie Scores! (20)        Deliver the Artifact while bleeding out.
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