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The Unlettered Prophet (3) - Khalid Masud
The Unlettered Prophet (3)
The Trusteeship of the House of God to the Israelites
Ishmael (sws) was married into Hagar's tribe, Banū Jurham, which was a devotee of Abraham (sws). The people of this tribe had also come and settled in Makkah. According to the revelations received by Abraham (sws), Ishmael's progeny expanded considerably. He had 12 sons, who led 12 tribes. Ishmael (sws) was already dedicated to looking after the House of God, his sons also took up the responsibility after him. His eldest son, Nābat made all the arrangements for the Ka'bah. There is evidence about both Nābat and the second son Qaydar in ancient books:
All ewes of Qaydār shall be with you. Nābat's sheep too will be present before you. They will be accepted at my altar, and I shall bestow grandeur to my House of Glory. (Isaiah; 60:7)
It is obvious that the House of Glory means the House of God. Hence both Qaydar and Nābat played a role in managing the affairs of this great place. Using the strong relationship the tribe of Banū Jurham had with the Ishmaelites, the former too began to assist the latter in fulfilling the objectives of the House of God.
Management of the House of God outside the Ishmaelites
As the numbers of the Ishmaelites increased, they moved out of Makkah. Wherever they went, they were blessed by God and they set up their own states. One of the consequences of this migration was that the Banū Jurham became stronger in Makkah and obtained full control of the Ka'bah. Initially they too took great care in looking after it, but over time, they started to make grave mistakes in their obligations. They used the Ka'bah for their vested interests, and instead of using the offerings made for improvements of the facilities or the pilgrims, they took them for their private consumption. The pilgrims finally grew tired of the ways which the managers robbed them of their wealth and possessions, with no thought of the revered significance of the Ka'bah. To redress the situation, the tribes of Banū Bakr and the Banu Khuzā'ah decided to jointly expel the Banū Jurham from Makkah. The two parties fought a battle in which Jurham lost and were forced to leave Makkah. As they were leaving, they covered the well of Zamzam next to the Ka'bah with their ammunition and other equipment and leveled it with the ground.
The Banū Bakr were in reality nomads; so the management of the House of God was now in the hands of the Banū Khuzā'ah. The trusteeship began to be transferred from father to son and as is usually the case, when reformists bring about a revolution, they start with much sincerity and faithfulness, but as time passes, they lose control and their behavior becomes similar to that of their predecessors. The Banū Khuzā'ah too started to act as Banū Jurham had. One of its men, 'Amr ibn Lahayy was the source of introducing elements of polytheism to the Ka'bah by bringing a statue of Habal from Syria, on his way from his travels. He installed it right in front of the Ka'bah and instilled fear of the idol in the heart of the people. They started to pray to it for blessings in case of important events. Once the sanctity of the Ka'bah had been thus sullied, it was no longer difficult for more idols to enter. Soon, the centre for the oneness of God was converted into the centre for polytheism.
Retrieval of the Management of the House of God
Qusayy ibn Kilāb
An oft mentioned name in the progeny of Ishmael (sws) is one of 'Adnān whose family tree has been preserved over the ages. In the second century A.D, the children of Kanānah, who lived in Makkah became prominent. Kanānah's great grandson, Fahr ibn Mālik was a man of many qualities. His children came to be known as Quraysh. Qusayy ibn Kilāb in Fahr's sixth generation gained a lot of fame. He married the daughter of the Ka'bah's trustee, belonging to the tribe of Khuzā'ah, Halīl ibn Habshiyyah, and became a partner in the management of the House of God. On Halīl's death, Qusayy took over the entire responsibility. When the tribe of Khuzā'ah opposed him, he took help from his family, the Banū Kanānah and the rest of the Ishmaelites, inviting them to come and stay close to Makkah. Several of his tribes did so, and consequently, the strength of the Quraysh increased. Qusayy was given the name of "Assembly," presumably at being able to gather such crowds together.
It finally came to a battle between the warring parties with heavy losses to both. Ya'mar ibn 'Awf was assigned as the arbitrator to decide between them. He decided that as compared to the Khuzā'ah, Qusayy ibn Kilāb holds greater legitimacy to keep the management of the Ka'bah under his control. Also, that the Banū Bakr and Banū Khuzā'ah will have to give blood money in lieu of the men of the Quraysh they have killed. However, those killed by Qusayy will not be atoned for. In this manner, the legacy of Abraham (sws) and the religious governance of the Arabs came to the tribe that was from the progeny of Ishmael (sws) and whose trusteeship was its first right.1
Qusayy's farsighted mind thought of setting up an urban city within Makkah, dividing the responsibilities of its management among the various dynasties of Quraysh so that each would feel ownership. Each tribe would believe that it is being given importance and that each must fulfill its duty in the responsibilities of the state so that they are equal partners in maintaining order and management. Qusayy delineated separate districts for each of the branches of the Quraysh, and set up a council for consultation comprised of the leaders. None of the leaders was less than 40 years of age. The head of the council was Qusayy himself, and the council was responsible for matters related to management of the House of God, war and reconciliation, important issues related to the state and decisions of marriage. He set up the Dār al-Nadwah for gatherings of the council, the door of which opened towards the Ka'bah. Qusayy took up the responsibilities of the Ka'bah himself, as he was the governor of Makkah as well as the religious head of all Arabs. With such status, he was held in great regard.
The city government had several departments, of which the hijābah (security and guard ship) and sadānah (key handling) related to the Ka'bah. Siqāyah (giving water to drink), and rifādah (making food arrangements) were departments to serve the pilgrims. Al-Liwā' (flag), qiyādah (leading the war) and raqbah (managing military encampments) were concerned with the state of war. This division of responsibilities improved the city management, enhanced the importance of families and created synergies amongst them. Qusayy started to take a tenth of the earnings from the traders who came to Makkah and this became a major source of its income. He also made several reforms in the arrangements for hajj and 'umrah. For the welfare of the pilgrims, he advised the Quraysh that they should consider themselves the servants of the House of God, and the pilgrims to be God's guests. He improved the water supply system and made it mandatory for the Quraysh to collect funds and arrange feasts for the visiting pilgrims.
At his death, Qusayy made his eldest son 'Abd al-Dār responsible for the state affairs, although his second son, 'Abd Munāf was the most capable of his four sons and had demonstrated this during his father's lifetime. He was also highly respected by the people. The other brothers accepted their father's decision, but their children were not satisfied. At 'Abd al-Dār's death, 'Abd Munāf's sons raised their voices against their grandfather's decision, and demanded a just division of the departments. As a result, the Quraysh were divided into two: Banū Asad, Banū Zahrā' and the Banū Hārith were in favour of 'Abd Munāf's son's demands. They resolved to remain together and came to be called Mutayyibīn. 'Abd al-Dār's children were supported by the Banū Sahm, the Banū 'Adī, the Banū Makhzum and the Banū Jamha. They were called Ihlaf. The two groups had come close to war when some people intervened to arbitrate and brought them to a compromise. The Banū 'Abd al-Dār retained the departments of nadwah, hijābah and liwā', and the Banū Munāf were given siqāyah and rifādah. Although the decision was taken with a reconciliatory spirit, the respective families retained the divisive feelings that had existed between the Mutayyibīn and the Ihlaf.
Hāshim ibn 'Abd Munāf
After 'Abd Munāf's death, the tribe was led by 'Abd Shams. Since he was mostly on his travels and was also financially weak, his responsibilities were mainly met by 'Abd Munāf's second son, Hāshim. He was a very generous and kind man by nature. Once when Makkah was ravaged by famine, he went to Palestine, bought flour and fed the people of Makkah with tharīd (bread dipped in curry). Hāshim was in the forefront in serving the pilgrims to Makkah, feeding them from his own pocket. He was a successful trader. He and his brothers had used their relationships and connections and obtained written agreements for peaceful passage for the trading caravans of the Quraysh from the governments of Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen as well as from other tribes of Arabia. Muttalib ibn Munāf obtained permission from Negus, Nawfil ibn Munāf obtained one from the Shah of Iran. Hāshim himself obtained such permissions for the safe passage of the Quraysh from the King of Rome.2Through the efforts of these brothers, the Quraysh received such facilities that were not available to any other tribe in Arabia. Whenever other tribes passed the area that belonged to another, they had to pay a tax. In contrast, the Quraysh could commute easily across other states and countries without any payment. Since their profession was trade, each individual could send his goods to the market either himself or through his emissary, being promised of safe travel. Those who did not have capital of their own acted as agents of others, and the people of Makkah, including their women, earned income through trade while staying in Makkah. It was common for the Quraysh to travel to Yemen and Egypt in summer, and Palestine and Syria in the winter. The people would not object to them, taking them to be servants of the House of God, its trustees and supporters of pilgrims. These travels were a source of good times, wealth and blessings for the Quraysh. Referring to this extraordinary facility for the Quraysh, the Qur'ān says:
Owing to the association the Quraysh have – the association they have with the winter and summer journeys. So, they should worship the Lord of this House who fed them because of hunger and provided them with peace because of fear. (106: 1-4)
Since the Quraysh were bestowed with this facility because of the trusteeship of the Ka'bah, they could only fulfill their obligation if they worshipped the Lord of this House and abstained from polytheism.
'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hāshim
Hāshim married a woman of status from the tribe of Banū Najjār in Yathrib. She put the condition that she will remain in Yathrib to look after her affairs. When she gave birth to a son, Hāshim had to leave him with the mother according to his promise. The son was named Shaybah. On Hāshim's death, his brother, Muttalib went to Yathrib and asked the mother to send the boy with him so that he may be brought up according to the family customs. She agreed, but after much difficulty. When Muttalib reached Makkah, people there thought the boy was his slave, and started to call him 'Abd al-Muttalib. Even after they knew the truth, this name had become entrenched that his real name was forgotten and he was always known as 'Abd ul-Muttalib. Muttalib ibn Munāf became responsible for the departments of siqāyah and rifādah after Hashim died, and he also took on the leadership of Banū Hāshim.3
A significant incident during the time of 'Abd al-Muttalib is the discovery of the well of Zam Zam that the Banū Khuzā'ah closed after being chased out from the House of God. Although the well was located just next to the Ka'bah, with the passage of time, people had forgotten its whereabouts. According to various narratives, 'Abd al-Muttalib dreamt that he was digging in a particular spot. Considering this as a divine sign, he consulted the Quraysh and sought their help in digging the place. They thought it would be a useless exercise and refused to cooperate. 'Abd al-Muttalib started digging with his son, Hārith. In a while, they found the swords that had been buried by the Banū Jurham. Now the Quraysh wished to participate, but 'Abd al-Muttalib did not agree to their involvement at this stage, and decided to complete the process himself. It was after a very long time that pilgrims had the honour of drinking water from the blessed well.
According to the narratives in books on the life of the Prophet (sws), 'Abd al-Muttalib had been deeply hurt by the fact that the other families of the Quraysh had not assisted him in the digging of the well. He made a vow that if God granted him ten sons, he would offer one of them as sacrifice. This wish was granted, and he had ten sons. When they were old enough, the father gathered them and told them of his vow. They agreed to implement it. 'Abd al-Muttalib drew a lot near the Ka'bah for which of his sons to be sacrificed, and it fell to his youngest, 'Abdullāh. As 'Abd al-Muttalib walked towards the altar with 'Abdullāh, the Quraysh were concerned that such an act would set a wrong precedent in the Arab world that would be difficult to check for anyone. They asked 'Abd al-Muttalib to consult a famous soothsayer in Yathrib, and offer something in expiation. Some people went to Yathrib, where the soothsayer advised them to draw a lot between 10 camels and 'Abdullāh near the Ka'bah. If the draw is for 'Abdullāh, it should be repeated with 20 camels. Each time the draw is in favour of 'Abdullāh, the number of camels should be increased by 10 until the draw is in favour of the latter. This was followed until the expiation was settled at 100 camels for 'Abdullāh. The camels were slaughtered and their meat was distributed within the community.
During the time of 'Abd al-Muttalib, a biased Christian ruler of Yemen, Abrahah, advanced upon the Ka'bah with a large army, intending to destroy it. The attacking contingent included elephants. The Arabs had no previous experience of fighting battles with such armies. The Quraysh, along with other tribes of Arabia adopted the strategy of guerilla warfare by keeping themselves safe behind the mountains. Abrahah had deliberately concocted a false reason and a time to launch his attack. The reason was to avenge the alleged defiling of a newly built church in Yemen by an Arab. The time chosen was the holy months, because he thought that since the Arabs do not consider it right to wage war during these days, he would not be offered much resistance. He attempted to attack during the days when the pilgrims who had come from across the country were either busy in sacrifice or are returning home, tired after a physically demanding pilgrimage. Makkah was usually empty in those days because its residents were busy making arrangements for hajj outside. When 'Abd al-Muttalib heard of the attack, he prayed in the Ka'bah:4
O Lord, a man protects his family and property; please protect your own people. The cross of the enemy and his strength should not overwhelm your strength. If you wish to leave our Qibla to the whims of our enemy, that is your will; so do what you will."
God destroyed Abrahah's plans and his tricks completely. He had to face attacks from the Arab tribes while travelling from Yemen to Makkah. When he reached Makkah, the residents of Makkah and unarmed pilgrims pelted his army with stones from Minā, using them as ammunition, and forcing the attackers to retreat. Meanwhile, the Quraysh used guerilla warfare tactics, and kept praying to God. As a result, a strong stone-laden wind blew from the valley of Muhassar, adjacent to Minā, that stoned Abrahah's army, causing it to be completely destroyed. All of a sudden, birds of prey descended in flocks and cleaned the flesh off the bodies, thus eliminating the stench of dead bodies from the valley. The valley was then flooded with water that carried away the remaining bones with it. God thus made the resistance of the Quraysh so effective with His support that the "people of the elephants" were reduced to nothingness. This incident became so significant in the history of the Arabs that they started their calendar from this date, and this year was called the Year of the Elephant.
Ever since the Banū Khuzā'ah had been deprived of the management of the Ka'bah, they had been feeling hurt and resentful. During his leadership, 'Abd al-Muttalib had developed an agreement of mutual support and assistance with Banū Khuzā'ah's 'Amr ibn Rabī'ah and his friends. This agreement was also to be followed by their children. The Banū Muttalib also entered this agreement, but the children of 'Abd Shams, Banū Umayyah, and Banū Nawfil remained outside it. 'Abd al-Muttalib asked his heir Zubayr bin Muttalib, and he his heir in turn, Abū Tālib, to honour this agreement. Banū Khuzā'ah, too, continued to support 'Abd Muttalib and his children later in accordance to this agreement. It was thus that the tribe of Banū Khuzā'ah that was living around Makkah came close to the Quraysh again and began to take an interest in matters related to the Ka'bah.
The Children of 'Abd al-Muttalib
Of 'Abd al-Muttalib's sons, Hārith, Zubayr, Abū Tālib, Abū Lahab, 'Abbās, Hamzah and 'Abdullāh became famous. Hārith died during his father's lifetime. 'Abd al-Muttalib had three sons from his second wife, Fātimah bint 'Amr: Zubayr, Abū Tālib and 'Abdullāh. On his deathbed, he gave his responsibilities to the eldest, Zubayr who, as his father's heir,5 became the head of the household. In this position, he established his piety and kindness among all. He remained the head of Banū Hāshim for about 13-14 years, and on his death, this position was transferred to Abū Tālib. Abū Tālib was a poor man and was in debt to his brother, 'Abbās. When he was unable to pay off the debt, he resigned from the management of siqāyah, in favour of 'Abbās.
'Abdullāh died while his father was still alive. He had the honour of being the father of the greatest of all prophets, for whom Abraham (sws) and Ishmael (sws) had prayed; about whom the prophets of the Israelites had been predicting and asking their people to have faith in, and about whose advent Jesus (sws) had brought tidings and had paved the way for; ie. Prophet Muhammad (sws).
In previous times, the signs that prophets had given of the prophet to come had included the fact that he would be from the Ishmaelites, who would be in charge of the House of God. Muhammad (sws) was born in that branch of the Quraysh, which had the trusteeship of the Ka'bah. The second sign was that there would be no prophet between Jesus (sws) and him, so, in fact, there was none. The Israelites, Jews and Christians all had waited for the promised prophet. The third sign was that this prophet would be for all times to come, and no other prophet would come after him. After Muhammad (sws), several individuals have claimed that they are prophets, but no one has been able to give any evidence of their claims. They have had no knowledge gained through wahī, and they have not been accepted by the world. Several other signs have been proved in relation to the Prophet's (sws) life, and these shall be explained in later chapters.
(Translated from Hayāt-i Rasūl-i Ummī by Nikhat Sattar)
1. Muhammad ibn Sa'd, Al-Tabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 1 (Beirut: Dar al-fikr, n.d.), 44.
2. Ibid., vol. 1, 51.
With thanks to Monthly Renaissance
Written/Published: May 2014
Translated by Nikhat Sattar
Author : خالد مسعود
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Obsession: ob·ses·sion (əbˈseSHən) noun; plural noun: obsessions; (1) the state of being obsessed with someone or something. Ex: "she cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession"; (2) an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind. Ex: "he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist". Synonyms: fixation, ruling/consuming passion, passion, mania, idée-fixe, compulsion, preoccupation, infatuation, addiction, fetish, craze, hobbyhorse.
I have a long history of becoming obsessed with a topic and holding onto it until I have sated my appetite by reading every single thing I can about it. This "condition" sometimes comes at the expense of attending a social obligation, having clean underwear, putting food in the refrigerator, taking even a modicum of exercise, and of course, engaging in real conversations with real people.
An analysis of my book bag after a trip to my public library would reflect one of two extremes: (1) 15-20 books, about half being non-fiction with each on a different topic or subject, and the other half being a mixture of classics, contemporary fiction, and young adult fiction; or (2) 15-20 books all on the exact same topic or subject. A quick glance at the bookshelves in several rooms of our house will also verify this.
When under the spell of one of my obsessions, it is all I want to talk about over dinner with my family, while in the car with one of my daughters, or while out with my husband walking the dog. It matters not at all that no one else in my family shares the obsession du jour or is in the least bit interested. Because they love me (or because I am very persuasive in wanting to talk about it), they listen and ask questions as though they cared. I love them for that.
When I first learned of the fate of the Romanov family, I spent months reading everything I could find at the public library. I was absolutely horrified at the thought of an entire family being executed en masse in 1918. The long-standing rumor that daughter Anastasia (Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia) had survived the brutal execution of the family kept the story alive for decades until finally, in 2007, her body was found and identified using DNA from England's Prince Philip, who was a great-nephew of the last Tsarina. This did not stop me, however, from reading books written by the two famous Romanov imposters, Anna Anderson and Eugenia Smith, both of whom were confirmed to be unrelated to the Romanovs using the aforementioned DNA tests.
As for the British royal family, well, that obsession is long-standing and shows no sign of slackening. With Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their now two beautiful children, the monarchy, and my obsession, is safe and secure. Within the boundaries of my obsession with the British royal family lies a specialized "sub-obsession" with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the "love story" that nearly brought down the monarchy but in doing so paved the way for the current monarch, Elizabeth II. An earlier essay also documented this obsession, How We Changed the World.
Since obsessions for me frequently spin-off these sub-obsessions, the Romanovs also "hatched" a sub-obsession with Fabergé eggs, the beautiful and intricately decorated and bejeweled "eggs" the Russian Imperial Family gave and received as presents at Easter time. I've read extensively on the eggs, jewelry, and other priceless art pieces created by Pe ter Carl Fabergé and his company. Only forty-eight eggs were made and of those forty-three remain. One year for my birthday I requested a jaunt to Richmond to visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see their collection of twelve. A documentary on the eggs and their creator, Faberge: A Life of Its Own, is currently touring movie theatres across the country, and I hope to have the opportunity to see that soon.
Along with millions of others, I am currently obsessed with Downton Abbey, the glorious creation of Julian Fellowes, whi ch dramatizes the upstairs and downstairs of life on an exquisite country estate in England. The series, with its sixth and final season (insert quiet sobbing here), will air in the US this fall. Since I also have an obsession with the Victorian Era, which gave me reason to study British country homes and the lives of the nobility, I was enthralled with this costume drama from the first five minutes of the very first episode, where Lord Grantham learns of the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of the future heir to his estate. For Christmas this past year, I asked for a trip to Wilmington, Delaware, to see an exhibit of costumes from the television show. Thank goodness my husband is tolerant of these road trips to feed these obsessions.
Lest you think all of my obsessions emanate from across the pond, I have also been obsessed with the Kennedy family for most of my life. Aside from the political dynasty, there's something about the highs and lows of that family, replete with its glorious successes and grave tragedies, which has always intrigued me. My collection of books about the Kennedy family takes up its very own shelf. I've traced Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy's family history and that of the patriarch of the family, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. While President John F. Kennedy and his dazzling wife Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis would garner enough material for a lifetime of reading, I'm equally as interested in JFK's eight siblings. I've studied Rosemary Kennedy's life story, including the tragic lobotomy which was supposed to have cured her of her mental disability when instead it institutionalized her for the remainder of her life. There's the sad love story of Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish, widowed at the age of 28 when her husband, of the British nobility, died at the hands of a German sniper in 1944. She herself then perished in an airplane crash in France in 1948. With nine children and many, many grandchildren, the Kennedys have entered into many different arenas of public life. Their stories are fascinating to me.
In preparing for this essay I made a list of things that I have I've been obsessed with and read extensively on in search of knowledge and mastery of a subject: gardening; many, many different authors; cooking in general with jam-making being my current obsession; luxury yachts with Aristotle Onassis's Christina O, in particular; tennis "grand slam" tournaments and some of that sport's superstar players; Persian cats; famous gems and precious stones; royal families of Scandinavian countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and others; and many other things that I researched and devoured and moved on. I don't necessarily have a shelf-full of books on all of these topics but I've read so much on them I am a dangerous opponent in several categories of the board game Trivial Pursuit. And don't get me started on Jeopardy. That's another essay entirely.


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Q: Parsing a large text file in Python I am trying to parse a large text file (~ 20,000 lines) in Python.  It is an exam so the format for each block of text begins like the following:
(3.1.1.1) The first question contains several lines.
(3.1.1.2) The next question contains more lines.
I am trying to split the text by matching on the pattern (3.1.* with a regex with the following code:
for line in data(0,10):    #start with the first 10 lines to check it
results = re.match("^(3.1.*", line)
if len(results.group()) != 0:
  print line

I can handle the rest once I get it split (transfer it to a dictionary, etc.) But I need some help getting started on the splitting it out based on the pattern.  Thanks.

A: The following expression:

^\(3\.1\..*?(?=\(\d+\.\d+\.|\Z)

Matches from "(3.1." until right before the next:

*

*\(\d+\.\d+\. begging of another question, or

*\Z the end of file

You need to set the following flags:

re.DOTALL | re.MULTILINE

Test online here

The key to this solution lies in using .*?, a lazy quantifier (the extra ?) -check that link. Basically, it tries to match as less as it can.

A: You could also split the string into question number and question value. Then, iterate over the list and set into a dictionary.
import re

data = """(3.1.1.1) The first question contains several lines.

(3.1.1.2) The next question contains more lines."""

splitted = re.split('\(([\d\.]*)\)',data)

paired = {}
# splitted contains an empty string on the 0th index
for i in range(1, len(splitted) - 1, 2):
    paired[splitted[i]] = splitted[i+1]

A: The following will create a list (parsed) of a list of question blocks, splitting the blocks on occurrence of the question number pattern:
import re
import pprint

parsed = []
lastblock = []
newblockregex = re.compile('^\(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\).*')
with open('data.txt') as exam:
    for line in exam.readlines():
        if newblockregex.match(line.rstrip('\n')):
            if lastblock:
                parsed.append(lastblock)
                lastblock = []
            lastblock = [line.rstrip('\n')]
        else:
            lastblock.append(line.rstrip('\n'))
parsed.append(lastblock)
pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=4)
pp.pprint(parsed)

Example data:
(splitexam)macbook:splitexam joeyoung$ cat data.txt
(3.1.1.1) The first question contains several lines.
line1 words1
line2 words
line3 words

(3.1.1.2) The next question contains more lines.
line1 words2
line2 words
line3 words

(3.1.1.3) The next question contains more lines.
line1 words3
line2 words
line3 words

Output:
[   [   '(3.1.1.1) The first question contains several lines.',
        'line1 words1',
        'line2 words',
        'line3 words',
        ''],
    [   '(3.1.1.2) The next question contains more lines.',
        'line1 words2',
        'line2 words',
        'line3 words',
        ''],
    [   '(3.1.1.3) The next question contains more lines.',
        'line1 words3',
        'line2 words',
        'line3 words',
        '']]

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Q: TimeoutException: net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteCompiledSql.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds (Android) In my android app I am using Room with sqlcipher library for encrypt/decrypt. Often I see in Crashlytic the following crash:

java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException:
net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteCompiledSql.finalize() timed out after 10
seconds   at sun.misc.Unsafe.park(Native Method)  at
java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.park(LockSupport.java:190)     at
java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.parkAndCheckInterrupt(AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.java:868)
at
java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.acquireQueued(AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.java:902)
at
java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.acquire(AbstractQueuedSynchronizer.java:1227)
at
java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock$FairSync.lock(ReentrantLock.java:231)
at
java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock.lock(ReentrantLock.java:294)
at
net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteDatabase.lock(SQLiteDatabase.java:567)
at
net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteCompiledSql.releaseSqlStatement(SQLiteCompiledSql.java:104)
at
net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteCompiledSql.finalize(SQLiteCompiledSql.java:146)
at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize(Daemons.java:289)   at
java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.runInternal(Daemons.java:276)   at
java.lang.Daemons$Daemon.run(Daemons.java:137)    at
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:929)

The line where it crash is SQLiteDatabase.lock() line 567
Previously it was line 566, but in that method I inserted a check: if the database is not open -> return and don't proceed with locking, but it didn't help and the crash appeared again.
I think that this crash may be because the garbage collecting happens when the app is in the background (our app has a foreground service that works all the time). But not sure how to fix it.
As for Room: I don't close it, it is open all the time, because my app works all the time, so need it often. And close it after every query to the database is the bad practice.
I asked the developers of sqlcipher, but they don't know, what can cause this crash. Maybe anybody knows?

A: I've been seeing this in Crashlytics for quite a while, and seemingly has been able to fix this in the end completely, I'll post the full research here.
Issue
For queries like this one:
@Query("DELETE FROM table WHERE id NOT IN (:ids)")
abstract fun deleteNotInList(ids: List<String>): Int

Room generates code that doesn't clean cursor and generated statements (on the image below, compare how the method one doesn't use cursor, and doesn't call release() methods, compared to the bottom one which calls cursor.close(); method names and queries are slightly different there, cause I simplified the snippets):

In this scenario statements are kept in memory un-released, and the releasing shifts to GC phase, inside finalize() method. And finalize() in SqlCipher (SQLiteCompiledSql) in turn needs to lock the Database in order to release the statement:

Problem is that the Database might be locked for a long transaction for more than 10 sec (or a batch of shorter transactions, awakening order using such locks isn't guaranteed and isn't fair).
GC watchdog crashes the thread when it reaches 10/20 seconds depending on the OS/JVM exact version.
Solution
Is to rewrite all DELETE / UPDATE using IN operator with manual raw queries like this:
@RawQuery
abstract fun deleteNotInListRaw(query: SimpleSQLiteQuery): Int

fun deleteNotInList(
    ids: List<String>
) {
    deleteNotInListRaw(
        SimpleSQLiteQuery(
            "DELETE FROM table WHERE id NOT IN (${ids.joinToString(prefix = "'", postfix = "'", separator = "','")})"
        )
    )
}

In this case the query uses cursor and closes it after deletion is done, still locking database but not on GC phase and on the dedicated thread.
P.S.
There're more stable long term solutions possible but they needs to be implemented on the Room / SqlCipher sides.
In the given state, SqlCipher can be refactored to not lock the database on GC phase. There's an open issue for that: https://github.com/sqlcipher/android-database-sqlcipher/issues/537
Room should probably fix the codegen and use the query builder and generate statement closure lines, there's no open issues there, but I'll double check this thought later and will raise this as an issue with them.
For us this has seemingly solved the issue completely.
Note that all DELETE / UPDATE queries using IN / NOT IN operators and probably some other operators that prevent Room from precompiling the query (due to runtime params) cause this. You can check the codegen to verify that generated code calls either cursor.close() or statement.release()


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Colombian Hooker Flap a Microcosm of Administration's Problems
In news that must have left my friends at the New York Post – never mind the gang at "The Daily Show" – with a renewed confidence that ours is a just and beneficent God, the White House has been caught covering up a scandal involving a Cartagena hooker. The phrase "Cartagena hooker" alone is a mellifluous gift to ink-stained wretches everywhere, but the revelation that the White House reassigned the alleged client of the aforementioned Andean call girl to the State Department's office of "Global Women's Issues" is the sort of flourish Tom Wolfe or Chris Buckley wouldn't dare attempt as satire.
In news that must have left my friends at the New York Post – never mind the gang at "The Daily Show" – with a renewed confidence that ours is a just and beneficent God, the White House has been caught covering up a scandal involving a Cartagena hooker.
The phrase "Cartagena hooker" alone is a mellifluous gift to ink-stained wretches everywhere, but the revelation that the White House reassigned the alleged client of the aforementioned Andean call girl to the State Department's office of "Global Women's Issues" is the sort of flourish Tom Wolfe or Chris Buckley wouldn't dare attempt as satire.
Let us back up for a moment. Two years ago, the Secret Service was humiliated in a terrible scandal. Agents sent to prepare for a presidential trip to Colombia availed themselves of the local service industry, as it were. The local cops were called in when one agent refused to compensate a woman for services rendered, contradicting ancient advice about the oldest profession: You don't pay for the sex; you pay for the hooker to leave. Hats off to the Cartagena constabulary for their diligence in enforcing contract rights. Ten agents lost their jobs.
On April 23, 2012, then-White House press secretary Jay Carney said there were "no specific, credible allegations of misconduct by anyone on the White House advance team or the White House staff."
"Nevertheless," Carney said, "out of due diligence, the White House Counsel's office has conducted a review … (and) came to the conclusion that there's no indication that any member of the White House advance team engaged in any improper conduct or behavior."
If the Washington Post's exhaustive exclusive this week is to believed, that was what experts would call a lie. Secret Service investigators told the White House that Jonathan Dach also had too good a time in Cartagena. Dach, then a Yale law student, was a volunteer for the White House advance team. The lead investigator for the Department of Homeland Security – which oversees the Secret Service – says he was told "to withhold and alter certain information in the report of investigation because it was potentially embarrassing to the administration."
One such piece of information was that Dach "was not charged for additional guest as a benefit of Hilton Honor Member."
Membership has its privileges.
That guest, investigators found, had advertised herself as a prostitute on the Internet, complete with a photo of herself scantily clad in front of signs that read, "Summit of the Americas." Perhaps she was just a student of international diplomacy specializing in ameliorating the deficiencies of soft power?
The lead investigator and two of his aides say they were put on administrative leave when they questioned what they believed to be a naked political cover-up.
If the allegations are true, we're left with this question: Why did the White House go to such lengths to conceal the event? Dach broke no laws in Cartagena, the alleged tryst took place in a so-called "tolerance zone" where prostitution is legal. Surely the White House isn't against tolerance.
There are two likely answers. The first is obvious and laid out in the Post's reporting. The White House didn't want a scandal in an election year. The second answer, also suggested by the report, is that while Dach was an inconsequential gnome in the White House's massive political operation, Dach's father, Leslie, was a big donor to the Obama campaign. A former lobbyist for Wal-Mart, Leslie Dach gave $23,900 in 2008 and worked with Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign.
Neither answer excludes the other, and both speak volumes about this White House's problems. The underlying scandal is fairly minor. But if the White House would falsify records and lie to the public about this, is it really so hard to imagine that it would deceive the public – and Congress – about larger issues like, say, Benghazi? (Just this week, former Obama Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly that the infamous White House talking points on the attack were essentially bogus.)
But it also speaks to the seedy way Obama talks about politics generally. The president loves to denounce a cynical system where politics comes before the public good. He rails about a system where fat cats live by a different set of rules than the little guy, and money buys special treatment and access. But the way he operates runs completely counter to all that. Which is why the only person to come out of this scandal in an honorable light is the Cartagena hooker.
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For many children and young people this time of year is one full of stress – whether its SATS, GSCEs or A levels, at exam time it can be tricky to relax. So today I'm really delighted to have a post all about the link between reading for pleasure and relaxation from Nicola Morgan, author of Blame My Brain – The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed and (July 2014) The Teenage Guide to Stress, both from Walker Books.
Nicola would love your help – read on to find out about reading, relaxing and how children and young people in your families, schools and book groups could get involved in some interesting research!
It does make sense, doesn't it? As Dr Lewis suggests, "By losing yourself in a thoroughly engrossing book, you can escape from the worries and stresses of the everyday world…" We, as keen readers, feel that it must be true.
So, ignoring the lack of sufficient proof, I've included reading to relax in The Teenage Guide to Stress. I even give it a name: readaxation – the act of reading specifically to relax.
They're under more pressure to work hard than when they were younger, and may feel guilty about relaxing.
They have more social distractions now. Peer pressure is important – it's how teenagers find their place in social structures outside the home they're going to leave soon.
Why am I telling you this, when you know these things? Because I want your help.
Since we lack sufficient research, let's do it ourselves, in our reading groups, schools and families. OK, I know this won't be scientific. But indulge me and let's do an interesting project!
a) Tell people about the survey – suitable for all readers, though under-12s may need help.
b) Give the Readaxation Diary to reading groups/students/anyone willing to fill it in for a week.
c) If you have time, let me know the results. I'd love to know how many pupils noticed a reduction in stress after reading.
Yes, let's do it! My thanks to Nicola for such an interesting post today, and best of luck to all book group members who have exams coming up!
Click here to download the Readaxation diary to use at home, in your book group or at school!
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Electoral College Map Looks Extremely Promising for Mitt Romney
By Jacob Shmukler
When thinking about who is likely to win a presidential election, it is important to focus on the tallies of the Electoral College rather than the popular vote. On that basis, it's safe to say that if Mitt Romney can take Ohio, Florida, and Virginia, this race looks extremely promising for the former governor. And I would suggest, on the basis of fairly simple reasoning, that the president should be extremely worried about his chances in those states.
Looking back at the results of 2008, we know that the races in each of those states were all won by Obama by a margin of about 200,000 votes in each state (Florida, Ohio, Virginia). That means that approximately 2% of the entire voting population decided the contest in Florida and less than 4% in Ohio. That's an extremely small margin for President Obama, and one that seems almost impossible to defend given the complete reversal of enthusiasm and momentum across parties. To put it another way, it's hard to see how Obama could pick up nearly as many McCain voters as Romney will secure from 2008 Obama backers.
The evidence for this is everywhere. Take the endorsements of major newspapers across the country as a bellwether: the New York Times reports that Romney has picked up 18 papers that previously endorsed Obama in 2008, compared to Obama's capture of just three. Among voters, the Washington Post reported on the "Obama defectors" who plan to switch their vote to Romney this time around. More precisely, 16% of Obama's 2008 backers are either switching to Romney, another candidate, or remain undecided, a rate that the president cannot possibly overcome in Florida and Ohio (see above) if he hopes to take those states.
This doesn't mean Obama cannot win, it just means I don't see how he hangs on in those three key swing states when the margin last time – for an election that was basically a blowout – was already razor thin. Sure, more of his base may show up this time, or fewer Republicans, but that seems unlikely given how excited Democrats were last time to show the country they were sick of President Bush, his policies, and his party. Anyone who thinks Democrats can draw more reliably left-leaning voters out in 2012 than in 2008 must have some serious amnesia about how excited that bloc was to vote against Bush's successor last time.


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[post_ads]There's already plenty of debate over the Trump administration's plan to freeze fuel-economy and vehicle pollution standards as states like California vow to fight the relaxed rules, and even automakers signal their intent to press on developing cleaner cars. But one sector that is quietly cheering the proposal? U.S. oil producers.
Bloomberg reports that oil-industry leaders have supported the move behind the scenes, with companies including Marathon Petroleum, Koch Companies Public Sector LLC and the refiner Andeavor disclosing lobbying activity on the issue this year. They've argued that the Obama-era standards Trump proposes to sweep aside are outdated, established when the U.S. was over-reliant on foreign oil, and that they don't reflect huge increases in U.S. exports of crude oil and petroleum products since then.
"We come from a free-market perspective, where we believe consumers should have a choice in their vehicles, and they can weigh all the appropriate factors — be it size, horsepower, utility or fuel economy," Derrick Morgan, senior vice president of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers trade group, which advocated for the changes in a meeting at the White House in June, told Bloomberg. "We trust individual consumers to make the right decisions; we don't think Washington or Sacramento should be making all those determinations."
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The Trump administration's proposal would freeze fuel-efficiency standards at 2020 levels — about 37 miles per gallon by 2026, down from the Obama administration's nearly 47 mpg — and weaken electric vehicle mandates. It said the freeze would boost U.S. oil consumption by around 500,000 barrels of oil a day by the 2030s, decrease vehicle-related fatalities by encourage consumers to buy new, safer cars — Autoblogscrutinizes that claim here — and lower projected regulatory costs for automakers by $319 billion through 2029.
Two auto trade groups representing GM, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen and others have said that despite the administration's proposal, they continue to support efforts to improve fuel economy and "incentivize advanced technologies."
In an analysis of the proposed freeze, the researchers at the Rhodium Group noted that future oil prices would play a major role in determining the overall effect of the relaxed standards, since higher oil prices push consumers into smaller, more fuel-efficient cars (though of course, modern crossovers are quickly closing the fuel-economy gap on sedans). It notes that light trucks last year made up 65 percent of total U.S. vehicle sales, up from 50 percent in 2012, when oil prices peaked.
It said the freeze would equate to between $193 billion and $236 billion in additional cumulative fuel costs for consumers by 2035.
Not lost on many opponents of the freeze is the fact that nations around the world are experiencing extreme weather — triple-digit heat waves in Japan, wildfires in Sweden, Greece and California, and drought in South Africa — that scientists are directly tying to climate change, brought about in significant part by burning fossil fuels.
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Here Are Six Off-Season Moves the Reds Need to Make
Chad Dotson - October 5, 2021
The best Cincinnati team in years is just a few proactive steps from being a World Series contender in 2022. Joey Votto deserves management's full support for making a real playoff run.
Remembering the Good Old Days of the 2021 Cincinnati Reds
Chad Dotson - September 28, 2021
What's your narrative of this season: Meaningful baseball in September or late-season collapse? Rowdy, budding stars or a poorly constructed roster? Let's discuss.
The Latest Crisis in Reds Leadership
Last week's sudden resignation of the team's top two minor league officials raises more doubts about the Reds' commitment to winning.
The Reds Stumble to Find the Playoffs' Promised Land
Luckily, while Cincinnati has dropped six straight series, their competition for the final Wild Card spot (Padres, Cardinals, Phillies) are also losing.
Unlikely Heroes Step Up to Help the Reds
Chad Dotson - September 7, 2021
Would Cincinnati still be in the playoff race without breakout seasons from Tyler Naquin, Vladimir Gutierrez, and Kyle Farmer? It's doubtful.
Reds Fans, Let's Live in the Moment!
Chad Dotson - August 31, 2021
The good times never last with Cincinnati's baseball club, so enjoy this year's playoff push while you can.
It's a Great Week to Be a Reds Fan
Cincinnati took care of business in the past week and beat the teams they needed to, and now head to Milwaukee for a big three-game series.
Who Is the Reds' Starting Pitcher in the Wild Card Game?
Our long-suffering Reds columnist dreams of the playoffs and argues for a surprising starter to take the mound in a must-win game.
Why Joe Morgan Was the Best Reds Player of All Time
The team's celebration of Joe Morgan Day last weekend was well deserved, but he still somehow keeps flying under the fans' radar.
One Step Up, Two Steps Back for the Reds
Chad Dotson - August 3, 2021
Relief pitching help was obtained at the trade deadline, but the teams Cincinnati is chasing for a playoff spot got better too, with higher-profile additions.


Recently I've focused on retaking rules for developers, where rules aim to be a developer-friendly way to untagle complex logic. Yet some problems call for policy changes without the involvement of developers. We need a simple way to write simple rules.
One approach is to offer a minimal Domain-Specific Language focused on the policy our users need to change. In this post we take a simple example, write a DSL, parse it, validate it, and run it against some data. We'll use the excellent Instaparse library to define the grammar and create the parse tree, and convert that tree into rules executable with Clara.
discount my-discount 15 when customer status is platinum.
discount extra-discount 10 when customer status is gold and total value > 200.
promotion free-widget-month free-widget when customer status is gold and order month is august.
Rule engines are a good fit for declarative DSLs because rule engines themselves are declarative. We can see the rule-like structure in the above example: apply this policy when that set of conditions is true.
"Converts a business rule string into Clara productions."
;; TODO: convert DSL to Clara rule structures.
The of angle brackets indicate productions to omit from the abstract syntax tree and replace by their children. This isn't strictly necessary, but simplifies things when transform the tree.
"discount my-discount 15 when customer status is platinum.
discount my-discount 15 when customeer status is platinum.
Great! The error is pretty clear and gives the user options how to fix it. Instaparse does a great job at this.
Alright, let's get back on track and imagine our user fixed the error. We now have a nice parse tree…we just need to convert it into rules. One way to do this is write a map function that goes through each top-level production and returns a Clara rule. This is a fine approach, and may be a better fit depending on the transformation needed. But in this case I'm going to take advantage of another feature of Instaparse: the ability to apply arbitrary transformations to productions in the tree.
The simplest example is we want to replace productions like [:NUMBER "15"] with…the actual number 15. This tends to be useful for things like, you know, math.
(->> "discount my-discount 15 when customer status is platinum."
:FACTTYPE gets transformed to a Clojure type. In this case we just use Clojure records.
:DISCOUNT and :PRODUCTION get transformed into actual Clara rules, built on the transformations above! These match the clara.rules.schema/Production Prismatic Schema.
;; Convert promotion strings to keywords.
That's it! This works because the transformations build on top of lower-level transformations. For instance, the :CONDITION transformation is given a fact-type and an operator because those were transformed by the :FACTTYPE and :OPERATOR transformations, respectively. Users could choose to leave out lower-level transformations and have :CONDITION do all of the work, but the above approach shows the power of this Instaparse feature.
(->> "discount my-discount 15 when customer status is platinum.
promotion free-widget-month free-widget when customer status is gold and order month is august."
Now we have a sequence of rules we can run! We can pass this directly into the mk-session function and create an actual rule session!
And that's it! The complete code for this is in clara-examples. Details on Instaparse can be found on the Instaparse github page and Clara documentation is at clara-rules.org. You can also reach me on twitter @ryanbrush.
Finally, we once again see how powerful Clojure's composable design is. The Instaparse and Clara libraries were built completely independently, but since both use functional transformations of immutable data structures we were able to combine them to create something useful in a small amount of code. Plus hacking on this stuff is just plain fun.
UPDATE: I posted an answer to a follow up question to this thread in the Clara Google group. If there are other topics, please feel free to use that thread or create a new one.


Loads of waiters and waitresses have posted pictures on Facebook and Instagram lately of reciepts from customers who have left them either epically horrible or awesome tips. Here are some tips for servers who wants to increase their tips.
1) Touch your customers. Servers who touched their customer's shoulders or hand tend to recieve bigger tips: Customers left an average of 2 percent higher of a tip when touched on the shoulder, and 5 percent higher when touched twice on the palm of hand.
2) Be Blonde. Blonde waitresses recieve larger tips than servers with any other hair color.
3) Draw a smiley face on the reciept, but only if you're a woman!!


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£1,000 Grant To Support Local Group
Last Updated on: Thursday, 7 August, 2014 at: 4:31pm
The Town Mayor presenting the cheque to cadets of 3 Troop at their premises in Fordingbridge
Ringwood Town Mayor, Cllr Barbara Woodifield recently presented a grant aid cheque of £1,000 to 3 Troop Fordingbridge, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force towards the cost of a replacement trailer and other equipment.
SI Bowler of 3 Troop thanked the Council for its support and funding, which would enable the Troop to purchase desperately needed equipment.
With no Cadet Units available within Ringwood many of the detachment at Fordingbridge is made up of young people from Ringwood who must make the journey there once or twice a week. The cadets regularly support activities in Ringwood such as Carnival and will be supporting the new Christmas Lights event in December.
This meeting has been cancelled
This meeting has been cancelled.
Planning, Town & Environment (*)
*This meeting is on the second Friday of the month instead of the first due to the Bank Holiday falling on Friday 3 April.
Town Assembly & Full Town Council Meeting
7:00 pmGateway Square
This meeting has been cancelled following consultation between the Town Clerk and the Chairman of the Recreation, Leisure and Open Spaces Committee


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It's Satan's responsibility to make us think we need this or that to be happy. When we realize we have everything we need in Jesus to be happy, we'll overcome that sense of thinking we need something else to be happy.
Remaining in a constant state of joy is a daily battle. If we listen to the devil and let him show us all the things we don't have that will make our lives "happier," we'll constantly be depressed and/or pursuing exterior things in the hopes of being happy. The problem with this pursuit is there will always be more things.
With Jesus, we have all we need. Through Him, we have every promise from God and we have every desire within our hearts. We may have to wait on certain things but, we have a guarantee that those desires will manifest. If we think long enough, we can maintain a sense of joy based on all the things He's done in our lives up to this point.
Don't lose your joy by listening to the devil. Meditate on the goodness of God for all the things He's done and praise God that through the blood of Jesus we'll eventually attain every promise of God.


Esta magnifica obra de EMILIO AMBASZ & ASSOCIATES ha sido considerada acorde al concepto paisajista por su bajo impacto ambiental y su concepto minimalista.
CASA de RETIRO ESPIRITUAL was designed by Emilio Ambasz in 1975. This house, that has been thought to be by some, a minimalist idea, and by others a deconstructionist fable, is, instead, an unclassifiable statement about architectural essentials and beauty.
"The design that first brought Emilio Ambasz to international attention as an architect is one of the most compelling architectural images of our time. Unforgettably, two tall white walls rise like sails from a green sea of grass. A steep cantilevered staircase climbs each of the walls to meet at the right-angled juncture of the two white sheets.
This dual mirror like image soars mysteriously above a square sunken courtyard. Beyond this lies the house itself, waiting to be discovered, its alcove-like-rooms spread out amid serpentine skylights and openings."
This unique home, designed in 1975, subsequently went on to win the 1980 'Progressive Architecture Award', which equated to a categorical recognition of the progressional statement that is Casa de Retiro Espiritual. With this project Ambasz sought to go back to the origins of architecture. The result is a building that seems to stand for the essence of architecture.
Emilio Ambasz, considered one of the most foremost architects in the world, was originally commissioned to undertake this work under the premise of creating a chic country retreat. This brief has been achieved but something much more poignant has been created here. Ambasz has constructed a house that is irrevocably at union with its natural environment, a place of spiritual reconciliation fusing the relationships between nature and architecture.
This house was devised both as a receptacle for the changing play of light and mood as well as a carefully choreographed series of experiences. It is unmistakable due to the towering walls that form a visual centrepiece, these serve to protect, define and cover the house, essentially they act as an icon for the house residing below hidden by a blanket of green.
The house has been described as an 'Andalusian Dream', situated within 600 hectares of lush countryside of olive groves, evergreen trees and overlooking a sparkling lake, it is an oasis of calm, ideal for contemplation and reverie. This rural setting plays in dramatic contrast to the stark ascetic appearance of the angular forms that dominate the skyline. The house shows strong Moorish and Arabic influences, especially evident in the positioning of the patio at the heart of the house, a focal living space for traditional households.
Embasz shows through his design his recognition of the responsibility architects have to protect the land. The house is reconciled in its environment, it makes a welcome addition to the scenery rather than taking away from its beauty. When the house was first conceived in the mid 1970's it represented the green ideal in its own productive garden estate. And therein lies its appeal, this is essentially a house in which you can enjoy contemplative reclusion within a structure epitomised by stark and boldly dramatic design.


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Katedrála Nanebevzetí blahoslavené Panny Marie ve městě León na západě Nikaragui je významná církevní stavba.

Její výstavba probíhala od roku 1747 až do začátku 19. století. Je vystavěna v barokním, později i v neoklasicistním stylu. Katedrála je jednou z největších církevních staveb ve Střední Americe.  Pro katedrálu je charakteristická střízlivost vnitřní výzdoby a dostatek přirozeného světla v interiéru. V katedrále jsou pohřbeny významné osobnosti historie Nikaraguy - např. Rubén Darío.

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There's some good news for fans of jumping off rooftops and killing redcoats: Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered will be coming to PCs and modern consoles in March of this year. The game is based on the background of the American Revolution.
The game looks much better than before and the experience is much more fluid as well. What's more, Assassin's Creed Odyssey season pass holders will get the game completely for free! Today, Ubisoft announced that the company would be releasing the remastered edition of the title next month on all three major platforms, that is, on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 family of consoles.
If you're keen on getting back to assassinating the bad guys with flourish and flair, you'll be able to pick up Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered on March 29, 2019. This could be the ideal opportunity to pick up the title for those who may have missed out on its original release, or for those who have not yet played Liberation, which was initially a PS Vita exclusive.
The storm was so intense that it darkened the sky for months, preventing sunlight from reaching the rover's solar panels. The scientist said the machine "has given us a larger world". "Mars is now part of our neighbourhood".
Assassin's Creed III is now available for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. This still provides a peek into what Ubisoft is capable of, opening the doors for the franchise's real stars to shine one day in full 4K glory.
This being said, Assassin's Creed III Remastered coming to Switch shouldn't be all that surprising in the first place. Now, it seems that AC3's arrival on Switch could be happening after all.


What Products Do I Use to Paint a Livewell?
A livewell is a tank found on many fishing boats that is used to keep bait and caught fish alive. It works by pumping fresh water from the surrounding body into the tank, as well as keeping the water aerated.
Most live wells on boats are made of fiberglass and usually coated with gelcoat. For more information on applying gelcoat see our How to Apply Gelcoat article.
In the case that your live well is aluminum you can apply Aluma Hawk, available in white, to the aluminum surface.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Frequently Asked Questions, Gelcoat, Gelcoat Spray Guns and tagged bait, live well, livewell on February 26, 2019 by Jason Revie.
Can I change the color or tint my paint?
For most paints, in order to guarantee efficacy, the only way we recommend changing the color of paints is to mix like paints, ie. Mixing Aluma Hawk with Aluma Hawk. We do not recommend addition of "universal" tints or pigments into our products. Many customers desire an antifouling paint in a deep, dark blue and this can be achieved by mixing blue and black.
Gel coats and resins can have a tint added, no more than 1 oz per quart, which can limit the effect. Another option is to mix two gelcoat colors, such as white and red for pink.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Bottom Paint, Gelcoat, Supermarine Options, Topside Paint and tagged change the color, change the color of boat paint, change the color of gel coat, change the color of paint, darken the color, lighten the color, mix paint colors, tint paint on January 29, 2018 by Jason Revie.
Can Aluma Hawk Paint be used with Tuff Stuff Epoxy Primer?
The direct answer is Yes.
Sea Hawk Tuff Stuff Epoxy Primer is an effective water barrier and universal primer. When applied to metal hulled boats it can serve as corrosion protection below the waterline. Therefore many boaters want to have that sort of protection on their Jon boat, and apply Aluma Hawk Boat Paint on top.
When over-coating Tuff Stuff Epoxy Primer it is important to meet the required over coating times in order to achieve the best adhesion because temperature and humidity have a direct impact on dry times. QUICK and EASY RULE: When the coating is dry to the touch, yet still has some tack, it is ready to be over coated. Your thumb will leave a print without lifting any epoxy. This is called hot-coating. However, if the coating is completely cured (or after 24 hours) it needs to be thoroughly sanded with 80 grit sand paper to remove the shine, or you must apply another coat of Tuff Stuff within 6 days. Then you have an additional 24 hour maximum window to overcoat with paint.
These two products are great on their own, but they can do so much more when working in conjunction with each other.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Epoxy on March 11, 2016 by Dustin Wilber.
When painting a boat used for hunting/fishing, such as a jon boat, typically a flat finish is desired so you'll want to use one of our camouflage paints. A primer coat is used to help the paint adhere to the aluminum surface and provides an extra layer of protection from corrosion. Or use Aluma Hawk, which is a paint and primer in one.
When using the Camouflage Paint Spray Kit or Duralux Camouflage Paint on bare aluminum apply two coats of Duralux Zinc Chromate . If using the Aluminum Boat Paint Green or Aluma Hawk (available in Black, Jon Boat Green, Blue, Sand or Aluminum Grey), these serve as paint and primer in one. For more application details see our 'how to paint an aluminum jon boat' article. This should be used when you desire a dull flat finish.
If you desire a gloss finish, look to the Duralux Marine Enamel or Super Marine paints for other options. Duralux High Gloss Marine Enamel is affordable, easy to apply and only recommended for above the waterline or moderate use on the bottom (a day or so in the water, not extended periods). This topside paint works best in very thin coats; see the prep recommendations found on product page on "how to use" tab. For aluminum application apply one coat of Duralux Zinc Chromate M739, Top with two full coats of Duralux Marine Enamel. The enamel works well thinned with M650 by Duralux.
You also have a choice from Blue Water Marine Paints that can be used above or below the waterline and come in a few different styles. The Revolution is a great option if you want to brush or roll the paint. It is easy to work with, holds its color well, and outshines some more expensive coatings. Another option, Supreme Urethane, is super durable and will endure the toughest of conditions and the only paint recommended for extended periods under water. Both of these paints are also available in your choice of sheen: satin or gloss. Click on "view more" for the paint and use the Specification and How To Use tabs for detailed instructions, coverage and preparation on any of the product pages. For aluminum application see details on each product page for the primer process. When priming aluminum use either Blue Water Marine Etching Primer (SM 664D) or TS-780 Mono Epoxy Primer.
You have many options when painting aluminum. Your use of the boat, allotted budget, and amount of time you want to spend on the project may help determine the right paint for you. For more information see our 'topside boat paint options'.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Topside Paint and tagged aluminum boat paint, camo paints, paint aluminum boat on October 14, 2014 by Jason Revie.
As aluminum boats age they show various signs of wear and tear. One of these signs may be a leaking seam or rivet. Over time, rivets can stretched and loosen, causing a gap in the hull integrity and this results in a leak. The solution to this problem is fairly simple and may be fixed at home using just a few tools and know-how. So, how should this problem be addressed?
The first step is to find the exact seam or rivet that needs repair. To do this, put the boat in water and observe carefully. You could also put water inside the boat and see where it allows the water to escape from.
The second step is assessing the extent of damage to the rivet or seam. If the seam is too wide to be filled or caulked, it will need additional rivets in combination with a sealant product. If the damage is easily visible a sealant or caulk will be sufficient.
There are hundreds of products out there that claim to fix leaks and seal cracks. How do you know which to choose? The Bottom Paint Store has done most of the hard work for you and can confidently recommend 2 products that really work.
Hawk Epoxy is an excellent product to repair aluminum hulls. We recommend getting one of the Hawk Epoxy Kits that will contain everything you need for filling in the aluminum. Hawk Epoxy is a versatile product that can be used for many other application too. Everyone should own this kit!
If your hull is bare aluminum you can cover the entire surface with a high build epoxy primer to help seal and protect it such as Tuff Stuff. For application details see our link for application of a marine epoxy.
Now that your leaky rivets and seams have been repaired, you are ready to paint! Check out this How To Article for more information on how to paint your aluminum vessel.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Boat Maintenance, Boat Repairs, Epoxy, Frequently Asked Questions, Marine Epoxy and tagged aluminum pitting, g flex, hawk epoxy kit, lifecaulk sealant on October 8, 2014 by Jason Revie.
If you do not have any coatings at all on the bottom of the boat, we suggest to sand the pontoons with 80 grit and then apply Tuff Stuff High Build Epoxy. It is a water tight barrier coat designed for use under the waterline and with aluminum hulls. Tuff Stuff will insure that you protect the aluminum from corrosion, and also aid in the adhesion of the antifouling paint. Use 2 coats. You can apply the 2nd coat within a couple of hours of the first coat. See detailed instructions at "How to Apply Marine Epoxy Primer".
After you apply Tuff Stuff marine epoxy primer on hull, be sure to use an aluminum safe antifouling paint. The bottom paint needs to be applied the same day as the Tuff Stuff marine epoxy primer. Antifoulants in general are designed to repel hard growth. For soft growth you should have an additional biocide that help with the algae. Smart Solution is an excellent antifoul for aluminum pontoons used in salt water as well as Mission Bay for fresh or salt water.
WARNING: You should only use an aluminum safe antifouling like Mission Bay or Smart Solution. Using any other type of copper based antifouling could severely damage your pontoons and will cause corrosion, pitting and eventually holes in your pontoon boat.
If you do not need antifouling paint and are in fresh water, we suggest using one of the products located in the "How to Paint an Aluminum Jon Boat" article.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Bottom Paint and tagged apply paint to pontoon boat, bottom paint on pontoon boat, pontoon boat paint, pontoon boat paint application on September 20, 2012 by Jason Revie.
Jon Boats are flat bottom boats manufactured for easy maneuverability in shallow water. The most used material for construction is aluminum, making them lightweight and durable for fishing and hunting. A camouflage paint job is a good idea for hunters using a Jon boat to help blend into the surrounding land and water; choose your favorite color of marine enamel that come in over 15 colors and a higher gloss than camouflage paint. The easiest and most popular paint for your boat is the aluminum boat paint green or Aluma Hawk. These are both a paint/primer in one that can be applied to most surfaces with little preparation needed.
Make sure you have a location for painting your jon boat that is free from blowing dust and debris (a garage is ideal).
Surface Prep: The surface must be dry and free of grease, wax, dirt, or other foreign matter. Scrape off all loose paint and dull any gloss area with a light sanding or power brushing. Remove all dust with a cloth dampened with paint thinner and allow to dry, you can use wax and grease remover or acetone. Sand the existing jon boat paint surface or bare aluminum with 80-100 grit sandpaper.
Use a paint scraper or sander to remove any peeling paint or areas that are likely to cause peeling on your new paint. Don't worry about scratches because these will make it easier for the new paint to adhere by etching the surface. Use a soft bristled brush to make sure you remove all debris left from sanding.
A primer coat is used to help the paint adhere to the jon boat aluminum surface and provides an extra layer of protection from corrosion. When using the Camouflage Paint Spray Kit, Duralux Camouflage Paint, or Marine Enamel on bare aluminum apply two coats of Duralux Zinc Chromate after sanding. If using the Aluminum Boat Paint Green or Aluma Hawk, these can be your primer and paint.
If you choose to use a simple one-step system on your bare aluminum jon boat, then Duralux Aluminum Boat Paint Green or Aluma Hawk (available in Black, Jon Boat Green, Sand/Tan, Blue, White or Aluminum Grey) are an excellent choice since is can be used as a primer/paint in one over bare aluminum. You should prep the surface as stated above, and then wipe down the bare aluminum jon boat with white vinegar prior to coating. This acts like an acid and will "etch" the surface for better adhesion. You will need to apply two coats of this flat finish paint.
To make the inside have a non-skid surface use the Duralux Non-Skid with the Duralux products and the Non-Skid by Sea Hawk with the Alumi Hawk. See the 'how to apply non-skid paints' for more details.
This entry was posted in Aluminum Application, Fishing/Hunting Camoflage Paints, Frequently Asked Questions and tagged aluma hawk, aluminum, aluminum boat paint, duralux aluminum boat paint, paint a jon boat, paint for aluminum boat, sea hawk paints aluma hawk on March 14, 2011 by Jason Revie.


Saracens lock Maro Itoje looks set to make his first England start after Joe Launchbury was ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland.
Launchbury had pulled up in training with a sore hamstring but England had expected the Wasps lock to make Ireland's visit to Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
But the 24-year-old was ruled out on Wednesday evening with Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes called up to replace him.
It was anticipated that Launchbury would take part in England's third game of the tournament but after further consultation with team medical staff it has been decided he is unfit to play.
The lock will now return back to his club (Wasps) for further treatment on a hamstring injury.


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Perimeter Solutions, one of the world's leading producers of fire retardants, foams, and water enhancing gels for managing wildland, industrial, and municipal fires, today announced it has agreed to acquire Solberg, the firefighting foam products division of Amerex Corporation. Solberg produces advanced firefighting foam concentrate technologies and markets those under three brands: RE-HEALING™, ARTIC™, and FIRE-BREAK™.
Solberg foam products address rising demand for technology that meet stringent fire performance criteria, and environmental safety standards. The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based company brings 50 years of foam technology formulating expertise to Perimeter Solutions, including a new generation of environmentally friendly technology free from fluorosurfactants and fluoropolymers.
"The addition of Solberg to the Perimeter family furthers our focus on advanced firefighting technology and expands our global reach in market-preferred foam products," said Edward Goldberg, President & CEO, Perimeter Solutions. "We are excited to bring the best-in-class products and services to an expanding group of valued customers."
Global Fire Suppressant Supply Position
Perimeter Solutions plans to integrate Solberg's operations within its existing manufacturing and sales ecosystem to expand its global technology and supply position in fire suppressant foam technology.
"Perimeter is pushing to create new, highly effective, yet environmentally friendly fire suppressant products," said Seth Barker, Commercial Director Suppressants, Perimeter Solutions. "We expect to combine Solberg's employees and technologies with our own and leverage the expertise of both businesses to accelerate the creation of new products that surpass market expectations in the areas of performance and environmental protection. We are excited to add the Solberg team to Perimeter, and we look forward to working and growing together to offer our customers the best solutions in the market."
Perimeter Solutions holds a major manufacturing position in Class A foam products for municipal and wildland firefighting in North America and is a top innovator with superior technology capabilities in the Class B foam market globally. The Solberg acquisition enhances Perimeter Solutions' manufacturing capabilities with an additional state-of-the-art foam concentrate production facility in North America and expanded footprint in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Perimeter Solutions expects to close the transaction by year-end 2018.
Auxquimia will be supporting fire industry during JOIFF International Industrial Fire & Explosion Hazard Management Conference 2018


Here's a closer look at John Synco's photo of the "Holy Remo".
Looking at the photo, you may have noticed that the remi both have light-blue and white stripes. When I saw them, I had a feeling the photo was taken at Società Canottieri Francesco Querini - a rowing club in Castello, a fact that John Synco confirmed when I met him at Sunset Gondola.
Francesco Querini was a maritime hero from Venice, who, among other things, died on the ice during an expedition to the North Pole.
The Querini rowing club is known for many things, but their claim to fame is an 18-man boat known as a "disdotona". I'm told she's 24 meters long!
There are many similar boats, but none as long and with so many rowers.
I had the opportunity to row on a 14-man, 22 meter "Quatordesona" version in the 2005 Regata Storica. There are only a few of these high capacity, extra-long boats, and each one is the pride of it's rowing club. Some can be broken down into sections - more manageable in shipping.
In July of 2004, the Querini club brought their disdotona to Henley, England to participate in a regata there.
A number of Venetian boats are kept and rowed there by a club known as City Barge, so it was a good fit...and a great excuse for at least 18 Italians to drink some Guiness.
When something so large as a disdotona travels across a continent, it's a big deal. The folks at Querini had a huge banner on display that John Synco got a picture of.


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Il Gruppo del Goldberg (in tedesco Goldberggruppe) è un gruppo montuoso degli Alti Tauri. Si trova in Austria (Salisburghese e Carinzia).

Classificazione

Secondo la SOIUSA il Gruppo del Goldberg è un supergruppo alpino con la seguente classificazione:
 Grande Parte = Alpi Orientali
 Grande Settore = Alpi Centro-orientali
 Sezione = Alpi dei Tauri occidentali
 Sottosezione = Alti Tauri
 Supergruppo = Gruppo del Goldberg
 Codice = II/A-17.II-E.

Secondo l'AVE costituisce il gruppo n. 42 di 75 nelle Alpi Orientali.

Suddivisione
Secondo la SOIUSA il Gruppo del Goldberg è suddiviso in due gruppi e cinque sottogruppi:
 Gruppo del Sonnblick (11)
 Catena Hocharn-Schareck (11.a)
 Catena del Mannlkogel (11.b)
 Catena Silberpfennig-Türchlwand (11.c)
 Catena del Sandfeld (11.d)
 Catena del Feldsee (11.e)
 Gruppo del Sadnig (12)

Vette
Le vette principali sono:
Hocharn - 3.254 m
Schareck - 3.123 m
Grieswies-Schwarzkogel - 3.116 m
Hoher Sonnblick - 3.106 m
Baumbachspitze - 3.105 m
Krumlkeeskopf - 3.101 m
Roter Mann - 3.097 m
Sandkopf - 3.090 m
Arlthöhe - 3.084 m
Goldbergspitze - 3.073 m

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Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Alpi dei Tauri occidentali
Gruppi montuosi del Salisburghese
Gruppi montuosi della Carinzia
Supergruppi alpini


The Estate has a number of rural properties to rent. All meet current electrical and gas standards. We will be upgrading properties over the next few years so that they are more energy efficient and all E or above on the EPC register. The Montreal Estate has already tapped into the Eco Grant scheme run under the Green Deal to upgrade insulation on properties on the Estate.
If you are interested in renting any of the Estate properties please do email the Estate office on enquiries@themontrealestate.co.uk and we can add your name to the waiting list.
The Lodge is currently unavailable but the photos below give you a general indication of the condition of the Estate properties.
If you wish to add your name to the waiting list please do contact the Estate.


Abnormal is the New Normal………Right?!
When you visit Italy, it's best to wear a superman cape and be 3.
An afternoon in pictures……… We needed to have some beach time as our trip is drawing to a close. The day was sensational for it.
Miss Gremlin and Grand Master D did some cooking on the last night with Ma. They had a cake mix for a vanilla loaf cake. Ma didn't have a loaf tin so they made cupcakes instead.
We did so much today but I'm going to use the old saying ……..A picture is worth a thousand words and give you a few thousand to peruse.