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package org.omegafactor.robot;

import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutionThreadService;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.smartdashboard.SendableChooser;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.smartdashboard.SmartDashboard;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;

public class Autonomous extends AbstractExecutionThreadService {
    private boolean start;
    private boolean stop;
    private final String DEFAULT_AUTO = "Nothing (STOP_ROBOT)";
    private LinkedHashMap<String, Class<?>> autoModeMap;
    private final SendableChooser sendableChooser;
    private final ExecutorService autoExecutor;
    private String currentName;
    private NavX navX;
    private TeleOp teleOpInstance;
    private boolean isStopped;
    private Thread executionThread;

    public Autonomous(TeleOp teleOpInstance) {
        this.teleOpInstance = teleOpInstance;
        sendableChooser = new SendableChooser();
        autoExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
        navX = new NavX();
    }

    @Override
    public void startUp() {
        try {
            autoModeMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();

            List<Class<?>> classList = Arrays.asList(this.getClass().getDeclaredClasses());
            for (Class klazz : classList) {
                if (klazz.isAnnotationPresent(Disabled.class)) {
                    continue;
                }

                if (klazz.isAnnotationPresent(AutoMode.class)) {
                    final AutoMode annotation = (AutoMode) klazz.getAnnotation(AutoMode.class);
                    String name;
                    if (annotation.value().isEmpty()) {
                        name = klazz.getSimpleName();
                    } else {
                        name = annotation.value();
                    }

                    autoModeMap.put(name, klazz);
                }
            }

            if (autoModeMap.containsKey(DEFAULT_AUTO)) {
                sendableChooser.addDefault(DEFAULT_AUTO, autoModeMap.get(DEFAULT_AUTO));
            }

            for (Map.Entry<String, Class<?>> opModeEntry : autoModeMap.entrySet()) {
                if (!opModeEntry.getKey().equals(DEFAULT_AUTO)) {
                    sendableChooser.addObject(opModeEntry.getKey(), opModeEntry.getValue());
                }
            }
            SmartDashboard.putData("Autonomous Mode:", sendableChooser);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            System.err.println("Auto FAILED");
            ex.printStackTrace();
            Throwables.propagate(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void run() throws Exception {
        executionThread = Thread.currentThread();
        while (isRunning()) {
            while (!start && isRunning()) {
                if (!isRunning()) {
                    return;
                }
                synchronized (this) {
                    try {
                        this.wait();
                    } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {}
                }
            }

            isStopped = false;
            Class<?> selected = (Class<?>) sendableChooser.getSelected();
            try {
                AutoRunnable runnable;
                try {
                    runnable = (AutoRunnable) selected.newInstance();
                } catch (InstantiationException wex) {
                    try {
                        Constructor constructor = selected.getConstructor(Autonomous.class);
                        runnable = (AutoRunnable) constructor.newInstance(this);
                    } catch (Exception ex) {
                        System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
                        ex.printStackTrace();
                        runnable = null;
                    }
                }

                if (runnable != null) {
                    System.out.println("Starting autonomous " + runnable.getClass().getSimpleName());
                    autoExecutor.submit((Runnable) runnable::run);
                } else {
                    continue;
                }

                while (isRunning()) {
                    if (stop) {
                        start = false;
                        runnable.stop();
                        isStopped = true;
                        break;

                    }
                    Thread.yield();
                }
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
                ex.printStackTrace();
                System.out.println("Halting for 5 seconds...");
                Thread.sleep(5000);
            }
        }
    }

    public synchronized void stopActive() {
        stop = true;
        start = false;
        if (executionThread != null) {
            executionThread.setPriority(3);
        }
        this.notifyAll();
    }

    public synchronized void startActive() {
        start = true;
        stop = false;
        if (executionThread != null) {
            CameraServer.requestPriorityChange(5);
            executionThread.setPriority(7);
        }
        this.notifyAll();
    }

    @Override
    public void shutDown() {
        autoExecutor.shutdown();
    }

    public void waitUntilStopped() {
        isStopped = true;
    }

    @AutoMode(DEFAULT_AUTO)
    public class StopRobot implements AutoRunnable {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
                stopRobot();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }

    @AutoMode("Drive Forward")
    public class Test implements AutoRunnable {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            driveBase(1);

            try {
                Thread.sleep(5000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

           driveBase(0);
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }

    @AutoMode("Drive Backwards")
    public class DriveBackwards implements AutoRunnable {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            driveBase(-1);

            try {
                Thread.sleep(5000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

           driveBase(0);
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }

    @AutoMode("Stop on Collision")
    public class StopOnCollision implements AutoRunnable {
        boolean collision;
        @Override
        public void run() {
            navX.configureNavXCollisionDetectionCallback(navX1 -> {
                collision = true;
                return false;
            });
            while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && !collision) {
                //navX.loop();
               // SmartDashboard.putNumber("LIN_ACCEL_Y", navX.getLastWorldLinearAccelerationY());
                driveBase(.5);
            }

            driveBase(0);
            collision = false;
            navX.configureNavXCollisionDetectionCallback(null);
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }

    @AutoMode("Foo Bar")
    public class RecordAuto implements AutoRunnable {

        boolean stop = false;
        @Override
        public void run() {
//            boolean waitForVerify = true;
//            System.out.println("Press X on gamepad 1");
//            while (waitForVerify) {
//                waitForVerify = !HardwareMap.gamepad1.isXPressed();
//                Thread.yield();
//
//                if (stop) {
//                    return;
//                }
//            }
//
//            waitForVerify = true;
//            System.out.println("Press Y on gamepad 2");
//            while (waitForVerify) {
//                waitForVerify = !HardwareMap.gamepad2.isYPressed();
//                Thread.yield();
//
//                if (stop) {
//                    return;
//                }
//            }
//
//            System.out.println("Starting Up Recorder");
//            HardwareMap.gamepad1.startRecording("AUTO_GP1");
//            HardwareMap.gamepad2.startRecording("AUTO_GP2");
//            try {
//                while (!stop) {
//                    teleOpInstance.loopTeleOp();
//                }
//            } finally {
//                HardwareMap.gamepad1.stopRecording();
//                HardwareMap.gamepad2.stopRecording();
//            }
            HardwareMap.ballReceiver.set(-.75);
            driveBase(.5);
            try {
                Thread.sleep(500);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            stopRobot();
            HardwareMap.ballReceiver.set(0);
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            stop = true;
        }
    }

    @AutoMode("Playback Auto")
    public class PlaybackAuto implements AutoRunnable {
        private boolean stop = false;

        @Override
        public void run() {
            HardwareMap.gamepad2.startPlayback("AUTO_GP2");
            HardwareMap.gamepad1.startPlayback("AUTO_GP1");

            while (!stop) {
                teleOpInstance.loopTeleOp();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void stop() {
            stop = true;
        }
    }

    static void driveBase(double speed) {
        checkArgument(speed >= -1 && speed <= 1, "The drive speed of " + speed + " is not between -1 and 1.");
        HardwareMap.leftBack.set(speed);
        HardwareMap.rightFront.set(speed);
        HardwareMap.leftFront.set(speed);
        HardwareMap.rightBack.set(speed);
    }

    static void stopRobot() {
        driveBase(0);
    }
}

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During the 80s, I lived in a small country town for four years that reminded me of Mayberry, at least when we first arrived. I discerned one major difference during my time there. Recently, during my slow recuperation from surgery, as I rewatched the first three seasons of the Andy Griffith Show on Netflix, I noticed a second major difference.
First, our little Mayberry had no Sheriff Taylor to help people see the light and change their behavior. Andy's Mayberry was filled with nice folks who were gossips, petty, easily offended, xenophobic, and just plain ornery. But Andy would sweet-talk them, trick them, and find their better angels so that by the end of the episode it was group hugs and kumbaya. Our town saw the grudges continued, the gossip run wild, racism and xenophobia rule, and the sheriff, nice guy that he was, lacked Andy's magic touch.
During my recent recuperatory binge, I noticed something more disturbing. Our town had Black people and Mayberry had none. A small town in rural North Carolina with no minorities? Seems fishy, doesn't it? I can't remember seeing anybody but White folks so far in the episodes I've watched or in my memory of others. Clean, quiet, happy Mayberry has been completely sanitized not just of racial issues but of other races.
I understand that the Andy Griffith Show was a product of its time and wasn't meant to be a cutting-edge social commentary. But if those of us in traditional SBC churches mention Mayberry this Sunday in our messages there will be heads nodding and a haze of contented joy on faces. We long for that quiet, calm life when you could sit on the porch and strum the guitar and everybody was nice to everybody else. But our nostalgia for that bucolic life, for the good old days of Mayberry, may be overlooking that there was a sizable segment of the population photoshopped out of the picture – that's how it was back then. Minorities were supposed to "know their place and stay in it" – words I heard in one form or another more than once in my Mayberry.
If Andy Griffith were a real sheriff he'd have to deal with issues like that and I doubt he could have fixed it. Would he have even tried? I wonder if I should have fought harder in that church and gotten myself fired – I suppose I will find out at the judgment seat. We had bylaws that opened the doors to anyone but people knew who was welcome and who was not. Even Andy's folksy charm would have failed against the deeply ingrained attitudes in my Mayberry.
Perhaps I should stop watching Andy, but I won't. It's still among the finest shows ever and there is no better TV than the first season's Christmas episode. We do not benefit from sanitizing our past like Mayberry sanitized its streets. I nearly had "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" memorized as a boy. If I'd spent as much time reading the Bible my high school years would have been different. It does no good to pretend these eras didn't exist. Mark Twain spun great stories, but he also reminds us of ugly times when people made in the image of God were treated like beasts. Andy Griffith shows that decent, good, kind folks can turn a blind eye to racism and live their lives pretending "those folks" don't matter and don't exist. Better that we remember than that we participate in metaphorical book burning and act as if these things never happened.
Revel in the rascally misadventures of Tom Sawyer (I may load the Kindle tonight), but let it remind you that once our forefathers dehumanized people because of the color of their skin and commit yourself to letting the love of Christ break down human walls. Laugh as Andy torments the strutting Barney, but let your mind's eye wander behind the facade to needy and forgotten people who no one saw.
Isn't that who we are supposed to be? One of my favorite passages is Paul's admonition in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. He reminds the prideful Corinthians, so enamored of their knowledge and spirituality, that not many of them were rich or noble or important when God called them in Christ – that sound was the air escaping from their over-inflated egos. Paul encapsulated the way of God in verses 28-29.
God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence.
God chose those the good folks of Mayberry ignored, right? He seeks the insignificant and the despised, those the world says have no value, and he redeems them in Christ and infuses them with the eternal riches of his grace! That way, no one can boast except in the saving grace of Christ.
Now, if God seeks out "what is viewed as nothing" in this world, ought not we to do the same? Label it "social justice warrior" if you want, but it is the way of God. We look to love and serve the abused instead of protecting the abusers. We look to show the immigrant that many disdain that he is loved by God and by the people of God. We tear down every cultural barrier that White America has erected so that we can show our Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native, and people of any other race that we believe the words of the children's song that "they are precious in HIS sight." As Christ did, we choose what is insignificant in worldly terms, what is despised, what is nothing. And to that world, we shine the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The church needs the eyes of God to look past the facade and to see all the people of Mayberry.
People often say that our community is just like Mayberry, that it's just a good ole small town where everyone loves everyone. I pointed out in a sermon that I hate that comparison for some of the same reasons you listed, and for the fact that it ignores sin and hatred.
Afterwards a man pointed out that everyone in Mayberry was so happy because no one was married, except for Otis. And you see where that got him. I'm not sure that's alls the way true but I love the joke anyways.
You are right that people idealize Mayberry, but it whitewashes (no pun intended) the realities of life. We need to look "past the facades" and see everyone as made in God's image. People don't realize that even shows like this shape our narrative of the way we think things should be.
There are some GREAT values in the Andy Griffith show. Honesty. Personal responsibility. Community. But the "whitewash" (my pun intended) is something we need to be aware of. We can't just love "our people" and act as if "those folks" can take care of themselves.
We are being pejoratively labeled "SJWs" for pointing that out. But Christ loved the "other." Israel failed because they wanted God for themselves and failed to bless the world. Too often, we have done the same.
Mayberry and many other television programs at the time did indeed whitewash the realities of life. Truly speaking, there are programs today that do the same thing to one degree or another. My only observation about that is that shows like that give us a goal to strive for. Who doesn't know that life isn't really like that. But if we want it to be more like that, then maybe we can be motivated to try. If all we see are the horrors of this sinful world, like we usually see in the news, then we may be driven to despair. Unfortunately, The Andy Griffith show didn't give a vision of a hopeful, whitewashed life for everyone.
I grew up in "Mayberry", Ohio: small town with only white people in it. One of my neighbors was even a kind, retired sheriff. My first encounter with a real, live black person was on the streets of Detroit in the mid-'70s when we accompanied my dad to get his ham radio license. It was a big deal to make that kind of trip and we took aunts, uncles, and cousins. My aunt had packed breakfast in the trunk and we stood in the parking lot next to the busy city street and ate. We had extra left over and a black lady was stopped in her car at the traffic light just feet from where we were. My aunt held up some orange juice and cups and with a big, sincere smile on her face asked the lady if she wanted some. The lady looked at us all like we were crazy. We probably were.
We fought the Revolutionary War because we had become marginalized and taken advantage of by our English overlords. The South wasn't fully formed yet, so this was largely an endeavor spearheaded by New England. However, the colonists were already enslaving Indians and marginalizing them.
About a hundred years later, New England would do the same thing to the South. Slavery was indeed part of the Civil War, but the other side of it was the economic hardships the North was placing on the South. The South was being marginalized and taken advantage of by the North.
After the slaves were freed, both the North and South turned around and immediately made sure the former slaves stayed marginalized.
There seems to be a pattern of fighting to stop being marginalized and immediately turning around and doing the same thing to someone else. This fight will not be won well if those who fight become guilty of what they fight against. I don't know how it will play out in the future. I suspect that until Christ comes, we will continue to see this chain of sin passed on from group to group. But my admonition is that we should make every effort to not fall into the same sin we rail against.
Being the king of useless information, I humbly submit The Andy Griffith Show's Mayberry did have black residents. In several crowd shot there are blacks walking the streets and in crowds. Opie's football coach was a black man with speaking parts.
As a big fan of the Andy Griffith show I can attest to Dean's "useless information".
I remember that very well. The coach's name was Jim Brown in the show and in real life. He had played a little while as a professional football player, but retired early.
Ron Howard attributes his being drafted by the Chicago Bears as a power fullback after he quit being Opie Taylor on the Andy Griffith Show to Jim Brown being his football coach on the television show.
I bet Jim Brown would have become more famous than Andy Griffith and certainly have been a better running back than Ron Howard whose career ended early when Dallas Cowboy Linebacker, Leroy Jordan, who played for BAMA in his NCAA days, hit him so hard that it knocked his hair clean off his head and so high in the air that it landed in Mt. Airy, NC. They have Howard's hair in the Mayberry Museum today right next to Barney's revolver and one bullet.
Looks like CB Coot is the guy with only one bullet, and he fires it at everyone.
And it's made by the good people at the Alabama Armory.
Great post, Dave. Regarding the absence of black people in the Andy Griffith Show, I agree with Dean. While the football coach was in one of the later ("in color") episodes, black townspeople are seen in the first three seasons. I'd have to do some research to cite specific episodes, but I can confidently say they're there–but there aren't many. None have speaking roles.
Are you that bored to find the fault of Mayberry. The show takes you back to a simpler time in American. A time where community, relationships, and values were learned and practiced timeless principles, not just hear about them on Sunday.lije the Bible, sometimes uncovered weaknesses such as Otis's drinking problems, the gossip in the barbershop, the fear that Barney at times exhibited, and the selfishness of some choir members willing to cause a rift over a dispute of how to spend an estate gift. Please guys with all the issues happening today, let's not criticize a show that brings so many good memories. Like cross cultural missions, we can't contextualize the times of Mayberry with 21st society.
If any of this happens in the full color episodes I wouldn't know.
I agree with this commentary. The first five seasons (black and white) are superior to the final three (color). The reason is the advent of color coincides with the departure of Barney and the arrival of Warren Ferguson.
If I never hear, "Huh Andy, huh, huh, huh" again I will not be disappointed.
Good thoughts and principles, Dave. Indeed we must look beyond the facades and proclaim the gospel to all mankind no matter what barriers may be erected to impede that mission.
What of the invisible Christianity of Mayberry? Like most other believers, I've shut my TV off rather than watch any show that "crossed the line" of morality." And I used to long for the days when shows such as Mayberry were the norm. But now I'm thinking that the older kind of TV is more damaging to the Church and the world than the newer. What's more damaging: the devil tempting us with blatant sin and telling the world that anything goes, or the devil offering us an idyllic picture of righteous family and community living that is white-washed of the blood of Christ (or, at best, relegates Him to the periphery)? Where are the conversions? Where is the mention of repentance–or the grace of God? Where is prayer, except at the dinner table? Television can program our minds as to what is the norm and what is the ideal. Only God knows its effect on so many of us who have soaked it in for so many thousands of hours.
Satan's seductive doctrine for "good, God-fearing" Americans back in those days of "just be nice to other people and you will be Ok with God" was damning to the souls of many people, especially in the Bible Belt. Yes, I think Satan's strategy of giving people a "Milk-toast Jesus" to follow in the past led many Americans happily into hell.
Yes, I think you are on to something here.
Me thinks Andy Griffith is being over analyzed a wee bit too much. I can see a SBC resolution now condemning Andy Griffith. It was (and is) a TV show for goodness sake. It's entertainment, not the basis of life and certainly not our theology, The Andy Griffith Bible Study video series nor withstanding (Did Lifeway put that out?). No one ever said build your theology or values on a TV program. It's a reflection of its time, which certainly was not all good or all bad.
My wife and I used to love the program Touched by an Angel. Della Reese played the head angel. Now we're talking diversity. It was a far cry from good theology but it was good television (IMHO).
An imperfect world produces imperfect TV, movies, churches and pastors.
However, I do think there is reality in Ken Hamrick's comment. The gospel of nice did much damage during the time in question.
BTW, Les, Della Reese was a much better singer than actress.
"The gospel of nice did much damage during the time in question." Damage to what.? Our culture? It was a reflection of our culture not a catalyst. The church? If the church was getting its values from a TV program, that is not the program's fault, but weak doctrine in the church.
I agree about Della, who I believe was an ordained minister and pastor, but we won't go there.
I think that during the time period when such shows as Andy Griffith and other similar television productions reflected the character of much of American culture the "gospel of nice" was very strong in many churches.
I know that there is a circular argument about movies, television, music, video games, etc. Some say such entertainment mediums are reflections of our culture. Others say that these entertainment mediums influence culture.
Personally, I think there is truth in both positions. Entertainment reflects culture and Entertainment influences culture.
I illustrate this with something from another fairly long running television program. During the time the "I Love Lucy" program was on the air, the purchase of twin beds for married couples increased. I read somewhere that this was due to the fact that Lucy and Ricky slept in the same room, but in twin beds. That is certainly some degree of evidence, I think, of entertainment influencing culture.
Yes, I do think Ken Hamrick's comment is worthy of thought. I do think he has made a valid point.
You may be the only one who gets my point, but thanks for stating it. Television as benign entertainment and mere reflection of culture might have been true if only viewed occasionally. But when I consider the thousands upon thousands of hours that I have, in my lifetime, sat watching TV–and having that confirmed as true in the lives of most everyone I've known–then it seems to me to be rather naïve to not see that television has been a powerful tool for changing and establishing social and moral norms.
If the Les commenting in this thread is the missionary, Les Prouty, he gets it. He just likes to torment me 'cause he is an AUBURN fan. They're like that you know.
He is not a missionary and most definitely not an Auburn fan. He is a Bayou Bengal LSU Tiger from Louisiana. He (I) would never intentionally torment you. Some of us just seem to have that gift. I prefer to call it truth.
I always like him! Yes, Roll Tide!
No that other Les is as misguided as a Bengal Tiger as you are as a Crimson Tide-er. But I am enjoying the reading here. War Eagle!
I would agree, with the added point that never expect Hollywood to get much right about life and values and don't be surprised when they miss it.
The most marginalized people of this day are the helpless pre-born children, of all races, who are murdered primarily for convenience sake. These children, made in the image of God, who are dehumanized as nothing more than blobs of tissue have been ldenied the right to exist outside of their mothers' wombs. Do we believe God turns a blind eye to plight of these forgotten little people? How long do we believe God will abide with us while this court sanctioned abomination continues?
We can all be thankful that the bigotry of our nation's past has been addressed and that equal opportunity, to a great degree, exists today while there is still much to be accomplished with race relations. However, there is one of many things we can celebrate about the "Mayberry Era"—our government and our society, during that period of our history, did not tolerate the gruesome ripping of children from their mothers' wombs.
There is a degree of truth in your statement. However, it is absolutely true that it was adults of the "Mayberry Era" who made convenience abortion/abortion on demand the law of the land. That's something to think about. Or it is for me anyway.
Same comments to divert the subject. Same knowing blindness of the Opening post. Same shaking my head cause I am so danged tired of both the diversion and the knowing blindness from the very same people every time.
60 million murdered pre-born children in our nation since 1973 are no diversion. They represent unrepentant sin as a nation that continues to this day.
I don't think the majority of people who post and comment here would disagree with your sentiments on abortion. I know I do not, but what has that to do with this post or the comments in the thread?
BTW, I don't think Mrs. Kaufman was directing her comment toward you. I think she has misread mine once again.
William Hudson is also included in my statement. That is not the message of the opening post which is as important as abortion. It is still a problem and those who try to divert are not the solution but the problem too. My reading comprehension is just fine. I don't ever misread your posts CB. You are just a pro at "no I didn't". When yes you did. A victim you are most certainly not.
Well, that is somewhat confusing, Debbie. If you never have missread my posts or comments, why have you in the past apologized for doing so?
I have not "tried to divert" from the content of this post and the reading comprehension of which you so proudly boast may need an oil change today, my dear Sister.
Maybe you have had a long day today, Debbie, for which I can sympathize and you are right, I have never considered myself a "victim." And . . . I doubt seriously you have considered yourself one either on most days of your life.
Debbie, I agree with you here about William's diversion tactic, but you seem to be blaming CB when from my conversations with him, I think he tends to AGREE with us, not disagree.
There is a degree of truth to your statement also, however the adults of whom you speak were seven Supreme Court justices who rendered a decision in favor of a complaintant who later repented of her sin and fought for the lives of pre-born children. The decision in 1973 was made by seven men, not by Congress, the true representatives of our people, and in no way represented the the adults of that era.
I will engage you here even if we are drifting from the content of the post and no matter what Mrs. Debbie Kaufman thinks of it. Obviously, the subject of abortion is important to you. It is to me as well. I Believe it to be our national sin.
You are right. SCOTUS rendered the decision that made abortion the law of the land.
However, you may well be wrong about the adults of that era. Are you aware of the fact that the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest non-Catholic religious group in this nation, in June of 1971 during the annual convention voted in favor of abortion on demand for the health of the mother?
Southern Baptists did, in fact, sanction abortion in 1971, just as surely as did multitudes of Southern Baptists sanction slavery and later Jim Crow in the decades before that (1971).
I do believe that God has blessed this nation and I would not desire to call any other nation of which I have traveled my Homeland. Nonetheless, we as a nation have abused the blessings God has graciously granted us, and I for one, fear we are rapidly rushing to judgment rather than toward a great utopia or a "Mayberry Era" as a nation.
I fly the flag, Brother, and I snap to attention when the Pledge of Allegiance is recited or the the National Anthem is sung in a public or private place. However, I know the people living under Old Glory, including and especially me, are not Mayberry residents. We never have been and never will be. We are a nation filled with spiritual lostness, a people in need of Jesus just as any other nation.
I agree with everything you have stated here, especially the acknowlegement of "abortion" as our national sin. I did not grow up as a Southern Baptist but am well aware of my denomination's conflicted past concerning slavery and racism as well as "abortion". However, I am also aware of the fact that the Convention has since passed several resolutions condemning the above mentioned practices, and having been a member of several Southern Baptist churches over many years, I have never seen a "pro-choice" consensus among any of the congregations—I have actually seen the opposite. I stand by my assertion that the average American citizen, Southern Baptist congregations included, in the "Mayberry" era never embraced the travesty imposed upon our nation by seven Supreme Court justices.
The reason I do not believe this subject drifts from the content of this post is that the pre-born victims of our national sin are, by and large, the invisible people of today. We now have in our nation a unique opportunity to reverse this travesty and protect the lives of these children, yet the emphasis remains on other matters rather than the matter that the SBC has, in a past resolution, also identified as our national sin.
Mr. Hudson, I think that 400 years of brutalization, dehumanization, lynching, enslavement, oppression, and other forms of mistreatment of non-white races is also a stain on the American people. Abortion – which is NOT the topic of this post – is evil. But we cannot appeal to the evil of abortion to abrogate America's guilt over its treatment of Blacks, Native peoples, Asians, Hispanics, and others.
That is a shameful stain on our nation's past.
My understanding is that the lack of minorities in Mayberry was because that the network (CBS) didn't want to "stoke controversy" during the Civil Rights era and that decision was not a decision of the producers. CBS, of course, had a complete change of heart when they began airing shows like All in the Family during the next decade. Had Mayberry appeared in 1975 instead of 1960, things would probably have been different.
I acknowledged that in my post. Archie Bunker was cutting edge stir-the-pot social stuff. Andy was fun. They weren't trying to make America uncomfortable, they were trying to make them laugh.
But we must remember when we long for the "good old days of Mayberry" that it was a time when it was OKAY to sanitize, segregate, and silence what was likely 40% of the population. My guess is we won't find many minorities longing for the good old Mayberry days.
As to the discussion about Mayberry supposedly teaching salvation by being nice, I don't believe Mayberry delved into soteriology at all, so it isn't really fair to say it was teaching how to obtain salvation in any way. It was a subject that just wasn't addressed.
Could television also be responsible for a lack of reading comprehension in some?
However, if we were to make a concerted effort to research the theological predisposition regarding soteriology that Mayberry residents promoted most often, it would most probably be the "gospel of nice." Or if we desire to define it in more contemporary terms we could borrow a phrase used by Dr. Albert Mohler and call it Moralistic-Therapeutic-Deism.
Nonetheless, I don't condemn the show whatsoever. I still watch it from time-to-time and still laugh. It is funny and is medicine after a long day of reality. I also watch "All In The Family" from time-to-time also and I laugh then also. I also sometimes agree with Archie about some things, such as the war America fought in Southeast Asia. I highly agree with what he said to Micheal in one episode when he, out of desperation declared, "I don't want to talk about that #%#$ war anymore." I understood his position perfectly.
Anyway, I still believe that Ken Hamrick has given us food for thought in his comment above.
Your point is well considered in your most recent post as you may be correct that if the subject was adressed at all that they maybe would have sided the way you suggest. I think I just come from the perspective that a show isn't really teaching something by default if the subject isn't addressed at all. I think it just isn't taking a side one way or the other. Good discussion.
Oh and can you imagine what Archie Bunker would have done with the word "Soteriology"?
Now, that thought is funny. I don't care who you are, that is funny.
Actually there were black folks in Mayberry without speaking parts. They were extras in the crowd. One lady appears more than once during the early seasons. So black folks were there but in the background—they were silent. I still like the show though.
I am so offended by abortion that I refuse to vote for any pro-death candidate. But this "denial by abortion" tactic which appears on so many posts is weak sauce.
The evil of abortion doesn't trump every other discussion or render every other social ill unimportant. When we are discussing racism why bring up abortion?
Because abortion is bad we shouldn't address anything else?
If you are addressing that comment to me. I didn't bring abortion up. I did engage the gentleman who did. I did not deliver any "denial by abortion" tactic. Mrs. Kaufman has wrongly accused me of that and if you are agreeing with you, then you also have not read my comments with adequate comprehension.
I agree that is a travesty. Horrifying. But the reality of abortion does NOT trump every other evil nor render the discussion of them null and void.
We can discuss racism without needing to bring up abortion.
We can discuss immigration without needing to bring up abortion.
We can discuss crime and domestic violence and human trafficking and all sorts of other social ills without anyone needing to show their super-spirituality by reminding a group of people who are ALL anti-abortion that abortion is evil.
Honestly, I think it is a dodge – at least sometimes. People are uncomfortable talking about racism, so they raise abortion as a dodge. Whatever.
Now, if you accuse me of being soft on abortion I will pray the imprecatory prayer penned by Neal Merritt for Little Jimmy Dickens.
Thank you for the clarification. I know I had not stated anything in disagreement with your post. It is an interesting post and provides a seed bed for discussion on racism among elitists places like Hollywood and other areas of the nation other than always the Southland.
Quickly, allow me to state that the Southland has a raw and bloody history regarding racism and there is still some work to be done there, but there has been great progress. However, it is often the case, that other regions, locations, and entities within our culture are overlooked or ignored when it comes to talking about racism and bigotry.
The elitist culture of Hollywood based entertainment is one of those long time strongholds of racism and bigotry that is so often overlooked in these discussions. You stated that you watched the Andy Griffith Show and noticed the problem. The same could be stated of many Hollywood productions of that time. During my own recent little convalescence from a hospital procedure, I watched Paladin reruns. I noticed the same subtle racial discrimination in the show that gave us one of the best theme songs in television history.
I did mention that you are weird, right?
Well, yeah. You have on more than one occasion described me in print or vocally as weird. But, here's the thing, Dave Miller in regard to which of us is actually weird.
I don't own a lime green suit, shirt, socks, tie, belt, or shoes. The only thing I have that is lime in color is some lime sherbet in the freezer, but you do. So . . . . .
You should donate it to the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives. It cannot be denied that your green suit is now part of SBC history.
Your description is accurate. There was so much ignorance in our country for years that fostered these outrageous actions and attitudes and actions toward African Americans. I thank God for courageous pastors as yourself who stood strong, and helped turned the tide that still needs to be turned.
I grew up in Mobile Alabama. My high school was 40 percent African American. God moved mightily in our school (see movie Woodlawn to see what was happening all across the state of Alabama during those years). I invited a new convert to Christ who was my team mate and an African American to join my church. My pastor spoke with him and encouraged him to do the same. He joined, and my Pastor Fred Wolfe pastor of Cottage Hill Baptist Church was called into a meeting with scores of seniors. They demanded we deny his membership. Fred made it clear, either the young man stays or he would leave. The young man stayed, and his entire family joined, and the church hired an African American on the ministerial staff. Thank God for the courage of pastors and churches who stand for underdog and will not allow "the righteous to be sold for a pair of shoes." May our numbers increase.
Great story. Dr. Wolfe was a fine pastor and preacher. Alabama was a hard place for many pastors back in that time period. I am glad that the times are changing there. I know there are still problems, but much has improved regarding racism and bigotry.
Wish there had been more pastors like that in those days.
While there wasn't a main black character until much later, there were black people in the background if you look! The Gold truck episode and Barney gets his man come to mind! Watch the Mayberry band episode and watch those on the street as they March by! You have tolook hard, but they are there!
In the complete hypocrite department-I am wasting this day watching Andy and Barney. Keep telling myself I will only watch one more…then the next one comes.
The Andy Griffith show was developed and produced by Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Rueben (Jewish). It portrayed southern characters as backward, ignorant, and uneducated morons. It was a spoof presentation and purely fictional. What is amazing are those who quote from this fictional TV program, seem to be unable to differentiate between fantasy and real life. Does anyone actually believe Gomer, Goober, Floyd the Barber, Earnest T Bass, the Darling family, and Barney in large reside in average SBC congregations? It did not represent any particular group nor did it promote itself as such. Final observation……if you believe it to have been xenophobic (serious doubts there with Jewish producers)……why would you watch it for 3 days…….much less write a commentary about something that never existed?


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The ceremony room was adorned with flowers and candles, beautiful!
Guests were invited to take a photo and sign this book, such a sweet idea for the drinks reception!
Another August Bank Holiday Weekend wedding was Ciara and Allan's spiritualist ceremony which took place in Ballyseede Castle, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Ciara and Allan, both Irish, came all the way from Australia to have their wedding here, and travel was the theme of the day. During the ceremony, they each said their own personal vows, referencing a love of dogs, travel, and a commitment to make each other at home, wherever home may be, and there was hardly a dry eye in the room, it was really, really sweet!
The ceremony was officiated by Gabrielle of A Beautiful Ceremony - she is the mother in law of Romy who we worked with last week, it's a small world!
We then stayed for the drinks reception where we sat on some very fancy furniture, playing through the classics and two new additions for the occasion: Zadok the Priest by Handel (better known as the Champions League theme tune!) and the title theme from Downton Abbey, a very fitting piece for the location!
We had a fantastic day, and really enjoyed the trip down to Kerry in the sunshine. The venue was beautiful, everybody looked fantastic and I'm sure they had a wonderful evening!
Thank you so much Christine and Ray for having us at your wedding. It's been a pleasure getting to know you two, all the very best wishes for the future, from all of us at Here Comes The Trio!
Gorgeous.... and beautiful dresses to match too!
Great choice of piece to fit the venue!


WASHINGTON CITY – Over 100 people gathered in Nisson Park in Washington City Monday night for a candlelight vigil to honor Arizona rancher Robert "LaVoy" Finicum who was killed last week during an encounter with federal and state law enforcement in Harney County, Oregon.
The vigil was planned by Charity Wight, who is friends with some of Finicum's cousins. She wanted to do something to help the family know they're supported by the community, Wight said, while also honoring Finicum's memory.
Finicum, 54, of Cane Beds, Arizona, was killed Jan. 26 after being fired upon by Oregon State Police in an operation involving the FBI. He, brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and others had taken over a building at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, following a protest of the imprisonment of ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond.
The occupation began Jan. 2 and was relatively peaceful until Jan. 26 when the FBI and Oregon State Police stopped a two-vehicle convoy on U.S. 395. The vehicle contained Finicum, the Bundys and others en route to talk to a group in another county.
Aerial footage of the incident released by the FBI shows the truck Finicum was driving stop for a moment, then move again until encountering a roadblock. The truck then veered off the road and into a snowbank. The video shows Finicum getting out of the truck with his hands up for a moment then lowered to his side.
Authorities have said Fincum was reaching for a gun and was subsequently shot by Oregon State Police. A 9 mm semi-automatic pistol was found in Finicum's pocket after he was gunned down, the FBI said in a statement.
Finicum's family and supporters have rejected that narrative.
Family and supporters said Finicum was in Oregon to help educate people there about the Constitution and their constitutional rights. He believed the federal government is illegally holding onto public lands that should be under the possession and management of the states – and in doing so, he said, it is violating the Constitution. Moreover, he considered federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management, to be monolithic, unaccountable bureaucracies that have no authority under the Constitution.
Cluff said he remembers Finicum talking about his Constitutional studies. He remembers how much he learned during a family picnic.
Finicum's daughter urged others to do the same.
The family asked those attending Monday night's vigil to continue Finicum's mission of spreading constitutional awareness and education. They asked people not seek revenge or act out of anger over his death.
Cluff estimated that about 150 to 200 people arrived at the park to pay tribute to his cousin. Many of them, like Wight, hadn't known Finicum personally yet came to honor what he stood for, he said.
During the vigil, a moment of silence was held. Hats came off and heads were bowed as the time was taken to remember Finicum and the message his family said he was trying to spread. As the silence continued, a recording of bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace" began to fill the air. At its conclusion, so ended the observation of silence.
Funeral services for LaVoy Finicum will be held Friday at a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1436 S. McAllister Drive in Kanab. Visitation hours will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service will be held from 2:30-4 p.m.
Ok you Poor RANTERS, Go Ahead, Show Us Your Sign.
OK, I'll bite. Lavoy Finicum was a common criminal who died a criminal's death.
Not a convicted anything. Big difference between alleged and convicted. Remember Mr. lawyer (want a be) that one is innocent until proven guilty. Might want to educate yourself on Judges like Mosman. He does not like smart-a-lick jokes, posts on facebook, or any social media that he feels is borderline. Some of you might take heed (3 musketeers).
BUT he did release one today and will take couple days to decide on another. Another good job to the PD!
Some officials in Burns are asking to have the FBI and State Troopers removed from their town – in writing and notarized. Good job!
Looks like Finicum's spirit will live on in the people, with grace and dignity.
Well…written and notarized. Hoo doggy! That'll show them smarty pants feds. This awk-you-pay-shun ain't running on low octane. No sir-ee.
Duane Kirkland – released, no charges. Kenneth Medenbach – charge – stolen Fed vehicle class C felony state, bail $10,000 – not in custody – was already facing fed charges when arrested and STILL RELEASED ON BAIL. Blaine Cooper aka Stanley Blaine Hicks, not in Portland or Deschutes. Neil Wampler -not in custody in Portland or Deschutes. Rest charged with Title 18 section 372 – carries up to 5 so according to 18USC subsection 3559 Class E Felony (one up from misdemeanor).
Although started by lightning with BLM crews nearby (DOJ Release 10/7/15), the Hammonds were charged and BIFZ shows "man symbol". Backfires are constantly set by USFS, BLM, CalFire (including con crews) and prescribed burns that have gotten out of the "control" zone, yet none have been criminally charged. WHERE IS THE ARSON INVESTIGATION REPORT FOR 2001 AND 2006???
2001 – Pull the RCRC from Regional Archaeologist. Pull all consults w/FMO & State Historic Preservation Officer (neither reside at the Refuge). Appears from governmental records Malheur Refuge has no "permanent" resident. On average the Interagency does prescribed fire burns of 10,000 acres a year. No heavy equipment allowed due to protected resources, so was extremely logical for the Hammonds to set back-fires (inmates get to do it!) to save their livestock's winter feed. Probably an agricultural law somewhere that pertains to protection of feed source as there is for protection of the livestock.
According to OBP, the Cattlemen's Association is involved in current negotiations of Hammond's grazing rights and there's pending appeal at Dept of Interior. Therefore the Cattlemen's Association must refrain from commenting – law 101 and common sense. According to John Sepulvedo & Amanda Peacher's articled dated 1/23/2016 "The occupation is complicating those discussions".
The BLM doesn't have a contract with Bundy. So the cows are "trespassing" at most on public lands. Therefore, no contract. The Interagency "reduce fire fuel programs" hire goats, livestock, etc to reduce the growth and suppress the fuels in wildland areas. Maybe truth be known, BLM owes Bundy for that service. Sagebrush, any time of "brush" is highly flammable and can turn into an uncontrollable situation where life and property are affected.
Finicum was killed protecting our individual "freedoms" and constitutional rights for all citizens. Some just don't operate as "robots", some with an eagerness to know and learn the truth, seek it, find it, and passionately want to educate. My critters have more common sense than most humans.
Here we go again. Observer spouts a bunch of disjointed assertions pretending to know something about the law. Everything you question has been adjudicated in numerous courts of law. Bundy has lost every time, most recently with a conservative Republican appointee ruling against each and every claim that Bundy has raised. Bundy and observer are clearly both idiots and losers. It is common for those who have achieved little in their worthless lives to blame government conspiracies for their lack of success.
Chris: I'm so sorry that you have such anger in your words and in your heart. Facts are being presented and many men/women have been released years after serving hard time for being innocent.
Seriously could care less about the political circus of clowns in any party. So throwing some of that my way does you no good. If the Treasury has a problem with any of us, they simply take it, no questions ask. Therefore, your arguments are just a moot point.
Lastly you appear to dog me with "It is common for those who have achieved little in their worthless lives to blame government conspiracies for their lack of success." To respond to your accusation: I don't owe you an answer to my net worth but you are way far off, and your comments mean nothing to me. Success and worth is not based on paper, but rather in morals, integrity, truth and service to others.
If money is the root of all evil, then one must look at everything in their lives regarding it, if they are to insure a peaceful existence on this planet. You done being silly?
a) "extreme" is key. Won't fly; to most Americans "extreme" civil unrest is "violent". Killing President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.. What would we call the killing of Finicum?
b) Title 18 930(a) and more specific (h). Well (h) states a sign must be posted in a conspicuous place at each public entrance. (a) states fine and no more than 1 year in jail = misdemeanor.
c) employee and volunteers are not Officers/officials under Title 18 372 and on Judge Aiken's sons website, it states the headquarters as being empty and the government agencies state there is no permanent resident. Fish and Game site states in article with the rat that " we can confirm that no federal staff were in the building at the time of the initial incident. " http://www.fws.gov/refuge/malheur/ The regional office where an officer/official can be found is located at the Pacific Region in Portland. In the dead of winter, and i do believe the Judge's sons that the headquarters were empty.
d) section 9262.1 If convicted, one faces a fine of no more than $1000 and 1yr in jail = misdemeanor.
e) Typical BS about "fear". Had most of the visitors and staff known about the rats nesting in the building, how many would fear going inside?
So if all the above carries misdemeanor convictions, the conspiracy card the prosecutors are hoping to bring into a felony, can't legally fly, right Chris? If no felony was committed, conspiracy is a misdemeanor. So if it's true that conspiracy is punished one or 2 degrees under; most that can be punished, if convicted, is misdemeanor – the lesser charge of a completed offense.
You are so stupid, observer. 18 U.S. Code § 372 defines the conspiracy charged and categorizes it as a federal class D felony by virtue of the potential penalties. That is all that is necessary to understand the indictment. All of your contorted logic is completely irrelevant.
He loved life so much he sacrificed himself in the name of nothing. These so called militia groups are just a parasite on our society.
A guy that recently made his living taking in money from the government while refusing recognize the government; a guy who became a follower of a seditious traitor to his nation; a guy who directly disobeyed his church leaders while engaging in felonious behavior; a guy who brandished weapons as a threat to duly elected and appointed law enforcement; a guy who committed suicide by cop.
This guy we honor with a candlelight vigil.
I would like to thank St. George News for the fair and balanced covering of this event.
This was not a political rally, this was an evening for family and friends to honor the life of a good man.
Before writing slanderous ugly comments about a good man, please do your homework, don't be a lemming senselessly following a crowd without any thought of finding the truth. I challenge you to find one time outside of the last 45 minutes of this man's life, to find any act of aggression. Then, we can debate if that was aggression at all. When the facts come out, I believe you will find a man with righteous indignation trying to protect all of our rights, including those who choose to attack and criticize him, with his very life.
Those who choose to demonize the legal militias rising up surely would have been defending the crown against George Washington, all of the founding fathers and the "rowdy, undisciplined" Boston Tea Party. Many great men have given their lives so that you and I may have freedom and we have just witnessed in modern day what that takes. A man like LaVoy Finicum.
Please do not let this man die in vain. Study out the issues before you jump off the cliff with the rest of the lemmings. Weather you like it or not he died for your freedom as well as mine.
He got what he was asking for. Glad he is somebody's hero, he's not mine.
doc0007 – Finicum actively promoted his criminal behavior and treasonous views in the media every chance he got in recent months. You don't get to hold a vigil in a public park for this guy and then ask for reverence and respect. Your comparison of the Bundyites with the founding fathers reveals your ignorance. A more apt comparison is with the seditious southern states during the Civil War. Suicide is not a noble end.
I like to think an apt comparison is the Whiskey Rebellion, arguably the first large scale revolt against federal rule, and one that was put down brutally by the very founding fathers that the Bundy's revere. Rule of law versus vigilantism is the real struggle here, and even here on the Bundy home turf, the public stands firmly behind the law.
Bender, could you please give me one exemple of LaVoy's criminal behavior and his treasonous views.
The time he and a group of terrorists took over a bird sanctuary costing hard working Americans millions and putting a few people out of work for over a month now. Oh and the time on Jan 26 when he tried to kill law enforcement officers trying to stop him from doing any more damage to America.
This man was wrongfully killed for a cause he deeply believed in. He wanted to protect this great land for his posterity. He never harmed anyone and was not found guilty of anything. He left this world a better place than what he found it. Can any of you say the same about yourself? I am willing to bet that when the truth comes out… as it is, that not one of you cowards will be man or woman enough to admit you have wronged a good man and his family. I believe you will cower behind the screen of a computer or hide in your closets talking big, spewing venomous hateful lies thinking you are real smart. It takes a real man to admit when you were wrong and correct the damage you have caused. I know I am willing to do that if I am wrong. Are you? I guess we will see. What are YOU willing to die for? Anything?
You're absolutely right, it takes a real man to admit that he is wrong. So…. When are you going to do it?
Lil rainbow is one of those hiding , thinks she knows something. NOT!
This low life got exactly what he deserved !
Your Ill, Dot Dot Dot. Maybe you Need God.
For LaVoy's Family: The goodness will remain. Those who knew LaVoy knew his heart: kind, gentle, caring and compassionate. God knows the truth. Let the goodness be the core of your strength. There is an evil in this land we call America: and One Cowboy Stood Up against it.
in Oregon, and made a stand.
Remember this: the evil that encompasses those who hate, vilify, lie, twist and distort the truth shall not remain. It is the goodness and truth that are eternal. There was a goodness in LaVoy. There was a gentleness and kindness. This is what will remain and stay with you.
In the coming days, and months, and years, be comforted with the knowledge there will always be those who think of you. People do not forget.
hear the quiet winds say: Walk on.
For LaVoy is not gone, he is there in every blade of grass; in every sunset beyond the horizon. He is there in the antics of the spring calving, he is there is the frost of the morning.
give you strength: to walk on.
the glint of a living world shone forth from his belief.
time will show LaVoy stood true.
and we saw it in his eyes.


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Music Diary – 10th January
Welcome to my Music Diary – today for the 10th January!
Chester Arthur Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf (10th June 1910 – 10th January 1976)
On the 10th January 1976, one of the most outstanding musicians of the Blues genre passed away: Mr. Chester Arthur Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, died at the age of 66. Born on the 10th June 1910 in White Station Mississippi (USA), he lived together with his mother and uncle Will, who treated him badly. At the age of 13, he ran away from home and started to search for his father. After a 85 miles barefoot walk he found him and became a full family member.
In the thirties he crossed paths with Blues man Charlie Patton, who taught him playing the guitar and Howlin' Wolf started to perform as a solo artist. He also worked and recorded with musicians like Floyd Jones, Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Robert Johnson, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Willie Brown, Son House and Willie Johnson. In 1948 he founded his own band featuring the guitarists Willie Johnson and Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Junior Parker on harmonica and Willie Steele on drums. The trademark of the sound was Howlin' Wolf's unique voice and the local radio station KWEM in West Memphis began broadcasting the live performances.
In 1951 the first singles were released: "How Many More Years" with "Moaning at Midnight" on the flip side (by Chess Records) and "Riding in the Moonlight" backed with "Moaning at Midnight" (by RPM Records). One year later, Howlin' Wolf was signed only by Chess Records and the Blues man moved to Chicago. More singles followed and in 1959 his debut album "Moanin' in the Moonlight" was released.
In the sixties the Blues classics "Wang Dang Doodle", "Back Door Man", "Spoonful", "The Red Rooster" (later known as "Little Red Rooster"), "I Ain't Superstitious", "Goin' Down Slow" and "Killing Floor" hit the market and Howlin' Wolf became a very famous musician not only on the Blues scene. In 1964 he toured Europe – in the same year, The Rolling Stones reached number one in UK with their version of "Little Red Rooster". Howlin' Wolf continued recording and perfroming – and he worked with many musicians all around the world, like Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ian Stewart, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. In 1973 his last album "The Back Door Wolf" for Chess Reccords was released. In the seventies Howlin' Wolf suffered several heart attacks and on the 10th January 1976 he died due to complications of kidney disease. He passed away at the age of 66.
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We know that Disney are always pushing the boundaries in technology in its theme parks. In the past 10 years we have seen advancements in mobile technology from Pal Mickey, the testing of the Nintendo DS park guides, Kim Possible and Verizon's Mobile Magic but none of that comes close to what Disney Research in Pittsburgh are working on right now.
Imagine this becoming part of a new attraction, Forget 3D or touch pad technology. Imagine getting in to a ride vehicle with one of these projectors attached to each seat and incorporating Disney characters into scenes that trigger effects or interact with scenes.
Disney have always been keen on developing new, interactive technologies and this seems to be the next step. What do you think? Would you like to see this new technology? How would you implement it in to the Disney Parks? We'd love to hear your ideas.
To find out more about the new technology you can visit http://www.motion-beam.com/ or you can look at the MotionBeam Paper here.


I am thrilled - some may say delirious - to be involved with the 100 Hole Hike for a second year!! The announcement came out at the end of April that this year's event will be held at Saucon Valley on the Grace and Weyhill courses. The goal is to play each course three times for a total of 108 holes. It will be a treat to be able to play such wonderful courses, over and over and over again.
I am honored to be playing for the charity, The Community Word Project. They are a New York City based arts-in-education organization that inspires children in underserved communities to read, interpret and respond to their world and to become active citizens through collaborative arts residencies and teacher training programs. The work they do is amazing and touches so many teachers, children and families in such a meaningful and impactful way.
I hope you take a moment to read about what they do on their website http://communitywordproject.org/ and will consider making a donation to this great cause.


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Q: Matlab fit poisson function to histogram I am trying to fit a Poisson function to a histogram in Matlab: the example calls for using hist() (which is deprecated) so I want to use histogram() instead, especially as you cannot seem to normalize a hist(). I then want to apply a poisson function to it using poisspdf() or any other standard function (preferably no toolboxes!). The histogram is probability scaled, which is where the issue with the poisson function comes from AFAIK.
clear
clc

lambda = 5;
range = 1000;
rangeVec = 1:range;

randomData = poissrnd(lambda, 1, range);
histoFigure = histogram(randomData, 'Normalization', 'probability');
hold on

poissonFunction = poisspdf(randomData, lambda);
poissonFunction2 = poisspdf(histoFigure, lambda);

plot(poissonFunction)
plot(poissonFunction2)

I have tried multiple different methods of creating the poisson function + plotting and neither of them seems to work: the values within this function are not consistent with the histogram values as they differ by several decimals.
This is what the image should look like

however currently I can only get the bar graphs to show up correctly.

A: You're not specifing the x-data of you're curve. Then the sample number is used and since you have 1000 samples, you get the ugly plot. The x-data that you use is randomData. Using
plot(randomData, poissonFunction)

will lead to lines between different samples, because the samples follow each other randomly. To take each sample only once, you can use unique. It is important that the x and y values stay connected to each other, so it's best to put randomData and poissonFunction in 1 matrix, and then use unique:
d = [randomData;poissonFunction].';     % make 1000x2 matrix to find unique among rows
d = unique(d,'rows');

You can use d to plot the data.
Full code:
clear
clc

lambda = 5;
range = 1000;
rangeVec = 1:range;

randomData = poissrnd(lambda, 1, range);
histoFigure = histogram(randomData, 'Normalization', 'probability');
hold on

poissonFunction = poisspdf(randomData, lambda);

d = [randomData; poissonFunction].';
d = unique(d, 'rows');
plot(d(:,1), d(:,2))

With as result:

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Mural Arts Philadelphia called for the Frank Rizzo mural in South Philly to be taken down.
Following the removal of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo's statue from the steps of the Municipal Services Building early Wednesday morning, the Frank Rizzo mural located in the Italian Market of South Philly will be removed and replaced by a new mural.
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"The Frank Rizzo mural in South Philadelphia has again become a target for defacement amidst this national chapter of pain, grief, and anger over the recent death of George Floyd and the systemic racism plaguing our country," the organization said.
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"We do not believe the mural can play a role in healing and supporting dialogue, but rather it has become a painful reminder for many of the former Mayor's legacy, and only adds to the pain and anger."
Rizzo was Philadelphia police commissioner and then mayor in the 1960s and 1970s. He used race to divide the city and during his leadership, the police department was particularly brutal in its treatment of the city's black and gay residents.
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There's a new sheriff in town, so to speak, now that the Syrian Interim Government has established a military police unit in northern Aleppo.
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ALEPPO COUNTRYSIDE, Syria — The Syrian opposition is taking steps to police its own army.
The Syrian Interim Government's recently formed National Army will now answer to a 300-member military police force in the Aleppo province of northern Syria, where Turkey conducted its Operation Euphrates Shield with the help of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). The 22,000-member National Army is comprised of fighters from about 30 FSA factions.
The new military police force deployed this month and is designed to organize military action, minimize abuses committed against civilians and prosecute opposition military members who commit anything from murder to driving over the speed limit. It also works to prosecute members suspected of belonging to organizations deemed hostile to the FSA, such as the Islamic State (IS) and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
The military police force was formed as an alternative to FSA security forces, as each faction had its own security institution. Based in the city of al-Bab, the force has a military court and two stations, in Jarablus and Azaz.
Al-Monitor toured the Azaz station in the Euphrates Shield area where the military police have erected several checkpoints. The station's 100 policemen wear military uniforms similar to those of the FSA. Turkey has provided them with four-wheel-drive military vehicles as well as medium and light weapons, and they get a monthly salary of $150.
"The police are also tasked with resolving conflicts that erupt between civilian and military members," Ahmed al-Othman, the National Army deputy chief of staff, told Al-Monitor. "If a civilian files a complaint against a member of the Syrian National Army, then that member gets arrested by the military police and transferred to the court of the military police in al-Bab."
Othman said the force's 300 policemen were chosen from among 500 candidates based on their fitness level and underwent a 30-day training course in Turkey. These members, he said, were equally distributed to al-Bab, Jarablus and Azaz. Those who weren't selected will continue serving in the army pending another training session that may be held in mid-2018.
Hisham Darbala, commander of the Azaz military police station, told Al-Monitor, "The military police includes several sections, namely detection, ceremonial occasions, security checkpoints and judicial. … [The sections] don't, however, interfere in the event of violations committed by civilians, as their [jurisdiction] is limited to the Syrian National Army members."
Nemer Mohammed, deputy commander of the Azaz station, told Al-Monitor that a number of military police checkpoints have been deployed in the region separating the Euphrates Shield area from Afrin, which is witnessing battles between the YPG on one side and the Syrian National Army and Turkish forces on the other. The checkpoints are designed to prevent crimes, ideally, and to keep YPG members from escaping from the battle zones toward the Euphrates Shield area.
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