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QOLSHARIF MOSQUE (MASJID QOLSHARIF)
Kazan, Russia
Thanks to its role as capital of the Kazan Khanate in the 15th and 16th centuries, Kazan has one of the oldest and largest Muslim communities in Russia. Kazan boasts numerous great mosques both ancient and modern, including the Masjid Qolsharif, the most important and magnificent mosque in Russia. The Masjid Qolsharif also enjoys the honor of being the second largest mosque in both Russia and Europe overall outside of Turkey. It now serves as both a mosque and a museum, as well as a symbol of the Tatar people, descendents of the Mongols who once ruled the region. The Masjid Qolsharif is part of the Kazan Kremlin UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Islam probably first appeared in what is now Russia sometime in the 8th or 9th centuries AD, working its way up from the Middle East in the narrow corridor between the Black and Caspian Seas. It may have even been the majority religion among the sparse populations of West-Central Asia in the early Middle Ages. According to tradition, Islam was one of the religions considered by Vladimir the Great to become the official religion of the Rus, but was rejected in favor of Orthodox Christianity in the late 10th century. Russia became loosely split between the Christian regions of the north and west closer to Europe, and the Muslim regions of the south and east closer to the Middle East.
Throughout the 13th century Western Asia was conquered bit by bit into the Mongol Empire, and most of the region's Muslim territories were absorbed into the Khanate of the Golden Horde. In subsequent years the Tatar khans adopted Islam as the state religion, and West Central Asia went from being a loose patchwork of small Muslim communities to a powerful, thriving Islamic state on the frontier of Christian Europe.
In the mid-1400s the Khanate of the Golden Horde broke up, leaving behind a number of smaller Tatar successor states. One of the most prominent and powerful of these was the Khanate of Kazan, named for the capital city of Kazan. Over the next century Kazan became one of the most important Muslim cities in Russia. Aside from being both a major center of Islamic religious and scholarly activity, it was also the closest large Muslim city to the population centers of the Rus, notably Novgorod.
In 1552, after three hundred years of Tatar-Muslim rule, Kazan was conquered by the armies of Russia under Ivan IV. As the story goes, Qolsharif, Kazan's most prominent religious leader, rallied his students to defend the Kazan Kremlin and the city's great mosque. Unfortunately he died in the attempt, and the mosque and most of the city were laid waste by the Russian army. Though it has been under Russian rule ever since, Kazan never widely adopted Orthodox Christianity, remaining instead the Czarist empire's most important Muslim city. In 1996, after more than four centuries, the great mosque was finally rebuilt and named in honor of its most famous Muslim son. Despite being a newcomer, the Masjid Qolsharif is regarded today as Russia's Islamic spiritual center.
The Masjid Qolsharif is one of Russia's largest and most modern mosques, second in size only to the even newer Central Dome Mosque in Chechnya. Effectively nothing remains of the original 16th century structure, and the current mosque dates entirely from the 1996 reconstruction. Although the architecture borrows elements that are of traditional Russian and traditional Tatar-Islamic origin, the mosque is unmistakably modern, especially in the details.
That said, its spectacular setting within the medieval walls of the Kazan Kremlin help to evoke a much earlier time period. This is especially true when the Masjid Qolsharif is viewed from a distance, where the upper half of the mosque, the dome and its minarets peak out majestically over the walls. While the Masjid Qolsharif is a fully functioning mosque, with daily prayer services, as part of the Kazan Kremlin it is also a working museum, with exhibits on Islamic culture and history in Russia.
The Masjid Qolsharif is located towards the southern end of the Kazan Kremlin in the heart of Kazan, approximately 425 miles east of Moscow. It is run as part of the Kremlin sites, and is open to both Muslims and non-Muslims. As of this writing no other visitor information was available. Web: www.kul-sharif.com (official website)
Kazan's Tatar district is home to many of the city's, and Russia's, most important and beautiful mosques. Among these are the Masjid Nurullah and the Masjid Acem. Russia's largest mosque, and the largest mosque in Europe outside of Turkey, is the Grozny Central Dome Mosque in Chechnya.
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Charlize Theron Sells L.A. Penthouse for $1.7 Million—See Inside the Posh Pad Here
By Anna Hecht
Feb 24, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
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Charlize Theron has sold her ritzy Los Angeles penthouse. The actress first bought the one-bedroom back in 2007 for $2.76 million and later sold the property in October, 2015, for $1.7 million, Variety reports.
Inside the two-floor condo, tenants can expect high ceilings, exposed air ducts, and expansive, steel windows for a New York City-loft vibe. Boasting three terraces, including one with a fireplace, the condo's layout allows for a unique living experience. Given that the apartment was originally used in the 1920s as a department store back, it's no wonder the home's interior has an added hint of grandeur and charm. To see for yourself, take a photo tour through the apartment here.
Terrace No. 1
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This is just one of the property's three terraces. Boasting a fireplace and scenic views, tenants can enjoy some fresh air while warming up next to the fire.
Outside the Condo Building
The view from outside the building is equally as impressive as inside. Located directly next to the cylindrical Capitol Records tower, the building faces one of Hollywood's famed landmarks.
The modern kitchen features top-of-the-line appliances, enormous counters, and a spacious layout.
Here is a picture of the property's second terrace that comes with the most scenic views.
The Main Floor
Probably the coolest thing about this penthouse is its open-concept floor plan. Here, you can see the layout of the home's main floor, complete with a glam sitting room.
This setup offers the most luxurious space to sit and chat with guests, while taking in some sunshine from the home's many windows.
The Dining Area
Here, we get a view of the dining room which leads straight into the kitchen for easy, accessible dinner parties. The host can cook and chat with guests all at once.
The Master Bedroom
Complete with wooden floors and high ceilings, this space makes for the perfect getaway after a long day.
1 of 8 Terrace No. 1
2 of 8 Outside the Condo Building
3 of 8 The Kitchen
5 of 8 The Main Floor
6 of 8 The Sitting Room
7 of 8 The Dining Area
8 of 8 The Master Bedroom


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Q: How to solve $\left(cos\left(2x\right)\right)^{2cos\left(3x\right)+4cos\left(x\right)-1}=\frac{1}{cos\left(2x\right)}$ How to solve $\left(cos\left(2x\right)\right)^{2cos\left(3x\right)+4cos\left(x\right)-1}=\frac{1}{cos\left(2x\right)}$?
Here is what I've done: $$\left(cos\left(2x\right)\right)^{2cos\left(3x\right)+4cos\left(x\right)}=1,\ cos\left(2x\right)\neq0$$
Case 1
$$2cos\left(3x\right)+4cos\left(x\right)=0$$
$$4\left(cos\left(x\right)\right)^3-5cos\left(x\right)=0$$
$$cos\left(x\right)\left(4cos^2\left(x\right)-5\right)=0$$
$$cos\left(x\right)=0$$
$$x=\frac{\pi}{2}+k\pi$$
Case 2
$$cos\left(2x\right)=1$$
$$x=\frac{k\pi}{2}$$
Is there a 3rd case where $cos\left(x\right)=-1$ and $2cos\left(3x\right)+4cos\left(x\right)$ is even?

A: We have
$cos(3x)=4cos^3(x)-3cos(x)$
so, your equation is
$(cos(2x))^{2cos(x)(4cos^2(x)-1)}=1$
with $cos(2x)\neq0$ or
$x\neq \frac{\pi}{4}+k\frac{\pi}{2}$.
FIRST CASE.
The exponent is zero.
this gives
$cos(x)=0$ and $x=\frac{\pi}{2}+k\pi$
or
$cos(x)=\frac{1}{2}=cos(\frac{\pi}{3})$ and
$x=\pm \frac{\pi}{3}+2k\pi$ or
$cos(x)=-\frac{1}{2}=cos(\frac{4\pi}{3})$
and
$x=\pm \frac{4\pi}{3}+2k\pi$.
SECOND CASE
if $cos(2x)=1$ then $x=k\pi$.
THIRD CASE
if $cos(2x)=-1$,  we will have
$2cos^2(x)-1=-1$ ,
which becomes $cos(x)=0$ and $x=\frac{\pi}{2}+k\pi$ and the equation is satisfied.
Finally, the solutions are:
$\frac{\pi}{2}+k\pi$,
$\pm \frac{\pi}{3}+2k\pi$,
$\pm \frac{4\pi}{3}+2k\pi$
and
$k\pi$.

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how I can meet such a force, and they can land where they please. If they get possession of the country west of this place (through which the railroads pass), as well as the waters on the other three sides, any escape from here is very doubtful.
It would not do now to give up any part of the position,as they would at once occupy it. I cannot begin to move the public property. The guns scattered at the different batteries could not be removed with our means in weeks, and where to move them to? The ammunition could be destroyed when not wanted. As to the valuable establishment, the navy-yard, which has more public property that the rest of the country, it is not under my control, and others must determine concerning it. Very little can be removed from there.
I do not see what preparation I can make, if any, for the contingency but to repel every attack as promptly as possible and defend the position as long as I can.
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HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING OF ARMY, Lee's Farm, April 29, 1862.
SIR: I have learned that complaints have been made to you of the treatment of the slaves employed in this army.
It is quite true that much hardship has been endured by the negroes in the recent prosecution of the defensive works on our lines; but this has been unavoidable, owing to the constant and long-continued wet weather. Every precaution has been adopted to secure their health and safety as far as circumstances would allow. The soldiers, however, have been more exposed and have suffered far more than the slaves. The latter have always slept under cover and have had fires to make them comfortable, whilst the men have been working in the rain, have stood in the trenches and rifle pits in mud and water almost knee-deep, without shelter, fire, or sufficient food. There has been sickness among the soldiers and the slaves, but far more among the former than the latter.
I write this for your information, supposing that you might not know the facts.
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Edward T. Wisniewski Jr.
Edward T. Wisniewski, Jr., age 72, of Bear, Delaware passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at home from cancer with his wife, Mary, at his side.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Ed attended Arizona Western Jr. College. Ed spent three years in the Army, two of those years in Vietnam. After his military service, he graduated from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado in 1974 with a BA. Ed attended graduate school at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
Ed enjoyed playing defensive lineman for three years in college. Also, Ed developed lifelong friendships and was affectionately known as "Wiz". He was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
Ed was a Special Education Teacher with the Pittsburgh Public Schools as well as Elkton High School in Maryland. His second career was with the Fleet Services group for the former US Airways in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Wye Racecourse (29 May 1849 – June 1975) was a British horse racing venue at Wye, Kent. By 1878 it was about  south of Wye railway station.

Wye Racecourse's inaugural 1849 meeting was held in Fanscombe Valley, an isolated coombe and natural amphitheatre directly north of Wye Crown, and  as the crow flies from Wye village. Fanscombe Valley had formerly been a manor in the ownership of St Thomas' Hospital, Southwark. The meeting became a regular fixture of the flat racing calendar on Oak Leaf Day, May 29th coinciding with Wye Fair. A crowd of 20,000 was reportedly attracted in 1863, despite the difficult access, uphill walk and tiny,  course. Accounts suggest a significant proportion of the crowd were more interested in free admission, hospitality and the fair maidens of Kent than horses.

By 1878, Wye's racing had moved to the National Hunt course on Harville Road. A platform was constructed for racegoers' trains at the south east of the present level crossing, and across the track from the new racecourse. Steeplechase meetings were held in September, January, March, and May. The last was in 1974, and the course closed permanently by June 1975. The Jockey Club had asked for improvements to camber on the bottom bend, and to the stands. The course was described as being less than one mile (1.6 km) around, and more suited to a greyhound track than a racecourse. It could not be entirely classed as the ideal preparation for a tilt at the Champion Hurdle. , both racecourses are farmland.

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When I first heard of this interview project for my Literature of Witness class, I approached it the same way that I did all school projects: unenthusiastically, but also with a desire to succeed. To begin my project, I asked both of my parents if they knew any veterans, former refugees, victims of genocide, a victim of any horrible event in general, literally anyone who could possibly fit the description for this project. The only candidate that either of them could generate was my maternal grandfather, a veteran who served in Korea; however, due to his dementia, interviewing him would be quite impossible. This was not the start to the project that I was hoping for.
A few days later, as time continued to pass, I knew I had to find an interviewee pronto. My only option was to use one of the resources that Ms. Gonzalez had provided for us to find interview subjects, and I decided to use the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I called and was quickly connected with a veteran who served in Vietnam, Leo. Leo answered the phone kindly and warmly and was interested in partaking in my interview. We coordinated a time and date, and the interview was set.
I arrived at his house at 5 pm on Monday, February 26th. Although I only drove for nine minutes, I was filled with anxiety the entire ride. I had never truly spoken with a veteran, and the idea of it frightened me to death. So many horrible scenarios began flooding my brain: hat if Leo is an angry man who is irritated with my questions? What if I ask too many personal questions and trigger a post-traumatic episode? What if instead there isn't enough to talk about and we sit in awkward silence? I could only imagine the worst possible situations.
As I approached the door, I passed Leo's truck out front. I knew it was his truck because it had three separate bumper stickers all commemorating his service in Vietnam. This was the first of many clues that Leo took a lot of pride in his service, and it wasn't the harrowing, hellish experience that I expected it to be. I then passed the truck and rang the doorbell. Rather than seeing an old man slowly open the door to greet me, a dog ran out and began jumping on me. An older woman came out and retrieved the dog, apologizing for its eccentric behavior. I learned that the dog's name was Delilah, and it wasn't even their dog; they adopted it for the owner while they were out of town. As an animal lover, the situation didn't bother me, but instead relaxed me because I realized that this man had both a family and a loving dog. Leo's home was small; there were only a few rooms in the house, and my head was very close to the ceiling when I stood up. It was also dark, as I was visiting him during winter and there weren't many lights. However, the atmosphere wasn't scary or repelling. Instead, I felt safe and comfortable in Leo's small home. After I greeted the woman, she retrieved Leo and we sat together in Leo's living room. I asked him if I could record the interview, and the answer was a definitive yes. This string of events gave me the confidence to commence my interview.
I began the interview with basic questions, knowing that the interview would progress and become more insightful and meaningful. I first asked him when he served.
I had never even considered the possibility that someone could've served in Vietnam twice. Although his job seemed pretty menial in his second term of service, I was still surprised that he had the courage to go back to Vietnam after a year of freedom. I asked how old he was when he initially enrolled in 1966; he replied: 21 years old.
Leo then elaborated on his position at Vietnam. He said that refrigeration was so vital because the soldiers needed both food, but also a place to store and maintain the corpses.
I anticipated this story to be completely about bloodshed and violence, and I could not have been more wrong. Rather than focusing on the brutality of war, Leo chose instead to tell this story. He emphasized the camaraderie that the war built as opposed to the lives it ruined, and I think this is when I began to see why Leo was so proud and open about his military service.
I decided to then ask whether or not he believed the United States' cause for fighting in Vietnam was justified. Once again, Leo did not fail to surprise me.
I would have never suspected that a veteran living in the Bay Area could've agreed with the cause, and would've advocated for the continuation of the war; the interview that I foresaw was completely the opposite. Although I didn't personally agree with Leo's position, his patriotism and love for this country were inspirational. His passion was infectious.
I later asked about his return to the United States. He said that his return wasn't too tough; however, he did avoid certain cities due to ongoing demonstrations.
I had never known that demonstrators during the Vietnam War were both verbally and physically attacking soldiers. Leo opened my eyes to a new perspective that isn't often seen in Silicon Valley, and I appreciated him for it. I also felt disappointment on behalf of the soldiers who were risking their lives on behalf of this country only to be slandered for it.
Leo then began discussing how he was currently still involved in the military. Although I found it to be very honorable, I still asked him why now.
He answered, "For the kinship. A veteran is a brother or a sister. We are related that way." He got choked up at the very end, and it reminded me of something: no matter the cause, soldiers are fighting for the lives of each other, and that's what makes them heroes.
Before I left Leo's house, he showed me some of his many books in his collection. On the cover of one of them was a medal of honor winner, and before I left, Leo told me that a medal of honor winner would never tell you they won the award. As I left, Delilah tried to come with me, but Leo's wife was able to control her just until I was gone.
My interview with Leo was both eye-opening and life-changing. He taught me about courage, and how it is not only about doing dangerous acts but also about doing what one believes is right in the face of adversity. He also demonstrated to me the camaraderie of service, and how soldiers love and fight mainly for one another as opposed to for their country. Lastly, he revealed what unbelievable heroes soldiers are. He showed me not only their bravery but also their modesty. Celebrities and superstar athletes are inspirational, but Leo has now given me a far superior role model and hero: a soldier.
The bags are packed, outside darkness engulfs Breslau. The family is all together, everyone is ready to leave. They hug Amanda, my great-great-grandmother; she is an old woman and staying behind because of it. They say their goodbyes and flee into the night. That was the last time they saw Amanda; she was killed by the Nazis.
That was in 1933. Eighty-four years later I was sitting outside a Starbucks in Palo Alto with my great uncle Robert Adams, or as I call him, Uncle Bob. Amanda was his grandmother. Bob was smiling and laughing as he was telling the story of his family's escape as Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the early 30s. His family left Germany in 1933, moving to Italy to avoid a rising Nazi party under the new Chancellor, Adolf Hitler. Bob was born in 1936 in Italy to a mother, father and two brothers; his older brothers were twins, and the older twin, Gerard, was my grandfather. My great-grandfather, Walter, kept his family in Italy until Mussolini forced all Jews out of Italy in 1938. The then Weissenberg family fled to England, where they stayed for less than a year, living through a number of bombings in shelters. In 1939 their ship arrived in New York. They moved to Saginaw, Michigan, and changed the family name from Weissenberg to Adams to hide their Jewish heritage. Uncle Bob has very few memories of his time in England and none of Italy. Most of the information he shared with me was passed down to him as a story or from his work to edit and publish my great-grandfather's autobiography.
It was a sunny, breezy day as we sat in the shade of a few small trees outside of Starbucks. Behind Bob, a traffic light flashed and cars roared by. To my right was a group of middle-aged women wearing workout clothes relaxing and chatting over a cup of coffee. Bob is an elderly, happy man with a white mustache and a big belly. He is the sort of man who would make a great Santa Claus. His constant cheeriness is infectious and he loves to talk. That day, he was wearing a baby blue collared shirt as he leaned back in his chair. Bob had been a professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz for 35 years, where he was a founding member. He had just finished telling me a full history of my family from 1776 to the present day. I learned more about my family from an hour and a half with him than I had in my previous sixteen years. I told him about my literature of witness class and the interview project in a greater detail than I had previously explained over the phone.
He leaned back in his chair, thinking for a second before he chuckled a bit, and looking up, he said, "I guess I'm a witness in a funny sort of way." Not yet understanding what he meant by this, I was afraid I would get caught in another one of his famous tangents. The man can talk for hours.
He seemed to be caught off guard by my first question and asked, "Our family?" I nodded and he thought for a moment before saying, "Challenges?" Another pause. "The challenges anybody faces when they leave in a period of two weeks with no job, and no money, and not familiar with the language. And not knowing where to go; with my father it was nuts, let me tell you, he was irrational." A faint smile appeared on his face. He continued, smiling, "He decided to go to Italy because he liked the warm weather and the art, he wanted to see the art, he wanted to see Italy." He thought for a second before giving me a counterexample. He used Otto Frank, Anne Frank's father. Otto and my great-grandfather Walter never knew each other but fled Germany within the same month. Otto went to Amsterdam to family and business contacts, which did not end well for him. Walter, on the other hand, had no business connections. Bob switched back to his family's story saying that his father went to Italy, "almost on a whim, crazy." He paused and broke eye contact to look past me as he continued, "But, I often think of what would have happened if my mother had close Jewish friends in Amsterdam. I mean, you know what happened to the Franks." He believed that given the option, his dad made the right choice. He looked back at me saying, "I'm just telling you sometimes in life you make choices that aren't particularly rational to other people, but they work. Had [my father] been totally rational, had he had a business contact, he might have taken us the Frank route, which was a disaster." His words trailed off into silence. After a few seconds he apologized and asked me to continue.
He put down the drink he had just picked up for a sip and quickly began, "Ah well, I was just a kid, I can't tell you much except that we weren't treated very well and did not have a lot of money." He told me about his experience going to a welfare camp in upstate New York with his mother, only to discover it was a scam and the organizers were overcharging and keeping profits. A couple with a baby sat down at the table next to us to my left. The couple's relaxed manner with their baby made me think about my childhood and how much easier it must have been compared to Bob's. Bob continued, "I remember always having fights, for quite a while I remember having to deal with people." He looked left, pausing as the baby shrieked when his father picked him up. He continued, "I think that was because to people in Saginaw we were from Germany! Not everyone in Saginaw liked Germany in 1941, so we were enemy aliens." He hesitated for a bit. "I think I had some uncomfortable moments that way, but I would say I never saw them that way. I just grew up in a family that does not have a lot of money," he let out a small chuckle, "and that was true of a lot of people in Saginaw." He chuckled a little louder, "So I never felt I was getting any type of special negative treatment, and it was during the war, there was nothing going on anyway." Looking me in the eyes he continued, "It was not a question of me going to little league. Those options were not there for anyone, for anybody, so it wasn't like I felt like I was missing something. There was no candy, milk was rationed, you got meat maybe once, twice a week, it was war time. The thing about war is everybody gets treated equally badly." Here he did not chuckle. Instead, he laughed and soon quieted down as he waited for the next question.
He nodded as he replied, "Oh yes, of course, many times." I asked how it felt, and putting down his bagel he said, "I have no problem with it, I understand what happened. I understood when I went through [Germany] for the first time in 1959." He sat back in his chair and continued, "I grew up with the language, I grew up with my parents, my family was German, I absorbed a lot of that, I also moved, but there were a lot of Germans who moved." He looked at me and kept going, "A lot of people who lived [in Germany] suffered badly because of the war. They didn't necessarily have any bad feelings towards Jews or anybody else. But the Nazi takeover was so quick and so ruthless, there were people who lived there, who did nothing out of fear they would be next." I pushed my phone forward on the table to ensure that it was recording his words. Bob said, "I also understand that there are Germans who are bad, there are people who are anti-Semitic, there are people who contributed to the deaths of millions of people. But I don't feel any different than I do about Germans than I feel about any country." He smiled as he kept talking, "Part of this attitude comes from my mother. After the war she wrote the Red Cross and said she wanted to help some German kid who was not from a Nazi family. She did that and I still see them regularly and consider them my extended family." The smile from his face faded a little, "I understand, yes there are nasty people, but look around! I am not uncomfortable in Germany at all; I think that if you look at the German national anthem, the first stanza talks about freedom and equality. That's the part of Germany I think that still exists." I nodded, and not knowing the German national anthem I took his word for it. He thought for a moment before he added, "And they have an Alt Right too, [they] just got into parliament. I mean, that's always there too." This reminded me of the rising Alt Right movement and the resurgence of anti-Semitism in America. It was never fully gone, but it has finally been unearthed. Bob's words are meaningful to both him, the refugee, and others like me because it is the sharing of history that prevents us from repeating it. Especially in today's political sphere, it is important to remember history. We need to be sure that travel bans here, and "ethnic cleansings" elsewhere, do not mature into a modern day Holocaust or genocide that are anywhere near the scale of past genocides. This is why witness literature is important. The roar of a loud motorcycle passing by dispersed my thoughts so I pressed the interview on.
He nodded saying, "No, I was raised as a Christian. I recognize my ancestry, I have no problem with that, I mean Gia (his daughter-in-law) calls me up, says come down for Shabbat, I go, 'Shabbat?!'" He cracked up and continued, "But no one said anything about Judaism to me, there were practically no Jews in the Midwest anyways. I grew up in a Congregational church, know more about pilgrims than I do Jews." He let out a full sounding laugh, and I joined in.
He nodded saying, "Vaguely, I mean my father was trying to get away from it and my mother was not interested in it. It wasn't of any concern to her, and they went to church together every Sunday." He put the bagel down without taking a bite and wiped a small bite of cream cheese off his fingers with a napkin. Looking at his hands, he continued, "All the years I knew him he was a very go to church on Sunday guy, and I think my father had some spiritual conversion with all this. For most of my life it has been a nice thing, I don't hide my identity, I have many Jewish friends who are kind and accepting of me." A smile appeared as he kept talking, "My attitude is you can choose to see me however you want, but I know who I am, so it doesn't matter." He took a bite of the bagel, getting a small bit of cream cheese in his beard. I nodded, agreeing with his point and taking a sip of my drink.
This response was not as quick as the others; he sat back, deep in thought. After around 45 seconds, still looking down he said, "Yes, fundamentally." He looked up at me and said, "I am profoundly impacted by the fact that individual acts of human kindness can have an impact way beyond anything you ever dream when you do them." He paused to think, "So it's not just a question of helping by putting money in the Salvation Army red pot." He quickly added, "It helps, it helped me." So as to not take away from the importance of donating, he continued and said, "But it is just individual people, who, out of kindness, just because they wanted to be helpful were helpful to my family, just on the day to day stuff. And I realized that," another pause, "you are a little pebble, but when you drop in the water," he paused for another second, "you know, you can have a big impact," he said as he leaned back in his chair. "It certainly has affected me that way. You would be amazed in how you can change the world by just the little things you do, that's one thing that impacted me."He paused as again the child shrieked. He smiled, looking at the child before saying, "I think the other thing that impacted me is understanding just how precarious society is." The smile faded a bit from his face. "You and I can sit here comfortably, but I understand there are forces of evil in this world, and that there will always be. Anti-Semitism isn't going away, it is here and it is in the United States." He moved his chair forward and said, "Racial attitudes and all that kind of stuff is here, and if you let that virulent attitude wild, we can have our own disasters. And, you know, occasionally we have done it, we rounded up the Japanese in 1941 put them in internment camps." He seemed to shudder at the thought. He adjusted his posture and looked at me, then he said, "My message always is: Yeah, it happened in Germany, it was terrible, don't think that was a one of a kind occasion, and don't think it is only the Germans that can be the meanest guy in the valley. We have that potential too." Slowly he continued, "I look with a great deal of concern at what is happening in our country right now. That goes back to my history experience, you know, it doesn't take much for evil people to do wrong stuff." I nodded in agreement and he said, "And it is easy to ignore, you know, it is easy to go back to Cupertino, say it's alright." He chuckled lightly and ended abruptly as he leaned back in his chair before saying, "I can't guarantee you that I'm a nice guy and that I'm always doing nice things, but I do know that occasionally I have an opportunity to help an individual person, that doesn't necessarily mean with money or with anything else, that was part of what I enjoyed about being a professor, and when those occasions occur, sometimes you don't even know you are doing it, it's just a form of giving back." I looked up from my notebook to see the large smile on his face, a contagious one that quickly spread to mine. Smiling, I thanked him and switched off the recording on my phone.
My interview with my Uncle Bob helped me bear witness to the horrors of the Holocaust and its personal impact on my family. It is important to make these personal connections so that I can understand the refugee crisis happening today. It helps me identify with the boat people from Syria who are drowning in the Mediterranean. Seeing photos of dead immigrants every morning in the newspaper who drown trying to flee with their lives, it makes me think, this could have been my family, my grandfather. Curiously, Bob's testimony bears witness to the incredible power of the human spirit and small acts of kindness from strangers. While Bob never truly witnessed the horrors of the war, he is still a witness. For all the horrible things that happened to Bob while escaping from Nazi Germany, his overriding life philosophy is to be happy and enjoy life and the people around you. There's no anger . . . there's no resentment, just a feeling of let's make sure it doesn't happen again.
I had been thinking about this interview all week. The room I was in was quite small. All it consisted of was a desk, chair, and bookcase. I prepared my questions on my computer and waited to call while I examined the lamp on the table next to me. It was a small lamp with a translucent green shade.
My father had set me up with his business partner George to interview. I had done my research on the man; I knew he was born in Hungary, lived through the Holocaust, had been part of the Hungarian revolution, and migrated from Hungary to America. He is now a very wealthy man and donates a lot of his money to various charities. In the pictures I had seen, he was an elderly man, probably in his eighties, with gray hair on the sides of his head. His appearance, however, seemed to have a youthful glow. My dad spoke very highly of him. I was very interested in learning about him, but I couldn't get over the fact that I was about to ask extremely personal questions to a stranger.
This interview was very meaningful for me. I consider being educated on world events, especially the harrowing ones, to be essential to any education. Without education such as this, those of us fortunate enough to be distanced from tragedy will do nothing to stop it or prevent it in the future. Additionally, it is important for people to continuously try to understand the truths of these events, keeping in mind that they will never be able to completely comprehend what the witnesses had to go through.
I watched my computer clock turn to 4:30 and my stomach fluttered. My dad came into the room on the phone with George and handed the phone to me. I sat there holding the phone to my ear for a second, not sure how to start. I heard him on the other end of the phone waiting for me to pick up.
"Hi, how old are you Rachael?" he replied, not wasting any time.
We spent a minute speaking of his grandchildren and my father until I finally mustered up the courage to begin the interview that we were here for. The first thing I noticed when he greeted me was his Hungarian accent. It was reminiscent of the Benedictine monks at my school who also migrated from Hungary. This along with his small talk eased my nerves.
I finally directed the conversation back to the interview. We briefly spoke of his childhood in anti-Semitic Hungary and how Judaism had played a role in his everyday life. So far the discussion was very casual, and I wondered how he would continue to speak in this way when we got to the more personal questions. I knew he had been interviewed a couple of times before; maybe he eventually got desensitized to his own story.
"How did the Holocaust affect you and your family?" I asked.
George provided me with not just facts and data, but also a window into what his life was like seventy years ago, thus revealing a truth that I could never have experienced otherwise. The books and documentaries I had watched prior to the interview did not come close to providing the same amount of complexity.
"How do you want the Holocaust and World War II to be remembered in history books today?" I asked.
Again he took a long pause.
I was very surprised by this and honestly, questioned its validity. However, credible or not, as long as I could remember, I had known about the Holocaust. Maybe it was because of my family's relationship to it, but I still believed it to be common knowledge. It's strange to think that there are students out there who haven't even heard of it. Thinking of this made me more grateful for people like George dedicating his time to such an important cause. By teaching kids such as myself of his story, George is doing us a great service. This interview has value because others who read it are able to catch a small glimpse of truth from his story, and hopefully just enough of it to stick with them and drive them to take action to prevent it in the future.
George helped me understand the importance of witness literature for the readers and society as a whole. It forces us to not only acknowledge the harrowing past and plan for the future, but it also helps us to recognize the people suffering in silence around us right now.
"Why did you initially decide to risk your life to fight the Soviets in the revolution?" I followed up, trying to get him to elaborate more on the experience.
"Well, you know there was no such decision," he explained. "I was at a university that had some unhappy people because we didn't have our own student association; we all had to belong to the communists." He explained that they had a march to the parliament building, demanded that they accepted their new association, were shot at by secret police, were given access to the armories by the Hungarian government, shot back at the Soviets to take back control of Hungary. "The decision was made for us. It was not that we made the decision," George explained.
The way George told the story made the scene, that was so unlike anything I had ever experienced, make sense. Even from the dated redwood desk in my mother's office, I understood how the abruptness of the events caused him and many others to do things they would not normally do because they had no time to think.
"Is that what caused you to leave Hungary?" I asked.
"I left because we lost. We took control of the country for about 12 days, but then the Russian tanks came in, and I remember the huge tanks coming across the Danube, and I looked at my machine gun and it was very clear that that wasn't going to hurt the tanks and I had to run, and I did." Later those who took part in the revolution were caught by the Soviets and punished. This was the point that George and his family decided to leave Hungary in hopes of a better life in America.
"There were minefields at the border so that nobody could escape. We found a local peasant who seemed to know where to go, and he helped us cross," he said. I was astonished. I remember similar stories about the monks at Priory, but it was different hearing the experience straight from George.
I was surprised by the ease of the transition that George explained once they arrived in America. In most stories I had heard, migrants seemed to have a lot of troubles when they reached America whether it be lingual, economic, or stemmed from xenophobia; however, his story was one of welcoming and more or less a smooth transition. The way he spoke of his new life in America was so grateful and joyful it reminded me how I take my life in America for granted on a daily basis.
We both laughed. I could tell he had thought about that a lot. It made me think about what made someone American or not. Of course, there are citizens and noncitizens, but when he came to America, he felt at home for the first time in his life, and that is what makes him American.
"I think so. I try to." I hadn't thought about this before. He has done so many interviews and dedicated so much of his time teaching children about his life yet still wishes he could forget it. His pain did not end the day he arrived in America; in fact, he still feels the pain of his childhood today, yet he doesn't let that stop him from educating the next generations. "You know the whole conflict carries with it terrible cries, and most of us survivors have some mental and emotional problems, and I recognize that I had some of that and I unfortunately see it in my daughters too, and it's sad, but unavoidable, and now most of our philanthropic work is to try to help people who have problems," he said.
My interest in the subject caused me to stray from my original questions. "Oh yeah, speaking of that, my father told me you've invested a lot of money helping people who have had similar experiences. What are some of the things you have done to help them?" I asked.
"Well, we've done a lot," he said. And he was right. He is part of the International Refugee Committee, and helps refugees from 31 countries find new homes, and invest in medical research to aid emotional trauma, and provide free cataract surgeries, and provide medical aid to people in Tibet and Nepal. It was very inspiring to see someone so affluent, ambitious, and acclaimed, using his fortune to help others.
"Well, it was terrible," George explained, "but I have to tell you that some good came out of it. I think I became a more sensitive and caring person because of the Holocaust experience and probably more compassionate for the caring of others," he replied. It is amazing that he looks at the positives in situations like this. He realizes that if he had gone through so much, he probably would not be as good of a person as he is today, would not be contributing so much philanthropic work, and would not be helping people all around the globe.


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Peru mulls Free Software, Gates gives $550k to Peru Prez
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By John Lettice 16 Jul 2002 at 09:39
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The Register's department of strange coincidences can't help noticing that yesterday Bill Gates met Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, and graciously donated around $550,000 worth of money, software, and consulting to be used by Peru for education and e-government.
You may recall a while back somebody impersonating the Prime Minister of Canada had a great deal of trouble even getting Bill on the phone, Bill being a bit sniffy about the level of head of state he's prepared to give airtime to these days. But heads of state who want a summit with Bill, and even a nice jpeg of the ceremony put up on the Microsoft site, just have to set the correct alerts flashing.
Peru, you see, has been threatening to outlaw Windows by mandating Free Software in government departments. And seriously folks, it is not widely known (or at least, not widely enough) that when major Microsoft contracts or customers are in peril, Bill is frequently deployed as the Ultimate Weapon. You may think he's supposed to be piloting Longhorn to completion these days, but he still has plenty of time for being a supersalesman.
Where President Toledo's education and e-government deal leaves the Free Software initiative is not clear. But as we must surely now have a contract with Microsoft, it likely complicates it a tad. Oh, and The Reg itself feels moved to threaten to pull the NT 4.0 machine that's been sitting in the corner of the office not doing anything for four and half years now, and replace it with a drop-in Linux box we're working on. We're free next week, Bill. You? ®


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There's no doubt that Ariana Grande is one of the biggest pop stars right now. She's been on our TVs and in our ears since 2013 and has stayed consistent for the past seven years. Although her discography isn't complete, I think it's time to give her albums a ranking of worst to best.
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6. "thank u, next"
Ariana Grande released her fifth studio album in 2019, five months and 22 days after her four album's release. Coincidentally, 5/22 was the day the Manchester Arena bombing took place. "thank u, next" was where Grande was most vulnerable with her fans, giving them insight into her life after the passing of her ex-boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, and calling off her engagement with ex-fiance, Pete Davidson. Even though she opened up in this album, it still wasn't good enough to beat her other albums. She had a very strong start with "imagine"and "needy"but the album quickly began to fall apart with the songs following.
Best song: "in my head"
Worst song: "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored"
5. "Yours Truly"
Released in 2013, Yours Truly Grande's debut album, transformed her from a Nickelodeon actress to a pop star. With features from Big Sean and Mac Miller, Grande maintained her childish and innocent vibe by mixing pop with a little bit of 90's R&B and 50s and 60s doo-wop. Compared to all of Grande's other albums, this didn't showcase her full potential, but at the time of this album's release we didn't know her full potential until later, which would explain why this debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Even though Yours Truly couldn't make it to the top three, it's still notable for naming her as a pop star.
Best song: "Almost is Never Enough"
Worst song: "Popular Song"
4. "Dangerous Woman"
Released in 2016, Dangerous Woman was where Grande finally took a step forward in her career and matured. Listeners were able to hear how powerful her voice is, especially in "Dangerous Women"and "Bad Decisions."This album had the weakest set of features out of all her albums, with Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Future. Even though this was the album that changed her sound, it wasn't enough to make the top three.
Best song: "Into You"
Worst song: "Everyday"
3. "My Everything"
Her second album was released in 2014 and was a major upgrade from Yours Truly, which was released a year before. Listeners heard a major improvement in her vocals and her songwriting. "My Everything" debuted No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart and made her the first woman to reach No.1 with her first two albums since 2010. Grande had an all-star team when it came to this album, with The Weeknd, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg and Iggy Azalea featuring and Harry Styles writing "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart."This album was a crucial improvement and had an amazing lineup that made this album be her third best.
Best song: "Love Me Harder"
Worst song: "Only 1"
2. "Positions"
Grande's sixth and latest album was released this past October and I was not expecting it to be as good as it is. At first, I was a little weary of it, but after giving it a second listen I realized this album was her release. After going through everything she's gone through in the past, Grande needed to let go and have some fun and fun is what she gave us. The audience can hear when an artist is having fun and when they are enjoying themselves. This makes their music much more pleasurable to listen to.
Best song: "positions"
Worst song: "obvious"
1. "Sweetener"
Finally, we've made it to a masterpiece. Sweetener was released in 2018 and was the first album cover in color. This work of art was released more than a year after the bombing at her 2017 Manchester concert, so I was expecting this album to be a bounce-back for her. Pharell produced half the album and is also featured in the song "blazed." Grande sings about being deeply in love, staying strong, and being a successful woman throughout the album. She was even able to end the album with a beautiful self-care song entitled __. There should be no question as to why Sweetener is her best work.
Best song: All of them
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Q: Determining a JComponent's immediate neighbors in a FlowLayout I have a JPanel that uses a FlowLayout and contains many JButtons.  The buttons are in a 2-dimensional grid (by the FlowLayout).  The JPanel can be resized, and, of course, when it is, the location of the buttons in the grid changes (although the order, of course, stays the same).  I want the user to be able to navigate from one button to another in the grid by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Is there a way to tell for a given button, which button is currently directly above it, which button is directly below it, and which buttons are to its immediate left and right?
Obviously, this would be trivial if I were using a GridLayout, but I need to use a FlowLayout for other reasons.

A: The left and right arrow keys are not an issue. As mentioned by jzd you just add the KeyStrokes to the set of traversal keys.
For the up/down keys you will need to create a custom Action. You can use the location of the current component. Then to go up you can change the Y coordinated by say 10 pixels (5 pixels for the row gap between components pluse an extra 5). Then you can use the:
Container.getComponentAt(Point p)

to find the component at that new location.
To go down you would start with the location of the button then add on the height of the button plus 10 pixels.
Of course you would then use Key Bindings to bind the up/down KeyStroke to the Action.
Note: I'm not sure if you need to add the 5 extra pixels to find the componen above or below the component. You may just be able to use the vertical gap. I'm just not sure how the boundary checking works on the getComponentAt() method.

A: I think you can just use focus travel implementation that is in place as tab or shift navigates the selected buttons in a FlowLayout correctly.
I think you just need to add the arrow keys to sets like the forwardDefaultFocusTraversalKeys
More info:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/focus.html


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Stockdale v. Agrico Chemical Co., Div. of Con. Oil Co., Civ. No. 69-C-2010-C.
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Court United States District Courts. 8th Circuit. Northern District of Iowa
Writing for the Court HANSON
Citation 340 F. Supp. 244
Parties Louis STOCKDALE, Plaintiff, v. AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY, Defendant.
Docket Number Civ. No. 69-C-2010-C.
Decision Date 21 March 1972
340 F. Supp. 244
Louis STOCKDALE, Plaintiff,
AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY, Defendant.
Civ. No. 69-C-2010-C.
United States District Court, N. D. Iowa, Central Division.
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Franklin Jaqua, Humboldt, Iowa, John H. Mitchell, Fort Dodge, Iowa, and William R. King, Des Moines, Iowa, for plaintiff
Paul Ahlers, Des Moines, Iowa, for defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.
HANSON, Chief Judge.
This matter came on for trial before the Court on June 7, 1971, and trial was concluded on June 20, 1971, subject to the taking of certain depositions by both parties, as agreed, and the record has now been closed and the case submitted.
Historically, the cause now before the Court constitutes the second time consideration and disposition has been made. The former case involved the same plaintiff and the predecessor of the defendant. It bears Civil No. 864 and is evidenced by a Memorandum dated and filed on October 29 1964. (Appendix to Memorandum Opinion of Court: Memorandum Opinion of October 29, 1964).
For several very fundamental reasons, the Court refers to the October 29, 1964, opinion. In the first instance both parties have in the record of this case referred to it in evidence and briefs. Secondly, by referring to the opinion, it will obviate the necessity of repetitive findings. The general operations and physical layout of the defendant's plant is therein set out. The general description of plaintiff's property and farm layout plus location and time of acquisition are the same now as when the previous lawsuit was tried. Last and perhaps most important, the future damages were contingent upon the ultimate skill of defendant in abatement of nuisance and possible injury to others. Possible jurisdiction was actually maintained for further assessment in the event it became necessary.
The Complaint in the present case was filed April 15, 1969, and therein it is alleged that the operation of defendant's plant interferes with plaintiff's enjoyment of his property, is injurious to human and animal health, and makes animal and plant foods grown on plaintiff's property unsafe for human and animal consumption, has damaged the property of the plaintiff and substantially reduced the market value of his property.
The Complaint alleges the existence of a public and private nuisance and prays for abatement and injunctive relief as well as actual and exemplary damages. The Court has had the benefit of exhaustive briefs from both of the parties and having reviewed the numerous exhibits in this matter now makes the following findings of fact:
The first proposition contained in defendant's Brief asserts that the plaintiff has failed to carry his burden of proof to establish that the plant of the defendant constitutes a nuisance, and that the record evidence demonstrates that the
nuisance found to exist at the first trial has been abated
In the Court's earlier Memorandum filed October 29, 1964, the following statement appears:
"The court finds that under the strict balance of convenience test and because the evidence was strong that the nuisance was abated in 1963, or was about to be abated in 1963, the injunction should not be granted to abate the nuisance."
The evidence shows that since the trial of the earlier case the defendant has followed a consistent program of plant improvement designed to incorporate the latest improvements in the conduct of its plant operations. To this end substantial sums of money have been paid from time to time as itemized in the testimony of Mr. John Doyle, who retired June 1, 1971, as manager of defendant's plant.
These improvements are itemized as follows:
1963 Revamped and added improved and more efficient
equipment to the bag house dust collector. $20,000
Installed Venturi scrubber for collection of gases
in wet mix department $ 6,600
1964 Replaced glass fabric bags on bag house dust
collector with new improved french nylon bags. $ 6,600
Installed additional Gay Lussac Tower in acid
plant to further reduce emission of fumes. $30,000
Constructed additional settling pond for wet mix
waste disposal. $ 5,800
Replaced french nylon bags with new improved
dacron bags on dry type bag house dust collector. $ 4,600
1965 Installed new Venturi scrubber in the continuous
ammoniation department. $95,000
1967 Improved Venturi scrubber by installation of better
more reliable source of power. $ 3,600
Purchased standby fan wheel for Venturi scrubber. $ 3,100
1969 Installed new wet impingement type scrubber in
superphosphate department. (Approximately half
of this money has been spent, the balance is
appropriated but not yet spent). $61,000
Installed a new bag house dust collector (wheelabrator)
in the continuous ammoniation department
on the cooler side of the process. $24,000
Substantial additional funds have also been appropriated to take advantage of any technical developments in the future.
Defendant's efforts to keep abreast of modern technology is well illustrated by the testimony illicited from defendant's witness, Mr. Harold Long.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 112 consisted of proposed Iowa Ambient Air Standards to become effective September 23, 1971. Ambient air samples taken by the defendant's technologists in April, 1970, revealed that the defendant was at that time well within the standard requirements which were not to be effective until approximately eighteen months later.
It is significant that the plaintiff admitted that according to his own observations emissions from the plant were reduced in the years 1963, 1964 and 1965.
In his efforts to establish the continuation of the alleged nuisance, the plaintiff attempted to show that the emissions from the plant of defendant damaged crops and other vegetation on plaintiff's farm, injured and killed substantial quantities of livestock, damaged his personal health and diminished the value of his real estate.
Numerous forage samples were taken on behalf of the parties and the Iowa State Department of Health. These samples were tested in the laboratories in an effort to ascertain possible damage. The results of these random samples are not consistent; and it is difficult for the Court to point to any particular sample or series of samples and say that they were representative of the general conditions then existing or indicative of harmful or excessive emissions from defendant's plant being cast upon plaintiff's property. In addition, soil samples were taken and tested for fluoride content; but it is impractical under the record in this case for the Court to conclude that defendant's plant was or was not the primary cause for fluorides in the soil on plaintiff's property. For example, a soil sample from a point twelve miles southeast of defendant's plant contained 119 parts per million of fluoride and a sample one-fourth of a mile southeast of defendant's plant contained 121 parts per million of fluoride.
Fluorides are common in nature. Indeed, the record shows that fluorine is a quite common substance almost universally present in the atmosphere at earth level and in varying amounts in almost all the earth itself and in some areas there naturally is a surplus of fluorine in the soil. Normally, it is in a compound form and substantial amounts of fluorides may be found in soil away from any plant or factory.
Samples of harvested corn silage indicated fluoride levels of 33 (possibly 38) parts per million and 15 parts per million which were well within acknowledged tolerable limits for livestock.
Plaintiff made some claim that there was excessive selenium in plants and soil on plaintiff's farm. Inconsistent test results were obtained but the Court finds that the independent tests conducted by the Hygienic Laboratory of the State of Iowa are the most likely to be authentic and representative of actual conditions. Painstaking care was taken in connection with the laboratory analyses by the State Hygienic Laboratory and selective samples of soil and corn leaves were found to be well below tolerable limits.
Plaintiff offered in evidence his Exhibit 60 which was a tabulation of hogs, sheep and cattle which the plaintiff claimed to have been killed by the emissions from defendant's plant. These losses were substantial in numbers. No qualified expert testified that a single death loss was attributable to the emissions from defendant's plant or fluoride poisoning. On the contrary, the record shows that animals examined post mortem at Iowa State University, Fort Dodge Laboratories and by Dr. Harmon, a practicing veterinarian, were found to be diseased from parasites, bacteria or pneumonia. No expert witness attempted to relate such conditions to the operation of defendant's plant.
Similar findings must be made in connection with plaintiff's attempt to relate crop and other vegetation damage to the operation of defendant's plant.
The plaintiff complained particularly regarding his corn crops. Mr. Lou Sullivan, a qualified agronomist, inspected the current corn planting on plaintiff's farm and found an insufficient plant population and irregular planting of the kernels. Plaintiff complained that his corn crops appeared to ripen prematurely and of lack of yield. He used no herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilizers other than that with which the original seed may have been coated. The record shows that under such conditions top yields may not be anticipated. In addition, the plaintiff has had continuous corn in the tract (development land) south of the east and west road from the time he commenced farming it in 1957.
Gladioli are known to have a particular susceptibility to air borne fluorides. It is a fair inference from the record that gladioli planted by the State Hygienic Laboratory in the Stockdale house yard in 1969 were reported by plaintiff to show no visible stress...
Santa Fe Partnership v. ARCO Products Co., No. B094284
...may be awarded even if the nuisance is classified as temporary. See Stockdale v. Agrico Chemical Co., Division of Continental Oil Co., 340 F.Supp. 244, 270 (N.D.Iowa 1972) ('It is said that there is no direct relationship between the classification of the nuisance and the classification of ......
Page County Appliance Center, Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc., No. 83-182
...Priority of occupation and location--"who was there first"--is a circumstance of considerable weight. Stockdale v. Agrico Chemical Co., 340 F.Supp. 244, 252 (N.D.Iowa 1972); Helmkamp v. Clark Ready Mix Co., 214 N.W.2d 126, 129 (Iowa 1974); Kriener v. Turkey Valley Community School District,......
Mel Foster Co. Properties, Inc. v. American Oil Co. (Amoco), U-H
...may be awarded even if the nuisance is classified as temporary. See Stockdale v. Agrico Chemical Co. Division of Continental Oil Co., 340 F.Supp. 244, 270 (N.D.Iowa 1972) ("It is said that there is no direct relationship between the classification of the nuisance and the classification of t......
Holcomb v. Hoffschneider, No. 63753
...418, 422-23 (8th Cir. 1962); Amos v. Prom, Inc., 115 F.Supp. 127, 133-34 (N.D.Iowa 1953); see also Stockdale v. Agrico Chemical Co., 340 F.Supp. 244, 261-62 (N.D.Iowa But the specifics of the cases demonstrate that not every fraud case permits an exemplary damage award; circumstances of agg......


OSAKA - Yokozuna Hakuho said Monday he felt an "invisible weight" after suffering an arm injury in the final bout of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, where he racked up a record-extending 42nd top division title.
Hakuho pulled out another close victory in Sunday's bout against fellow yokozuna Kakuryu, but was seen holding his upper right arm and grimacing in pain after securing the Emperor's Cup.
At a news conference in Osaka, Hakuho said the injury was treated later on the night of his win and demonstrated his arm's limited range of movement by raising and lowering it in front of reporters, indicating a possible muscle tear.
"At any rate, I want to stay away from sumo and rest," Hakuho said.
The 34-year-old Mongolian powerhouse has now claimed at least one makuuchi division championship every year since 2006, when he won his first tournament as an ozeki. He ended the Spring meet with a record 15th undefeated basho to his name.
Meanwhile, at a press conference in Higashiosaka, sekiwake Takakeisho said he felt relieved to finally clinch promotion to ozeki, sumo's second highest rank.
The 22-year-old earned his 10th win on the final day of the meet by sealing the fate of struggling kadoban, or demotion-threatened, ozeki Tochinoshin, whose rank is in peril after he posted two straight losing records.
Takakeisho won his maiden top division championship at the Kyushu meet last November. He had met some of the criteria typically needed for promotion with an 11-4 performance at the New Year meet, but ended that tournament with a loss to ozeki Goeido and was overlooked.
With promotion forefront in his mind, the Chiganoura stable wrestler went 3-2 over the first five days of the meet, losing to komusubi Mitakeumi and fellow sekiwake Tamawashi as he struggled to rack up wins against the top-ranked fighters.
He rounded into form with five straight wins, including an upset of yokozuna Kakuryu, but lost to Hakuho and was then slapped down by Goeido, unable to exact revenge for the previous tournament.
The determined young wrestler said he was already thinking of the next step — becoming the next Japanese yokozuna following the retirement of Kisenosato earlier this year.


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Australia's election stalls and Poor John remains uncompromised at the Abuja Sheraton | Where to next?
Still no result for Australia's federal election on Saturday. We may have an answer by the end of the week, but who knows. In the meantime, I thought you might enjoy a memory of a time when Poor John was almost comprised in Africa.
Over the years, I've had a lot of gripes about Sheraton Hotels. Don't even ask about the night in 1977 when I tried to check in to an outlet near New York City's JFK Airport (a freebie because of a delayed flight).
But the Abuja Sheraton changed my opinion forevermore—and in a positive way.
As we trundled through West Africa, we were repeatedly told that in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, we would be able camp for free at the Sheraton Hotel. Yeah, right?
After 13 days of extremely remote overland travel with rough roads, no showers, little water, limited food and lots of bugs, it was hard for us to believe that the Sheraton in Abuja would let us stay. We were completely grubby and smelled even worse.
But welcome us they did. For many years, the Sheraton in Abuja has had a policy of letting overland trucks park 'out the back' and letting passengers camp in an area not seen by the paying public. I don't know if this is still true, but I hope so.
Eighteen months before we arrived, camping 'out the back' at the Sheraton meant we'd stay where hotel vehicles were serviced and repaired. We saw that area and it was a real dump. Luckily, this time we were allowed to stay in the proper 'backyard'.
Another smaller truck was there at the same time as us. They were a British family—mum, dad and three kids—travelling south down the west wide of Africa as far as they could go until it was time to return home for the school year. They were sleeping in and on top of their Bedford truck, which looked like a little brother to ours.
Our actual camping spot for tents was well shielded and behind the toilet/shower block for the swimming pool. No paying guest would have found us unless they were completely bored (or drunk) and went on a complete inspection of the grounds.
So there we were—camping at the Sheraton—so surreal. A few people took up the offer to rent a room at half price, but $162 a night is not my idea of a bargain, so we stayed in our tent.
Those who camped had a lot of freedom. We could use the toilets and showers near the pool—cripes we could even use the pool. On the first day or two, some of our group hogged the pool recliners to the point that we were banned from using them at all. We could also mooch off our travelling companions who did rent rooms. I did a couple of loads of laundry in a bathtub.
The Elephant Bar was also open slather. Ah, the Elephant Bar. It was the main casual bar at the Sheraton. Every afternoon, Happy Hour was awash with cheap drinks, delicious nibbles and hordes of prostitutes.
I can still picture the spindly stilettos, ridiculously short skirts, plunging necklines, garish animal prints, liberal make-up and blatantly entertaining stalking techniques.
Even Poor John was in their sights. He told of the night that he headed out of the Elephant Bar on his way to our tent. A voluptuous prostitute clicked after him on her stilettoes.
His detour into the gents' toilet by the pool didn't put her off, and she waited patiently for him to re-emerge. But then, and I mean a big BUT THEN, he turned left out of the toilet and headed around to the tents.
Tent life was never on her agenda. I can't say 'you should have seen the look of horror on her face' because I didn't see it either, but when Poor John tells the story he gets this sort of sheepish grin on his face that says it all. Mostly because he rescued himself.
But don't ask me about the fellow who had a false eyelash stuck to his forehead the next morning.
The pool, but no pic of the Elephant Bar. Sorry.
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One really does wonder if it is still the policy.
I wonder too. Last I knew the Abuja Sheraton still welcomed overland trucks. I think they realised that enough of the overlanders were travel weary and would book in (at great expense) and earn them some extra cash. Not that we did.
Sounds like a very eye-opening experience – even for the poor person who lost the eyelash!
I rather think that the gal who lost her eyelash must have quite a few in reserve.
Thanks Terry. I sometimes think the stories are more weird than amazing, but we've had fun. Hope your day is good too.
In most underdeveloped regions of the country, there to it and worse ..the underground systems that run really developed under the companies do not laisssent economies, relationships, envirenements, and cultures in natural, health laws, logical, patriotic, and Humanitarian ….. A foreigner must leave his civilized mind (or socialist liberalist, scientific or philosophical ..) to be, before traveling.
It's probably not very safe to travel in the underdeveloped parts of Nigeria these days. But we had a wonderful and safe time in Nigeria. But this was in 2009. I'll write soon about the first village we entered after we crossed the border from Benin to Nigeria.
In 2016 there are no more security in Nigeria. and not throughout the center of Africa .de Somalia to Mauritania. .
Yes, things are dangerous now across the centre of Africa. We were lucky when we travelled.
Surly staff were a problem in the Sheraton in New York City, but the staff in Abuja were fabulous. As for hard mattresses, I think the worst are in China as I described here.
Hilarious. Especially since Poir John has such an innocent face!
Oh yes, he does look ever-so innocent.
A close shave and a lucky escape. Nice story!
Thanks. The election is a close shave too, and we'll see if it's also a lucky escape.
What a fun story – and you still have the photos for proof.
Thanks. I wish I had a photo from inside the Elephant Bar.
What adventures you have to tell!
I'll try to share more as they come to mind.
That was quite an experience! Interesting read. I agree…$162 would not be a bargain for me either…the night in a tent would be just fine.
I thought $162 was ridiculously expensive, but I guess you have to expect that in a major hotel in a national capital. But our tent was fine.
The pool was wonderful. Tent life is wonderful too. While I enjoy a comfy bed, I never mind staying in a tent.
A narrow escape for poor John then. Obviously before the times of iPhones and Facebook You cant get away with anything these days. Glad they never had them when I was young in Nigeria, we partied till dawn and had such a great social life some weekends we just didn't go to bed on Saturday night at all. Such a waste of time when you can go straight to the beach. Haven't got the stamina for that nowadays.
Ah yes, where did the stamina go?
Wadda ya mean "don't ask" — what about the fellow with the eyelash stuck to his forehead?!!! (the other eyelash might have been stuck to parts of his anatomy that are X-rated. . . jus wonder'n).
SO! Peggy, what about the fellow with the eyelash stuck to his "forehead"??????????
I'll try to find a pic of another elephant.
I know at least one overland truck stopped there in 2012 and I'm pretty sure another did in 2015. Not sure if others have. It is a great tradition. Glad you stopped by here and thanks for the follow.
I just hope it is still going.
Too funny! I see that you are going back to India. I just landed in Scotland yesterday and am going around seeing friends. The Madventure starts on the 17th. Yahoo….
Love to you and John too.
Have a fantastic time in Scotland. So exciting that you're doing the UK to OZ trip. I'm jealous and thrilled for you at the same time.
Great story – It sounds like so much fun to camp at the Sheraton. What a wonderful policy! I hope that they still allow it.
I hope they still do it too.
At least he was propositioned by a female, which wouldn't have been as likely if poor John were in, say, Phnom Penh?
That's an excellent point. Luckily he didn't get propositioned when we were in Phnom Penh.
LOL This story made my day. I can't fathom how much you kept your hopes in check lest they wouldn't let you camp there. You have such a knack for pacing your narrative–that last line was killer!
I can still picture that false eyelash!
A completely entertaining post, Peggy, which really made me laugh. I bet that woman freaked out Poor John just a bit. Your description of the prostitutes, and false eyelashes that come out to leave their trademark, should be in a novel! At least you've great memories of your camp at the Sheraton and it would be nice to think they're still so obliging to travel-weary tourists.
I've since heard that people camped there two years ago. Not sure about more recent times. And trust me, Poor John wasn't even slightly fazed by the prostitutes. He just thought it was hilarious. But the gals must share information, because he was pursued only ONCE.
It is interesting and surreal camping at the Sheraton and you have the pics as evidence. Good story!
That's the perfect comment—camping at the Sheraton was completely surreal.
Poor John and his knives | Where to next?


White House chief of staff John Kelly did not seem to be much of a fan of Hope Hicks, the outgoing communications director.
White House chief of staff John Kelly did not think much of outgoing communications director Hope Hicks, as a New York magazine profile revealed.
A former senior White House official told New York's Olivia Nuzzi that Kelly was "extraordinarily dismissive" of Hicks and didn't understand her role with President Donald Trump, whom she had been working with since the first days of his presidential campaign in 2015. Kelly sometimes blamed Hicks for habits Trump developed over the course of his life, Nuzzi wrote.
Hicks announced her resignation last month following her testimony to the House Intelligence Committee. She reportedly said she had occasionally told white lies for the president but never lied about anything consequential related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Her resignation also came after the abuse scandal surrounding former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, whom Hicks had dated.
It was originally reported that Hicks helped craft the Kelly's response to reports of allegations of domestic abuse against Porter. One of Porter's former wives provided the Daily Mail photos of a black eye she said Porter gave her, while another provided a photo of a protective order she filed against Porter in 2010. Porter has denied the allegations.
Kelly came under fire for his initial statement, in which he said Porter was "a man of true integrity and honour" whom "I can't say enough good things about." He later issued a second statement denouncing domestic violence, but still offered supportive words for Porter.
As Nuzzi wrote, the reports that said Hicks was involved in crafting the statement noted that her involvement was seen as a problem within the White House. Trump was reportedly frustrated with her.
But five senior White House officials told Nuzzi that Hicks was not involved in crafting the statement. Kelly, they said, dictated it himself.
But Kelly did not try to correct that reporting, letting Hicks take blame.
Hicks' proximity to the president concerned Kelly.


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Niklas Hjulström (born 15 February 1962) is a Swedish actor, singer and director. He is brother to Carin Hjulström, grandson to Filip Hjulström and son to Lennart Hjulström.

Hjulström was born  in Mölndal, Sweden, and finished his education in 1990 at NAMA in Stockholm. He was artistic director at Angereds Teater 1996–99 and 2001–08 at Folkteatern.

As singer, Hjulström is member in the pop duo Cue.

Selected direction
2002–04 – Simon and the Oaks (Folkteatern)
2008 – Tre kärlekar (Folkteatern)

Selected filmography
 1992 – Svart Lucia
 1993 – Roseanna
 1993 – Brandbilen som försvann
 1993 – Polis polis potatismos!
 1993 – Mannen på balkongen
 1994 – Stockholm Marathon
 1994 – Tre kronor
 2001 – Deadline
 2003 – Paradiset
 2003 – De drabbade
 2003 – Swedenhielms
 2005 – Orka! Orka!
 2007 – Isprinsessan
 2007 – Predikanten
 2009 – The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
 2009 – Stenhuggaren
 2010 – Olycksfågeln

References

External links

1962 births
Living people
Swedish male actors
Swedish film directors
Swedish male singers


text:
Le dolmen de Sainte-Marie est un dolmen situé à Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, en France.

Description

Localisation
Le dolmen est situé dans le département français de la Haute-Vienne, sur la commune de Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, près du hameau de Sainte-Marie.

Historique

Le dolmen est classé au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du .

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques de la Haute-Vienne

Liens externes

 Sainte Marie dolmen (The Megalithic Portal)

Références

Sainte-Marie
Monument historique classé en 1984


Unofficial CM-12.0 for T-Mobile Note 4 Build thread.
CyanogenMod is a free, community built distribution of Android which greatly extends the capabilities of your phone.
This thread is for build questions. See other thread for general info, reports of bugs etc.
The code is now being opened up for community development. Fattire has some instructions below to help you build. Just note the code is still under heavy development and will be changing often.
Just for clarification, myself and fattire are NOT paid employees of Cyngn INC. This is our hobby, and our free time to make this work.
Also, follow us if you like. We're on the Twitter!
I also have to give a big thanks to @fattire for his assistance in getting this up and running.
You *might* find some people hanging out on freenode in #cm-note4. Don't know what that means? No worries, here's a link you can use.
That's okay. While the major porting work to the Note 4 is being done by people with TMO, there are threads pertaining to other variants (who work off the T-Mobile version). You can find them here. If your particular device isn't here, start a new device repository for your flavor of the Note 4 and then start a new thread!
Sprint thread (SM-910P). Slayher has started a new repository specifically for sprint users here.
Official CM nightlies are coming very soon. The latest few releases from Slayher above have last-minute fixes (to audio, bluetooth, battery, etc.) to prepare for the nightly builds... read the last few posts for details.
A few other upstream changes.
And hopefully some power draw improvements.
Selinux is setup, and fully functional. I have not enforced yet, but it should be good to go.
Revamped the hardware backed keystore system.
UHD (4K) Now working in the Normal Camera APK as well as Google Camera.
The audio stack is now sharing the same HAL as the msm8974.
. Attempted to raise recording Volume. Lets see what happens.
Changed the default DPI to 560. Its better than 640, not as extreme as 515, and its a fully supported DPI in Google Play store.
Upstream CM changes effected normal root access. If you dirty flash, your current root stuff should stay. If you clean wipe you have to enable root in development settings.
Updated the Lockscreen Notification config. Now when the notification comes in, you can interact with the black and white "Ambient Display". It still does not turn on the display when you pick the device up, or remove it from a pocket.
Now you may ask, "What does all this mean?" Well it means that the device tree should be at a point to merged in to CM mainline code, which means..... NIGHTLIES and M-Releases!
changes to audio HAL and Kernel audio drivers.
Music playback after a resume from pause should be fixed.
Performance profiles are back, and set to "Balanced" The other 2 options are Performance and Power Save.
More fixes and features from mainline CM12.
A ton of new stuff forward-ported upstream from CM11->CM12.
Many fixes from mainline CM since last time.
Play Store works w/apps you want.
LOTS of goodness from upstream CM.
You may need to wipe caches, clear settings in the play store and/or wipe /data if nothing else works. Don't come and complain in the thread until you've tried these steps.
A ton more sensors (accelerometer/light sensor/proximity/gyroscope/sound/magnetic/pressure) work.
Video (w/o DRM) works w/sound & rotates correctly. Youtube, etc.
User @bttfpromo says you can return the stock cursor (instead of the mouse pointer) with these instructions.
User @DragonAndLance posted a link to boost the in-call sound for those who feel that the defaults aren't high enough.
If you don't like the default screen density, @slayher points out that the following adb command will change it: adb shell wm density 515. I prefer smaller icons (which actually match the physical size of a Nexus 5). Note that these changes will "stick" to the next boot.
Want handwriting recognition? Try the Stylus beta -- a handwriting keyboard similar to the one in TouchWiz.
A terrific demo of the pressure sensitivity of the S-pen stylus is Markers-- it's open source too!
If you need something special to happen when you pop the pen in and out (or press the button), check out this app.
Building CyanogenMod yourself? That's encouraged here. If you want to learn to build (and thus never have to bother weirdo strangers), you've come to the right place. Start reading about the building process on the wiki, and then join in on the fun.
There are specific step-by-step build instructions for Lollipop on the note 4 (TMO) right here (T-Mobile) and here (Sprint).
Please fix stuff and submit your code pull requests to Slayher's github! Muchas gracias!
I don't see any repo I can clone is that correct ? Thanks !
Note: Might want to hold off a few seconds on getting this as a fix to sdcard is coming... right now it shows up in Android but not in file manager and shell /sdcard etc until the fix gets checked in.
Thanks for the work you have done - been eagerly waiting for this - I knwo a lot is yet to be done - but thanks for all you guys have done so far..
Can you tell me .WHich Gapps are reccomended?
I love u slayher and fattire. Lol. I've been waiting for this day.
Because.. This is the Day it all begins.
The Birth of CM has just arrived for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Family..
Congratulations! "Live Long.. And Prosper"
My mobile data doesn't work. but for a first build it's pretty damn impressive.
Oh no Lord. I'm gonna party lol thanks.


JAKARTA — The American mining company Freeport-McMoRan has brought the world's biggest gold mine, in the Indonesian province of West Papua, to a standstill. The corporation is butting heads with the Indonesian government over protectionist mining regulations.
And now that Freeport has started to dismiss tens of thousands of workers, the local economy is poised to take a huge hit. In Mimika Regency, the West Papua province containing the Grasberg gold mine, 91 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is attributed to Freeport.
Freeport Indonesia abruptly stopped production on February 10 and laid off 10 percent of its foreign workers. It employs 32,000 people in Indonesia, about 12,000 of whom are full-time employees. The freeze was a reaction to a shakeup in Freeport's 30-year contract with the Indonesian government, signed in 1991.
Indonesia has tried to levy additional obligations from Freeport in an attempt to increase domestic revenue from its natural resources. Freeport retaliated last week by threatening to pursue arbitration and sue the government for damages. The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources could not be reached for comment on the issue.
Observers on the ground in Papua and from afar in Jakarta worry the shakeup will decimate the local economy and lead to violence in the historically unstable region. West Papua has long been a troubled territory in Indonesia and its independence movement has long been met with brutal military action.


The next installment of a popular lecture series at the College will examine the move toward renewable energy sources and its future.
Janet Larsen will speak on "Shifting to Solar and Wind Power" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 in the Mitchell Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Larsen was one of the incorporators of the Earth Policy Institute, an independent environmental research organization in Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2015. She is a co-author of "The Earth Policy Reader" and "The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy."
Previously Larsen worked at the Worldwatch Institute. She holds a degree in Earth systems from Stanford University and has conducted ecology fieldwork on the Chilean coast and in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
The theme for this year's Alworth Center for Peace and Justice Lecture Series is "The Challenge of Living Sustainably." This year's speaker series concludes on March 20 with "Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling" with Andrew Hoffman. All lectures are free and open to the public.


I'm about to do a project that involves using Arduino to create an LED 'chase' effect. However I want the 'chase' to be triggered when someone removes an object from the switch. For example the lights would be on and running with a small rock (or similar) holding down a switch which then goes into the off position when the weight is removed. I can create a chase and I can operate the switch but I need help in writing the code that will combine these two features in to one event.
Any suggestions, esp help with code will be warmly welcomed.
while (digitalRead(Button)==HIGH)// This loop is repeated while button is held down.
I tried the code but can't get it to work with the 'chase' code. Can you have a look at this tell me what I'm doing wrong?
An object lies on a switch (so that it is pressed IN).
Then when you remove the weight, the LED chase starts?
Hi, absolutely right then the chase should stop when the weight is replaced.
First of all, check if your Chase routine works without the push button included (I haven't checked that part of your routine).
While the PB is pressed IN (=high), a simple routine is executed (delay 10ms and then checking the condition again).
Once the PB is released (= low) the program jumps to the next part of the program: as long as the PB is low, the Chase routine is executed.
Once the PB is pressed again, the program starts over again with the first routine.
I tried the code (the chase does work on its own) like you said (I think) but now all the LEDS are on, not flashing and the button makes no difference.
Sorry to be a pain but if you have any more time to spare I would appreciate it.
//int timer = 100; // The higher the number, the slower the timing.
I'll have a look at the code this evening. Meantime, are you sure that you have rigged your button properly?
sadly I have, I too thought that might be the answer. I am still trying to solve it and look forward to your thoughts later this evening.
A quick review showed me that on 1 or 2 occasions, you started a line with "//" which means you're not giving any commands, but merely stating a comment.
Secondly, the original (wrongly) PB sequence was still in the routine.
You are a star, it works, there are some slight hiccups - ie not running each and every time I push the button however I think this is the wiring. I haven't yet trimmed any of the leads or resistors.
Many, many thanks and you are ever in London I will buy you a large drink of your choice, or ice cream, toffee, chocolate or whatever.
I take on board the comment re syntax, I'm aware of this. I'm learning processing at the same time both from scratch - enjoyable but tiring and confusing.
Make sure to publish it!
thanks for this, I'll try it later today and let you know what happens.