Sleep deprivation, too much stress, unhealthy eating habits and a hectic lifestyles can also cause acne. Acne can appear on the face, chest, back and scalp. Although there is no definitive cure, there are many simple and easy natural cures using common ingredients found in your pantry and refrigerator to prevent or minimize the problem.
Here are the top 10 home remedies for acne.
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate works as a gentle exfoliant for your skin. Thus, it unplugs the pores and removes dead skin.
It also helps regulate the pH balance of the skin and has mild anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. All these characteristics make it an excellent home remedy for clearing acne.
Oatmeal is beneficial in reducing acne because it cleanses your skin pores and absorbs excess oil. Plus, it exfoliates your skin.
Fuller's earth also known as multani mitti is good for greasy and acne-prone skin as it absorbs excess oil (without over-drying your skin) and unclogs the pores.
It helps improve your complexion too. You can find it at Indian grocery stores.
Mix equal proportions of Fuller's earth (multani mitti), rose water, and sandalwood powder. You can add more rose water to get a better consistency of the paste.
Apply this mud pack to your face.
Wash after it dries up.
The acidic property of lemons can be very useful in treating acne. Lemon will clean out dirt that has accumulated in the pores and will harden the sebum. You can use it on your skin daily but if it is too drying then use it every two or three days.
Rub a slice of lemon on the affected area and leave it for a few hours before rinsing your face with water.
You can also mix lemon juice with rose water in equal amounts and use the solution to wash the affected area thoroughly.
The toothpaste that you use regularly to clean your teeth can also help clear up an acne problem. This is in fact one of the easiest home remedies for acne.
Apply a small amount of white toothpaste on the affected area before going to bed. The toothpaste will reduce the swelling and dry out the acne. Within a day or two, you should see significant improvement.
Another popular natural treatment for acne is tea tree oil. Tea tree oil acts like an antiseptic and disinfects the pores.
In addition, it helps kill the bacteria that cause acne. Just apply one drop of tree tea oil to the affected area three times a day.
If the application of undiluted tea tree oil causes skin irritation, redness, or overdrying then use tea tree oil diluted in water or mix it with aloe vera gel and then apply.
The acidic property and high vitamin C present in an orange makes it a perfect remedy for acne. You can use the juice from the orange as well as its peel, but the peel can be more effective.
The soothing and anti-inflammatory properties in aloe vera can treat acne in a matter of a few days. Aloe vera gel is also helpful in healing the scars caused by acne.
You can buy aloe vera gel from the market or get pure aloe vera gel by cutting a leaf off an aloe vera plant and squeezing the gel from the middle. Apply the aloe vera gel to the affected area twice daily.
The herb fenugreek can also be used in the treatment of acne due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiseptic properties.
Mix fresh fenugreek leaves with water to make a smooth paste. Apply the herbal paste on the affected area and leave it on for about 10 to 15 minutes. Then wash your face with warm water. Repeat the process for three to four days to allow the acne to heal.
Alternatively, grind one teaspoon of fenugreek seeds into a fine powder and add a little warm water to it to make a paste. Apply this paste on the affected area. Leave it on for about 20 minutes or overnight and then rinse it off. Do this two or three times a week.
Indian lilac, also known as neem, can be used for the treatment of various skin problems. It contains antiseptic and antimicrobial properties that help kill the bacteria that cause acne. Also, it soothes the redness and inflammation of skin breakouts.
Make a paste of tender Indian lilac leaves by adding a little water. Add some turmeric powder to the paste and then apply it on the affected area. Leave it on for 20 minutes and then wash it off. Do this at least twice a week.
You can also apply neem oil a few times a day until you see improvement.
These simple and easy-to-follow natural treatments for acne can solve the problem to some extent. For best results, you must also live a healthy lifestyle. If you cannot successfully treat your acne with these home remedies, you should consult a doctor.
My face has many pimples and acne,its really embarassing to go out of the house because some of the people use to see my face but when I use Lemon juice for remedies its really effective.
I wash my face twice a day and i also put on ponds perfect color complex.My pimples are reducing.
I really need a good cure that will help my acne. mine is medium severe. I've had it since second grade, and am the only one my age that has ALLOT of acne. Please list easy remedies.ORANGE PEEL PASTE WORKS, BLEND ORANGE PEELS WITH A LITTLE WATER!
I have been suffering from acne for 4 years now. I would love to know what it feels like to have clear skin. Any home remedy will help!
Mix turmeric, basen, milk, honey well. Apply it on ur face.. Leave the mAsk for 20 mins then rinse off.. You'll c a noticeable change.. Skin will b glowing and lighter.. This masks is really good for glowing skin. It helped me so m sharing..
ok so i have mild-severe acne (severe when it comes to dark spots left by the acne) and ive tried everything and nothing seems to work. My skin is also VERY sensitive and VERY dry yet oily at the same time. Nothing the dermotaligists perscibed worked. I started drinking more water, adding some lemon juice. I also did my research and found a couple home remedies that seemed to do the trick for me. A couple times a week before I hop in the shower i use a banana peel and massage it around my face. Sounds weird i know but it works! I leave it on for no more than 5 minutes and wash it off. I also do this mask which consists of sugar, honey, lemon juice, green tea, and apple cidar vinegar. Burns a little, but after a couple minutes wash off and boom. Ice your face after that and within no time you'll start to see a difference. But remember what works for me might not work for you but hope this helped and good luck!
Apply your saliva on your pimples when you wake up in the morning. It helps a lot in getting rid of acne. This is from my personal experience.
I have seen many comments what to use on the face.. Try the following and see the results within a week. Eliminate all dairy products. Just try it!
Before you go to bed, put some honey on your acne, it will stay there. In the morning, wash it off.
I have been doing it for a couple days, it really works!!!!
Ohh so much tips…its really useful….i m in my late 20's..n i have acnes in my upper arms…i found applying toothpaste is very easy…let me start with this..can anyone suggest will colgate be ok?
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND DONT EAT JUNK that's the basic!!!!! Simple answer for all you candy arses writing big essays to explain basics jeeez candy arses!
I have a very sensitive skin & pro breakout & have a lot of dark spots due to acne scars. One of my concerns, aging skin around my eyes. I used the Citrus Clear Skin Repair Moisturizer and after 2-3 days – the lines that's been bothering me for quite a while is lessening & the dark spots on my cheeks start to lighten! my friends saw me & said you look blooming! that's only 2-3 days of using the Citrus clear moisturizer.
Use turmeric powder with honey and lemom or lime drops and massage on to your skin and leave for 15 to 30 minutes. It will really a good anti- bacterial for acne skin.
* Very Sleep 9 hours or more that you want ,!!!!
* Wash your face very in day , !!!
* Don't touch your face or acne ,!!!
* I Used toothpaste and that working , that help for whiteness or stoping oil on your face , !
Once a week, I mix the juice from an orange and some egg yolk and put it on my face for about 10 minutes. It really does work to stop oil from forming on my face. Its not gross at all. My skin cleared up in about 1 week of doing that. I also use the Citrus Clear face wash to wash my face in the morning and at night. No acne for the last year !
OH its very effective and helpful.thank you sharing with us.
Try to use also the aloe Vera gel been using it since when I'm a teenager. Just continue using it and the result is really good.
Hi there! I've been looking a all these wonderful home remedies and it seems to me that the use of toothpaste is the easiest way to go. With that being said, does anyone know if it has to be a specific brand of toothpaste to apply on the skin? I'm currently using Aquafresh and I want to make sure if that is acceptable. Thank you for your time – have a lovely rest of your day/evening!


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WithQuiz League paper 20/01/16
Set by: The Opsimaths
QotW: R1/Q4
Average Aggregate Score: 83.2
(Season's Ave. Agg.: 72.3)
"A hatful of points on offer."
"So a scrupulously fair paper with an aggregate score of 84 and 25 twos. All participants pretty satisfied."
ROUND 1 - Hidden theme appropriate to the round
This round includes sound-alikes and at least one look alike
According to the slogan, what product has been 'Helping Ugly People Have Sex since 1862!'
He is a mythological king of the gods, rides an eight-legged horse and has two ravens who tell him all the things happening in the world. What is the name of this one-eyed god?
Complete this triumvirate, who first appeared on our TV screens in 1960: Martha Longhurst, Minnie Caldwell, and who?
In Shakespeare's play, what are the last six words spoken by Julius Caesar before he dies?
With a London headquarters, this company is one of the largest insurance brokers in the world. It has 65,000 employees, in 500 offices, in more than 120 countries. Name this company. Hint: It was Manchester United's shirt sponsor from 2010 until 2014.
This withholding tax was introduced to the UK in 1944. Amounts withheld on income payments to employees are treated as advance payments of income tax due. What is this tax called?
In chess, there is only one occasion on which a piece is captured, but is not replaced on its square by the capturing piece. What is the move called?
First produced in Italy in 1983, approximately 8,800,000 were built, before the final one was made in Brazil in 2013. Name this car.
Manchester-born Wayne Fontana, and his backing group the Mindbenders, only ever had two Top Ten singles hits in the UK. In 1965, Game of Love got to No. 2. Name their 1964 hit, which got to No. 5. The title consists of the same word or sound repeated six times.
Alex McLeish played football for Aberdeen and Scotland, and, from August 2014 until June 2015, managed the Belgian club KRC Genk. Alex Salmond was leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland. What nickname do they both share?
Intended as an updated version of the BBC news magazine show Nationwide, the trial run in 2006 was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha. It is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. What is this TV show called?
ROUND 2 - 'Time Person of the Year Award'
Each answer in this round features a person who, according to Time magazine "for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year"
NB: the quotations given are not from the year of the award
Time Person of the Year 1938
Which politician said: "Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilised."?
TPotY 1930
Which political campaigner, said, while travelling in England: "You wear plus-fours. I prefer minus-fours."?
Which aviator said: "I have seen the science I worshipped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilisation I expected them to serve."?
Which political campaigner once started a letter with the words: "While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities 'unwise and untimely.'"?
Which religious leader said: "Football shouldn't become submerged by financial interests. It ought to be more about the excellence of performing than about possession."?
Which socialite once concluded a letter with the words: "PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' beaux."?
Which entrepreneur said: "I updated my grilling app, iGrill, today and it now has Facebook integration that lets you see what other people are grilling right now around the world. Awesome."?
TPotY 1939 & 1942
Which politician said: "Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union."?
Which monarch is supposed to have said: 'They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt'?
Which politician said: "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."?
Which politician said "I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French."?
ROUND 3 - Threesomes
Name the missing one in each of these threesomes
If Clint Eastwood is The Good, and Lee Van Cleef is The Bad, who is The Ugly?
Groucho was properly Julius, Chico was Leonard, and Harpo was who?
The Patriarchs are the physical and spiritual ancestors of Judaism. Abraham and Isaac are two of them. Who is the third?
Terry Pratchett's book Wyrd Sisters features Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs and owner of the most evil cat in the world; Magrat Garlick, the junior witch, who believes in occult jewelry, covens, and bubbling cauldrons; and which other witch?
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) was published in 1889. The main characters are the fox terrier Montmorency, and the men George, Harris, and who?
In Greek mythology, a Chimera is usually depicted with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head, but what animal does it have for its head?
The Beverley Sisters were a vocal trio, particularly popular during the 1950s and 60s. There were the twin sisters Teddie and Babs, but what was the name of the older sister?
If Drew Barrymore plays Dylan Sanders and Cameron Diaz plays Natalie Cook, who plays Alex Munday?
South Africa's three branches of government are split over different cities. Cape Town, with its Parliament, is the legislative capital. Pretoria, with the President and Cabinet, is the administrative capital. With the Supreme Court of Appeal, which city is the judicial capital?
In the Bible, Noah's three sons are Shem, Ham and who?
Apollo 17, launched on December 7th 1972 was the final mission of the Apollo programme. The Command Module Pilot was Ronald Evans and the Lunar Module Pilot was Harrison Schmitt. Who was the Commander, who had previously been Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, and Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969? (surname only required)
The Giza pyramids date from roughly 2550 to 2490 B.C. They were built by the Pharaohs Khafre, Menkaure and who?
ROUND 4 - Foursomes
Name the missing one in each of these foursomes
From astronomy, the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and what?
From an animated sitcom: Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and who?
From Hogwarts' Houses: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin and what?
From a well-known South Dakota sculpture: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and who?
From politics on 26 March 1981: Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams, and who?
From the parochial house on Craggy Island, the housekeeper Mrs Doyle and the priests, Father Ted, Father Dougal and who?
From a series of books and films: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and what?
From a timely group: Eastern, Central, Pacific and what?
From a group of actors: Michael Keaton 1989 & 1992, Val Kilmer 1995, George Clooney 1997, and who, in 2005, 2008 & 2012?
From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and who?
From the Minor Arcana in Tarot: Wands (also known as batons, rods or staves), Pentacles (also known as coins or disks), Cups, and what?
ROUND 5 - 'The Sports Round'
All the people in this round were sportsmen, but are better known for other things
(the explanatory sporting descriptions in the answer text are sometimes quite lengthy and can be left out at the discretion of the QM)
As a singer, he is probably best remembered for performing the theme to the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, and, as an actor, as co-star to Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. in 1966-1967. Name this Olympic skier. (first and second names required)
He is best known for a series of ten crime novels, starting with The Bat and most recently Police. Confusingly, the first one published in Britain was the fifth in the series The Devil's Star in 2005. Name this footballer.
He starred in a number of films in the 1930s and 40s, and played the title role in the serials Flash Gordon in 1936, 1938 and 1940 and Buck Rogers in 1939. Who was this swimmer?
This musician, airline pilot, broadcaster and brewer is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Name this fencer.
This actor, comedian, and TV presenter is best known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street and DS Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK. He also hosts an ITV game show and the annual Crime Thriller Awards on ITV3. Name this footballer.
This English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian performed from 1921, until he died in 1961. On stage, screen, and record, he sang and played light comic songs. By 1939, he was the highest paid entertainer in the UK, earning over £100,000 a year. Who was this jockey?
His first Oscar nomination as an actor was in 1958 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His ninth and final actor nomination was in 2002 for Road to Perdition. Who was this racing driver?
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946. By the time the author died in 1998, over 50 million copies had been sold, making it the best-selling book of the 20th century in America, after the Bible. Which oarsman wrote it?
Still performing aged 72, this Spanish singer/songwriter has sold 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and has released more than 80 albums. He has more than 2,600 gold and platinum record certifications. Who is this footballer?
Based on his first novel, he wrote the screenplay for the 1963 film This Sporting Life, and in 1976 won the Booker prize for his novel Saville. Who is this Rugby League player?
ROUND 6 - 'The Year, The Beer'
Certain beers, breweries, etc. are advertised in association with specific years all the following have years associated with them
Name the continental brewery: 1664.
With an ecclesiastically related name, this beer was first brewed in the 1890's, but is more associated with 1741. Name the beer.
First brewed in 1759, the company owns its original brewery, and one each in Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. Name the brewery.
Name the brewery: Barcelona 1876.
Two Irish American brothers first brewed it in Melbourne in 1888. Name the beer.
Founded in 1698, but with evidence of brewing on the current site since at least 1573, this is Britain's oldest brewery. Name the brewery.
First brewed in 1842, it was the world's first beer of its type. By what brand name is Plzeňský Prazdroj better known?
Dating from the 1760's, this pub on Deansgate sometimes claims to be the oldest pub in Manchester. Name the pub.
Established in 1874, name this quiz venue.
ROUND 7 - Linked Round
All the people in this round's answers have something in common
Born in Prague in 1883, this German-language writer of novels and short stories is perhaps best known for his works Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle. Who is he?
Inspired by Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name, this tone poem was composed by Richard Strauss in 1896. The initial fanfare, Sunrise, became well-known after its use in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. What is the tone poem called?
Nicknamed the 'Flying Finn', he dominated distance running in the early 20th century. He set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 metres and 20 kilometres, and won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Olympic Games. Who was he?
This DJ broadcasted on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, and was the first DJ to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch in 1967. In 2002 he won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. Who is he?
Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Michael Sarrazin, Robert De Niro, and various others, have all played which character in films?
Born Richard Melville Hall in 1965, this American singer-songwriter, musician (particularly in electronic music), DJ, and photographer, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. By what stage name is he better known?
Her first novel, published in 1950, was inspired by her deprived youth in Tyneside. She wrote almost 100 books, and sold more than 123 million copies. For 17 years until 2002 (four years after her death) she was the most borrowed author from UK public libraries. Who was she?
François-Marie Arouet was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. One of his best-known quotations is "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him". By what name is he better known?
Hitler described him as "a man without roots, a demagogue and a liar". Churchill said of him "There, but for the grace of God, goes God". He served in government during WW2 and after, becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947 to 1950. Name this politician
He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.; CEO and largest shareholder of Pixar Animation Studios; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT Inc. Who was he?
ROUND 8 - Just when you thought it was all over, A Christmas Round
All the answers include something associated with Christmas
Orhan Pamuk (2006 Literature) and Aziz Sancar (2015 Chemistry) are Nobel laureates from which country?
This English actor and theatre manager founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted in 1909. Who was he? (surname only required)
The series of 11 Strangers and Brothers novels was published between 1940 and 1970. In 1964, one of them, Corridors of Power, added the phrase to our language. Name the author.
This British weekly lads' mag was launched in 2004 with the slogan 'When You Really Need Something Funny' and closed in April 2014. What was it called?
Created in 1923 on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains to advertise a local real estate development, what is now spelt out over a 350 feet length in 45-foot-tall white capital letters?
Renowned for its cheap production values and dodgy sets, Crossroads ran on ITV from 1964 to 1988. Who played the role of the motel owner Meg Richardson?
In 1997, Buddy the chocolate Labrador joined whom, as part of the Clinton administration?
What name links Hitler's Deputy Führer from 1933 until 1941, and The Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet from 1962 until 1970?
This cartoonist and illustrator has worked for The Sunday Times and The New Yorker. Other work includes graphics for Pink Floyd's album The Wall, and their music video Welcome to the Machine. He provided the caricatures for the opening and closing sequences of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and was the production designer on the Disney animated feature Hercules (1997). Who is he?
The current Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University has won a Scottish Arts Council Award (Standing Female Nude, 1985), a Somerset Maugham Award, (Selling Manhattan, 1987), the Whitbread Poetry Award (Mean Time, 1993); and the T S Eliot Prize (Rapture, 2005). Name this poet.
(accept Wōden, Wuotan, etc., but point out that Odin is necessary for the theme)
Ena Sharples
(in Coronation Street)
"Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar"
Pay-As-You-Earn
(accept 'PAYE', but point out that the full name is necessary for the theme)
(If a pawn moves two ranks forward from its start position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it if it had moved only one square forward, the opponent captures the just-moved pawn 'as it passes' through the first square. The resulting position is the same as if the pawn had moved only one square forward and the enemy pawn had captured it normally.)
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
(Groovy Kind of Love, sometimes associated with Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders was released by the Mindbenders in 1966, after Fontana had gone solo)
(Alex McLeish was 'Big Eck' and Alex Salmond was just 'Eck')
(for overseeing the unification of Germany with Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938, which was considered A Good Thing at the time)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mrs Wallis Simpson
(in July 2010, Zuckerberg had reported that Facebook reached the 500 million-user mark)
Joseph Stalin
(for signing of a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany, and for leading the Russian fight against Germany)
(about the children of Princess Margaret, i.e. David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, and Lady Sarah Chatto)
Adolf Marx
Granny Weatherwax
Jerome or 'J'
(the author Jerome K Jerome is also the narrator)
(in the 2000 film Charlie's Angels)
Commander Eugene Cernan
Khufu
(accept the Hellenised name of Cheops)
(as in "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!" in South Park)
(Mount Rushmore National Memorial)
Bill Rodgers
(the 'Gang of Four, who founded the Social Democratic Party)
Father Jack
(The Twilight Saga)
(Continental US Time Zones)
(film actors playing Batman)
Noel Harrison
(represented Great Britain in the Giant Slalom at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics)
(before he wrote the crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, he played for Molde FK in the 1970s, now managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær - then he tore the cruciate ligaments in his knee saying "at the time, my goal was to play professionally for Tottenham")
(won the gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming, in the 1932 Olympics)
(was once ranked 7th in Great Britain in the men's foil discipline, and was reputedly offered a place on the GB team for the 1992 Olympics, but declined due to band commitments)
(was a professional footballer for Brentford in the late 1970s - he failed to make the first team, but was regularly a member of the reserves - he played on loan for Barnet, making 5 appearances in the 1978–79 season, and for Dunstable Town, where he scored 15 goals in 25 appearances)
(was apprenticed at Epsom and ran in his first professional races in 1914 aged 10 - when English racing closed due to WW1, he rode in Ireland - in 1918, he returned to England and raced for Lord Derby at his Newmarket stables until 1921)
(his only win was Best Actor for The Color of Money 1986) - despite being colour-blind, he won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel Indy Car racing)
Dr Benjamin Spock
(was in the US Olympic rowing crew, Men's Eights, that won a gold medal at the 1924 games in Paris)
Julio Iglesias Sr
(accept without the 'Sr')
(Julio Iglesias Sr was a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla, which until recently was managed by Zinedine Zidane - his professional football career ended when he had a car accident, and was unable to walk for two years)
David Storey
(aged 18, he signed a 14-year contract to play rugby league for Leeds)
Old Peculier
(advertised with the Seal of the Official of the Peculier of Masham, 1741)
Shepherd Neame
The Sawyers Arms
The Albert Club
(accept also Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra)
Tony Blackburn
Frankenstein's Monster
(do not accept just 'Frankenstein')
Sir Stafford Cripps
Common link: All the people named in the answers were or are vegetarian
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
C P Snow
(originally Hollywoodland)
Noele Gordon
(Chelsea's cat)
(Hess and Nureyev)
Gerald Scarfe
(Dame) Carol Ann Duffy
(the Poet Laureate)
(appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, she is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to hold the position)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
package ledgerdb

//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//limitations under the License.
//
// Code generated by Alibaba Cloud SDK Code Generator.
// Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.

import (
	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/requests"
	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/responses"
)

// ListMembers invokes the ledgerdb.ListMembers API synchronously
// api document: https://help.aliyun.com/api/ledgerdb/listmembers.html
func (client *Client) ListMembers(request *ListMembersRequest) (response *ListMembersResponse, err error) {
	response = CreateListMembersResponse()
	err = client.DoAction(request, response)
	return
}

// ListMembersWithChan invokes the ledgerdb.ListMembers API asynchronously
// api document: https://help.aliyun.com/api/ledgerdb/listmembers.html
// asynchronous document: https://help.aliyun.com/document_detail/66220.html
func (client *Client) ListMembersWithChan(request *ListMembersRequest) (<-chan *ListMembersResponse, <-chan error) {
	responseChan := make(chan *ListMembersResponse, 1)
	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
	err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
		defer close(responseChan)
		defer close(errChan)
		response, err := client.ListMembers(request)
		if err != nil {
			errChan <- err
		} else {
			responseChan <- response
		}
	})
	if err != nil {
		errChan <- err
		close(responseChan)
		close(errChan)
	}
	return responseChan, errChan
}

// ListMembersWithCallback invokes the ledgerdb.ListMembers API asynchronously
// api document: https://help.aliyun.com/api/ledgerdb/listmembers.html
// asynchronous document: https://help.aliyun.com/document_detail/66220.html
func (client *Client) ListMembersWithCallback(request *ListMembersRequest, callback func(response *ListMembersResponse, err error)) <-chan int {
	result := make(chan int, 1)
	err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
		var response *ListMembersResponse
		var err error
		defer close(result)
		response, err = client.ListMembers(request)
		callback(response, err)
		result <- 1
	})
	if err != nil {
		defer close(result)
		callback(nil, err)
		result <- 0
	}
	return result
}

// ListMembersRequest is the request struct for api ListMembers
type ListMembersRequest struct {
	*requests.RpcRequest
	LedgerId   string           `position:"Query" name:"LedgerId"`
	NextToken  string           `position:"Query" name:"NextToken"`
	MaxResults requests.Integer `position:"Query" name:"MaxResults"`
}

// ListMembersResponse is the response struct for api ListMembers
type ListMembersResponse struct {
	*responses.BaseResponse
	RequestId  string   `json:"RequestId" xml:"RequestId"`
	NextToken  string   `json:"NextToken" xml:"NextToken"`
	MaxResults int      `json:"MaxResults" xml:"MaxResults"`
	Members    []Member `json:"Members" xml:"Members"`
}

// CreateListMembersRequest creates a request to invoke ListMembers API
func CreateListMembersRequest() (request *ListMembersRequest) {
	request = &ListMembersRequest{
		RpcRequest: &requests.RpcRequest{},
	}
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	return
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Q: nodejs api works only from host machine not from other devices I am trying to access node js api which works on host/localhost machine. While accessing from other devices using ngrok or IPv4 link it shows UI of the website correctly but the API doesn't works functionally(e.g. user login).
By clicking Login button in vscode API terminal doesn't get any request which is called successfully from localhost machine.
How do I solve this issue to work functionally from other devices too?

A: If you're using ngrok for this you may need another tunnel for the API, unless both the UI and API are served from 127.0.0.1:5000.
If they are served from the same service port then your single ngrok tunnel should work for HTTP transport to both. You would either need to alter your API calls so that the hostname is your tunnel's hostname, or you could just make your API calls with relative URLs. For example the API could make a request to /api/resource rather than 127.0.0.1:5000/api/resource.

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//
//  SLSettingCellModel.h
//  MyProjectFDD
//
//  Created by mac on 15-5-6.
//  Copyright (c) 2015年 qianfeng. All rights reserved.
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

/**
 "设置"页面--cell的模型
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@interface SLSettingCellModel : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *iconImage;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *lable01;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *lable02;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *imageArron;

@end


Police Scotland has appealed for help tracing John Green, aged 43, who has been reported missing from the Ballater area.
He was last seen in Ballater at around 8pm on Tuesday, December 22.
John is described as 6ft 2" tall, of an athletic build with short brown hair and blue eyes.
He has a North East England accent and when he was last seen he was wearing dark grey walking trousers, a dark grey jumper, walking boots and either a dark coloured or orange jacket. He is also in possession of a rucksack and has a tattoo of the starsign 'Aries' on the nape of his neck.


February 8, 2019 / TheNewswire / Toronto, Ontario - Eyecarrot Innovations Corp (TSX-V: EYC, OTCQB: EYCCF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new extended consulting agreement with ARU Global Inc. ("ARU Global") for the provision of marketing and advertising services. The Company previously announced that it would extend the term of its initial agreement with ARU Global.
Under the terms of the new agreement, which is subject to filing with the TSX Venture Exchange, ARU Global will provide marketing and advertising services, particularly in the areas of digital marketing, social media, and direct mail. In addition, ARU Global will identify and engage subcontractors to provide such services, to assist the Company with communicating with its stakeholders, brokers, analysts and the investment community. The term of the agreement is 12 months at a total cost to the Company of up to US$1,200,000 which will be paid in cash from the Company's currently existing working capital. ARU Global and its principal do not own any interest, directly or indirectly, in Eyecarrot Innovations Inc. or its securities and do not have any right or intent to acquire such an interest.
As part of its services, ARU Global intends to arrange for the creation, publication and distribution of advertising materials discussing the Company, its business and its positioning in the industry. Neither the Company nor its officers and directors will be involved, directly or indirectly, in the creation or distribution of such materials, but will review and approve them before publication.
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events and that the Company obtains regulatory approval. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, and delays in regulatory approval, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company as set forth in the Company's continuous disclosure filings filed under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com . The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.


Graham Nickson : Italian skies : May 6-June 5, 2009 : an exhibition and sale of recent watercolors and small early paintings.
New York, NY : Jill Newhouse Gallery ; London : in association with Neffe-Degandt Fine Art, ©2009.
Catalog of an exhibition held at Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, May 7-June 5, 2009.


In light of the glorious gospel- we are to become obedient. This obedience is shown by the growth of a sincere love.
All malice- why do our hearts harbor malice? They do! The greek word here infers a desire for ill will. Desiring to stir up trouble even if it means breaking the law.
I guess my biggest hurts over the years has been when I have experienced these things from other human beings.
There have been times in my life where I know a person just hates me and I wonder why. I am a rival or it's just a plain misunderstanding- but nothing hurts more than to be a victim of a scheme, or someone smiles at you and turns around and does harm or spreads lies or twisted stories..... these are deep wounds.
And they should have no residence in a person who has the Spirit of Christ in them.
A couple of observations: There is a universal dividing line- being with Christ or being against Him.
The experts of the world reject God's capstone and will reject you if you follow Christ.
the one who called you out of darkness into light"
Because we belong to heaven- we should not live as though we are worldly.
The next day at work, my boss knew all the details- 'Jaybird, that is just amazing what a woman will do to raise a boy's standards!"The point is this- time to start pursuing the standards of a royal son and forsake the standards of a pauper.
2 kLike newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual lmilk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Think about that newborn baby and that raging, aggressive fight for food.
WHEN WE WAKE UP IN THE MORNING WE SHOULD LONG FOR THAT SPIRITUAL MILK, WE SHOULD CRAVE IT- WE KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS!
As we ingest the truth of the good news... the transition from pauper to Prince begins to grow. And the result is a beautiful life to the glory of God.


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Ch 3 - Petals
We encounter Jana on the last climb towards the rooftop itself. "Cael," she calls me as she walks past us. "Let's go find Els."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Jake gives a disappointed expression. "We'll look for Els."
Jana turns red, but Jake doesn't notice. He clarifies it anyway. "Cael and I," he adds. "Els is our bro, so I don't think that--"
"Just go upstairs and help Cath with the data!" She bursts out loud and pushes him away.
"And you," she points to me. "Let's get moving!"
Jake passes through the doorway, and I am then prompted by an unknown force to make my way downwards even though my legs are starting to react due to climbing three floors with the sets of stairs on the opposite sides of the building.
"Ah, Cael can just help me with the data--" Jake's statement is ceased as one of the girls shuts the door.
I have no idea who among the two would do so.
Upon entering the main campus vicinity, the noise has gotten louder. Dozens of crowds littered the school grounds, and even the three main buildings near the entrance looked as if it was both tightly packed and under attack. A cloudy sky sits atop our surroundings, lessening the warmth of the sun.
There are students and people alike coming in and out, and most of them are in groups. There are also booths of all sorts, and there are even some on the fields. It's getting even livelier. I am even relieved that the festival wasn't about the Spectrum, but rather about the academy itself.
Though, it is weird. We didn't celebrate it this early back then.
But, this didn't matter. We just had to look for Els.
"Keith called earlier," Jana turns to get my attention as we walk past the festival's center. "He says he'll be going to the rooftop once he finishes his task."
I nod as a reply.
Our pace quickens as a reaction to the approaching army of celebrants. Even the teachers seem to be having so much fun as they check out the booths, one by one. I also notice Keith from afar, who's wearing a blue t-shirt with a white circle in the front and a black circle at the back. And jeans. The guy really likes that faint violet pair of jeans. Plus, he's got a jacket tied around his waist. He's definitely busy helping his class's booth.
I grow guilty about how we just ditched our own classes and chose to chill at the rooftop.
Jana doesn't seem to have noticed him, and it wasn't necessary to just point him out nor call out to him.
Concluding that we wouldn't find Els in a lively atmosphere, we trek over another massive crowd towards the other courtyard where the volume just dies down. It's just behind the main building to the left of the entrance, and it somehow connects the central building towards the former. We call it "The White Courtyard," and the name says it all.
"It's really quiet here," I comment. "Too quiet."
My vision was focused towards the empty gazebo in the middle. And the gazebo surrounded by a grand garden reflects a bright gleam as the sun's rays brighten for a bit.
Jana looks around, seemingly keeping an eye out for Els. "Do you also think he'd go here?"
"I guess? Even you had the feeling," I reply while also doing the same. But, a particular bunch of flowers catches my eye.
Red flowers. All sorts. Zinnias, roses-- you name it.
"Well, yeah..." she shifts her focus towards me, as I knelt and looked as if I was mesmerized by the blooms. "Cael?" She calls out to me.
It was no use. I was already trench-deep in thought.
These were the flowers that she really loved.
The flowers that we would often stare at, just to kill time.
These flowers brought back the memories most invaluable to my mind. Even the smallest moments.
Even the shortest of conversations.
I then notice Jana already looking into my eye, as if to take me back to reality. If that was her intent, she was successful.
"I-I'm sorry," I stutter as I try to get back up. "We should go look for--"
I am immediately taken aback at her dark green eyes locking on mine which were dark brown. Hers was filled with concern, filled with sympathy. Mine, filled with a repressed agony.
It was the same stare that I got from the other two.
They knew that deep inside, second to my lifestyle, she mattered the most. I then felt as if my eyes manifested a dark void within them.
"Erica," she says it in the same tone as Jake. "Of course-- the red flowers."
Yes, it was the red flowers. It had to be. Every fiber of it reminded me of her. Even everything that was red.
Although, that was two years ago, these red flowers will never lose their impact towards me.
Tears seemed to have made their way towards the edge, but I couldn't shed one. Not right now. She's not the only one who went away.
Jana just looks at me, but she frowns as she feels that she was powerless in trying to comfort me.
"I appreciate that," I say as I take deep breaths. "I think I'm fine now."
"Need I remind you that it isn't good for a Color User to be emotionally unstable?" She smiles. "Cheer up."
I then and finally notice the Shard in my pocket continuously vibrating. Maybe it's why it reacted earlier-- due to the imbalance within me.
But, I can't be too sure.
"Did you bring your Shard with you?" I ask. She shakes her head.
"Cath's got the hardware, remember? That means I don't need to bring my Shard."
My gut feeling was proven wrong as her reaction proved something else.
Her phone rings, and she tells us that we need to get back to the rooftop. She then puts it on speaker for me to be involved.
"Cael," Cath is on the phone, and her tone is dire. "You need to see this. Come back to the rooftop after you find Els."
She immediately hangs up before I even had a chance to say a word. I lost the power to become hectic about this. Maybe I was expecting this after all.
Jana spots Els, who's wearing a plain black t-shirt, approaching from afar, but the mood has become awry. No one said a word. I don't know what Jana is thinking, but I'm pretty sure that Els has just been from his own melancholic state, as I have. His eyes glimmer a very dark blue shade. His thick, black hair danced with the timing of the breeze; it was swept to his left, the opposite of how mine is, even though we have quite the similar hairstyle. This was odd, since it gave me a pleasant feeling. And his stare reflected a part of me.
Perhaps because I subconsciously noticed that I wasn't the only one suffering from what's happened.
But... what happened to Els before this started? We know close to nothing about each other, except for the fact that he bears high Essence readings.
And that he often gets lost.
Nonetheless, we've finally found him.
4. Ch 3 - Petals
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Prof Campbell expands and develops many of the ideas and topics that he has previously tackled and includes the more conventional casting technology subjects in one complete reference guide. The emphasis is on casting quality, or the minimisation of defects, and John"s enthusiasm for casting quality shines through.
In section 3 the more familiar aspects of casting technology and casting manufacture are presented including melting methods and furnaces, melt treatments, moulding materials, with a chapter on casting processes focused on the means for getting the metal into the mould (gravity, horizontal transfer, counter gravity, centrifugal, pressure assisted, investment casting and vacuum moulding) and post casting processes and NDT. The inclusion of this section therefore means that with this handbook the reader has a complete reference guide.
Quoted price does not include postage and packing.


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Is the Nunes Memo a Dud? Or Will It Stymie Mueller's Russia Investigation?
Kate Brannen
On 2/4/18 at 11:07 AM EST
Opinion Trump Daca Putin Russia
This article first appeared on Just Security.
With President Donald Trump's blessing in hand, House Republicans released a memo Friday, spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), that accused senior Justice Department officials of not following proper protocols when seeking permission to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The memo also insinuates that a bias against Trump may have been a motivating factor for some of the people involved in the investigation.
The FBI, senior officials of the Justice Department, Senate Republicans and Nunes's Democratic counterpart on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), all warned against releasing the memo, saying it painted an incomplete and misleading picture of the underlying intelligence that supported the FISA warrant application for Page.
Meanwhile, the president has reportedly been telling his friends that the memo "would expose bias within the FBI's top ranks and make it easier for him to argue the Russia investigations are prejudiced against him."
So, what exactly does the memo claim? Is it a " dud "? Or is it an effective disinformation tool that could help Trump unravel the investigation into his presidential campaign and its possible ties to Russian interference in the 2016 election?
To make sense of it all, I turned to some of Just Security 's expert editors and contributors to get their views. Here's what they had to say.
1. What's your big takeaway after reading the memo?
Julian Sanchez: There are some some legitimately criticizable missteps here: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) should have been informed that Steele's research was underwritten by the Democratic National Committee; a news article was erroneously cited as an independent source of information, which it later became apparent was also based on Steele's claims.
But that's not in itself anywhere near a "worse than Watergate" scandal unless we assume a lot of additional facts that aren't in evidence. Instead, the memo seems designed to insinuate the facts that would elevate this from a catalogue of modest misjudgments to a narrative of serious abuse.
It implies that the application relied critically on unverified facts, but doesn't actually say it in so many words. It reads, to be blunt, like a document intended to create the appearance of a scandal in the eyes of someone who isn't parsing it closely.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Capitol Hill November 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty
Barbara McQuade : Although it is extremely misleading, the memo is not terribly significant to the Mueller investigation. It relates to a FISA warrant that was obtained in October 2016, after the investigation had already begun in July, and relates only to one subject, Carter Page. To suggest that this somehow taints the entire investigation is just wrong.
John Sipher : My first impression was that it was underwhelming. For all the hoopla and high-level attention, it was a pretty lame effort by Nunes and those trying to discredit the investigation. Like so many of the attacks and smear efforts against Christopher Steele and his dossier, the Nunes memo carefully avoids anything related to the actual content of the report.
Unlike a professional investigator, he purposely avoids anything that might undercut his pre-cooked conclusion, and focuses exclusively on the aspects that best supports his case.
However, even his best argument is not very strong. Just like when the FBI gets reporting of a possible terrorist attack, their responsibility is to check it out. In this case, it would have been professionally irresponsible if the FBI did not follow up on this damning and explosive counterintelligence information, even if they were not 100 percent certain of the source's reasons for passing on the lead.
Michael German: If this is the best argument the White House and House Republicans have to discredit the Special Counsel investigation they are in serious trouble. It isn't very clear what their argument is. If it is just that Steele was biased against Trump, I'm not sure what that has to do with Page, because Page was no longer with the campaign and was not on the White House staff.
But the memo ignores other important realities. Most informants providing information to the FBI do it because they don't like the people they are informing on, or at least don't like what they are doing. Also, informants can be wrong on certain details without making everything they say false.
Moreover, the memo seems to suggest the FBI officials submitting the affidavit knew everything we now know today at the time they submitted the application, which of course is not likely to be true. It has to be evaluated based on what was known or not known at the time.
There is little in the memo that hasn't been discussed publicly, so it is hard to understand why it needed to remain classified. I think Wray's interest in keeping this memo secret was more about preserving the FBI's ability to deny FISA affidavits to defendants in court cases. If parts of FISA affidavits can be released publicly for political purposes I think judges might be more open to letting defendants challenge them when their liberty is on the line as well.
2. What is a key piece of information we need to have to be able assess the memo's claims that we don't have?
Sanchez : In general, what's lacking isn't any particular "piece" of information, but rather the whole context in which information from Steele was used. What specific claims from Steele were relied on to make the case, and were those specific claims independently corroborated? What other evidence was invoked?
McQuade: We would need to see the entire FISA application to assess the importance of the dossier in the finding of probable cause. Was the dossier the sole basis? It seems likely that additional evidence was used to establish probable cause. Of course, that document is classified and FBI's hands are tied from releasing it.
Sipher: We need the same information that Nunes needs (and should have waited for before going public). We have no information about what other information was in the applications for the warrant.
German: Obviously the whole affidavit, not cherry-picked facts, is what the FISC relied on, so it would be impossible to determine whether the probable cause determination was justified without seeing it all. I don't think at this point, just based on the process in which it was produced and released, anyone should believe the memo is a fair rendering of even the purported "facts" it presents.
3. By releasing the memo, which, as the FBI describes, has "material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy," what potential damage has the House Intelligence Committee done? What are the repercussions?
Sanchez: A year ago I would have said it'd probably be healthy if the relationship between the IC and its oversight committees were *somewhat* less cozy, but it's hard to see how this doesn't fundamentally damage the trust between them.
The Justice Department and FBI were pretty reluctant to hand over sensitive material relevant to an ongoing investigation, and to then see it mined for items to attack the Bureau in a way they clearly regard as misleading and unfair would, obviously, tend to confirm their initial reluctance.
Needless to say, you don't want it to be an exercise in pulling teeth whenever House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) needs sensitive material to conduct its oversight responsibilities. If the agencies aren't just worried about genuine errors being exposed, but about material being politically repurposes this way, the overseers jobs are predictably going to get a lot harder.
McQuade: The committee has harmed public confidence in the FBI and the FISA process. It may also have harmed Mueller's investigation by disclosing facts that were previously unknown to the public.
German: I think this episode has done tremendous damage to the credibility of the Intelligence Committee. When Congress created the congressional intelligence committees, as a result of the Senate's 1975 Church investigation of intelligence abuses, it took steps to ensure the committees would not be partisan.
I think this release puts a dagger into that notion, which will make it harder for the agencies to share information with them in the future, and harder for the public to accept that they are looking out for our interests rather than their own.
Jennifer Daskal: We need to learn more details. But it would be highly concerning if in fact the FBI is correct and the memo omits key facts that undermine the memo's credibility.
FISA is an incredibly powerful – and incredibly important – tool that authorizes the gathering of foreign intelligence evidence regarding U.S. citizens and residents pursuant to a court-issued warrant based on probable cause, albeit in situations that are shrouded in secrecy.
Its continued vitality depends in significant part on faith that those entrusted to exercise this extraordinary authority do so with ultimate commitment to uncovering truth and abiding by the rule of law.
There is of course always risk of abuse – a risk we should all be aware of and guard against. But an allegation of abuse, in the absence of actual abuse, or even more concerning in a one-sided representation of the facts for purposes of partisan gain, would constitute a dangerous, short-sighted attack on a critically valuable national security tool, in ways that could undercut our national security over the long term.
4. What do you make of the allegations of bias in the memo? Are any of them concerning?
Sanchez: There's an effort to imply that Steele harbored some preexisting ideological bias against Trump. Which may well be the case, but the main evidence for this is that Steele expressed a view that it was urgent Trump not become president…which would be a pretty natural thing to say if he believed his sources to be telling the truth about Russia's involvement.
McQuade: Ordinarily, information relating to a source's potential biases should be disclosed in an application so that a judge can weigh the allegations appropriately, but there is no allegation that the substance of the allegations are false.
To suppress the fruits of a warrant, under Franks v. Delaware, a defendant must show that false statements were made knowingly or recklessly and that there was insufficient independent evidence to establish probable cause. This allegation of bias falls far short of that standard.
Sipher: I find the allegations that Steele was biased against Trump amusing. First, all sources (as all people) have biases. Professional intelligence officers simply take these biases into account — just like they assess a source's reliability, access, motivations, experience, expertise and perspective.
More importantly, is bias the right word? Mr. Steele collected information from sources he trusted that indicated the Trump campaign might be involved in a criminal conspiracy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. His statement that he didn't want Trump to become president seems more like that of a concerned professional who is worried about what he has learned, than "bias." Frankly, I'd be biased too if my sources were telling me what they told him.
5. The memo states, "The FBI and DOJ obtained one initial FISA warrant targeting Carter Page and three FISA renewals from the FISC." What's the significance of the three renewals? Would the investigators need to show that the first FISA warrant was producing useful intelligence? Would those renewals depend more on the intelligence being collected vs. the original application?
Sanchez: A lot would depend on the specifics of the case, but FISC would almost certainly expect to see the initial three months of surveillance bearing some sort of fruit, though given the ambiguity of much foreign intelligence, they wouldn't necessarily demand a smoking gun.
Trained intelligence agents do not usually say "let's discuss the crimes we're going to do" over the phone, but it seems unlikely they'd have reauthorized wiretaps three separate times if they weren't seeing anything that provided grounds for suspicion.
McQuade: To obtain a renewal, FBI would need to show that the surveillance was fruitful, so we can infer that it produced valuable foreign intelligence information.
Sipher: As you have reported before, it is no easy feat to acquire a FISA renewal. The government has to show that its investigation is bearing fruit, and make a case to the judge that further investigation is warranted. The fact that Page's FISA was renewed three times seems to suggest that the government had additional information. It seems to weaken Nunes' case.
Daskal: In order to obtain the initial FISA warrant, and in order to get each renewal, an independent Article III judge on the FISC needs to determine that there was probable cause to believe that Page was an agent of a foreign power – apparently meaning in this case that Page knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence gathering activities for or on behalf of Russia, or aided or conspired with others who were doing so.
Presumably, the renewals would not have been granted unless there was evidence, likely obtained as a result of information gleaned from the earlier orders, that in fact there were grounds to believe that Page met this standard and in fact conspired, aided, or himself engaged in clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of Russia.
6. The memo says, the "Carter Page FISA application also cited extensively a September 23, 2016, Yahoo News article by Michael Isikoff." In what way are journalistic sources used in FISA apps?
Sanchez: There's no reason "open source" intelligence is less valid than secret intelligence. All sorts of facts might be most readily confirmed by public reporting. The problem in this case isn't that they relied on a news report, but that Steele was himself the source for that report, which could give the appearance of independent confirmation to facts that were really just the same source cited twice.
German: Yes, news articles, academic publications, almost anything you can imagine that provides the judge a clearer picture of the totality of the facts and circumstances can be used to bolster probable cause. Obviously, a judge knows that a newspaper allegation is not necessarily proof of anything, but may be enlightening nonetheless.
7. Does the FBI define as "the most serious of violations" an unauthorized disclosure to the media of one's relationship with the FBI, as the memo claims?
German: Obviously, you can't be a confidential source if you are not confidential. It is a breach of the agreement a confidential source makes with the FBI, which the bureau takes seriously, but it doesn't go to whether the information they provided is true. If someone that is formally closed as a confidential source for talking to the press walks in the door tomorrow with information, the FBI will of course accept it. The key is whether the information can be validated, not whether the person who gave it to you is a saint. Very few informants are saints.
Sipher: This is where I have the biggest problems. Nunes is either confused about what it means to be a "source," or is seeking to confuse others. First, we do not run British citizens as intelligence sources. To be an intelligence source suggests clandestine handling and that the person is under some sort of institutional control by the United States.
If Steele were truly a source, the British government has every right to be outraged at us. Also, if he were really a source, it would be devastating to our ability to recruit new sources if members of Congress could unilaterally "out" a source.
8. What are we to make of this statement? "Deputy Director McCabe testified before the Committee in December 2017 that po surveillance warrant would have been sought from the FISC without the Steele dossier information."
Sanchez: This is an interesting but ambiguous claim. If we read McCabe to mean that, at the time they applied for a FISA order, there wasn't substantial evidence other than the dossier to support the application, that would be pretty significant: If they're hanging everything on that dossier, then the failure to make full disclosure about its funding becomes a bigger problem.
If we read him instead as saying that they wouldn't have turned their attention back to Page but for the dossier, that's not nearly as big a deal. But it seems telling that they're grounding this on McCabe's statement, which can be interpreted either way, rather than directly asserting that FBI found nothing else to support targeting Page based on the contents of the application.
McQuade: That makes it sound like the dossier was essential to probable cause. Special Counsel Robert Mueller can avoid any problems by simply saying he will not use any evidence obtained from the warrant.
9. The memo states, "The Page FISA application also mentions information regarding fellow Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, but there is no evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy between Page and Papadopoulos." So what? Why is the memo insinuating that you need "evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy between Page and Papadopoulos" if you're going to include information about Papadopoulos in the Page FISA application?
Sanchez: This part seems as though it's intended to rebut the New York Tim es report that it was the Australian tip about Papadopoulos, rather than the Steele dossier, that sparked the inquiry into possible collusion with Russia. The implication, it appears, is that whatever grounds they had for looking at Papadopoulos, it didn't justify surveillance of Page.
It's hard to know what to make of this without knowing exactly why Papadopoulos was mentioned. If the point was just to establish a pattern of Russian assets reaching out to people associated with the Trump campaign, that would be reasonable, as long as it didn't turn into an attempt to imply guilt by association.
McQuade: This seems to be an attempt to minimize what appears to be additional evidence forming the basis for the probable cause. The absence of evidence of a conspiracy between them does not seem relevant.
Sipher: This seems to be a silly argument.
Kate Brannen is Deputy Managing Editor of Just Security and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council.
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//  KKBaseNavigationBar.h
//  LoveCare
//
//  Created by KaKa on 15/12/3.
//  Copyright © 2015年 KaKa. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "KKBaseLabel.h"
#import "KKBaseButton.h"

typedef void(^LeftItemBlock)();

@interface KKBaseNavigationBar : UIView
@property (nonatomic, strong)KKBaseLabel*               titleLabel;
@property (nonatomic, strong)KKBaseButton*              leftItem;
@property (nonatomic, strong)KKBaseButton*              rightItem;
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Marita + Andrew found each other in high school – and not just any high school, a high school in Japan! After graduating high school and spending their college years in Seattle, Andrew moved to Florida to start his navigator training. Then they found out that in order for Marita to live with Andrew, they would have to be married, so they had a courtroom wedding with just four others present. They told everyone they were engaged with the plan to have a big traditional wedding the next year. After the stress of Andrew being in school and trying to coordinate their guests schedules so they could attend (lots of family were living in other countries), they decide to call off the wedding and tell everyone they were already married.
Since they already had a photographer (the talented Andria Lindquist) booked and a gorgeous (wait until you see it!) custom gown on the way, they decided to travel back to Seattle and elope with their closest friends – in a field just like Marita dreamed of. It was perfect – and now they have photos of their wedding to share with their future children and remember the day forever. Congrats to Marita + Andrew and thanks so much for sharing your story.
I had yearned for peonies since beginning to peruse the wedding blogs for inspiration, and was astounded when I went to Pike's Place Market the day before our ceremony to see dozens of buckets of pink peonies waiting for me. My bouquet of 14 peonies only cost me $20!
I had seen countless elopements that looked so sweet and simple, and I was really drawn to outdoor with a small arch to bring a focus to our small little group. Growing up, Pride and Prejudice was (and still is) my favorite book, and all of the outdoor strolls Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy took led me to believe that they might have had a small outdoor ceremony under an arch of flowers. So, I imagined an old Victorian style outdoor wedding, with a handful of people in a semi-circle and a simple bouquet.
Favorite Moment of the Day? One of the main reasons we had a ceremony was because we never got to say our own vows at our ceremony in the courthouse. Andrew writes the sweetest most thoughtful anniversary/birthday/holiday notes, that I really wanted my vows to match his. I rewrote several drafts of my vows, hoping to make them feel genuine with a little humor sprinkled in. I couldn't help but cry through both of our readings of the vows, and that was by far the best moment of the day.
After traipsing the streets of downtown Seattle having a mini photo shoot, we went to dinner at Barolo Ristorante to end the evening. Even though nothing about our wedding was conventional, we felt that it was the most genuine representation of our relationship, and now marriage. I feel blessed that we got to celebrate twice with those closest to us, and focus on the fact that we found each other. Andrew saved me, and I will spend the rest of my life letting him know how grateful I am for it.
Any advice to those planning now? Stick to your gut. Even though we were already married, we wanted photos to show our children, but also to mark the occasion in a special way. I knew I wanted something small and intimate, but that didn't feel overdone or that we were trying to have an actual wedding. I had moments of panic that the ceremony would be cheesy or awkward, but the entire day felt so natural that all my fears evaporated. We were really intent on focusing on vows and just celebrating, and we got exactly that.
But the most important piece of advice I can give is to hire a quality photographer. Since taking our engagement photos with Andria, I was dying to shoot with her again, especially since her photos just seemed to be getting better and better. She knew us so well, the style we liked, that it was the most natural fit. She acted like our wedding coordinator also (which I don't recommend for big weddings!) by keeping us on time and choosing the location of the ceremony. I had a vision in my head, but no real direction of how to carry it out. Looking at our photos now, I'm blown away at how much Andria interpreted my vision and turned it into something we will treasure forever.
YEAH andria!! this was such a GORGEOUS elopement!
Beautiful! I knew it was Discovery Park! It's my backyard park and I can recognize it anywhere. Congrats you kids!
This day happened all thanks to Andria! We would not have these beautiful photos and memories if it weren't for her stunning work. Thank you so much for featuring us, GWS is my all time favorite wedding blog!!
Oh my gosh, that bride is absolutely STUNNING!! One of the most gorgeous brides I've ever seen, for sure! I love the bridal-y portraits, especially the one of her veil blowing behind her. Gah, GORGEOUS photography!!!
I love that they chose to elope in a field!
This is one of those perfect weddings! I love simple weddings and this one is just stunning. I love everything about it…the photoshoot in Seattle, the vintage car, and most especially the field! I have to share this.


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Q: how to do LDA in R My task is to apply LDA on the dataset of amazon reviews and get 50 topics
I have extracted the review text in a vector and now I am trying to apply LDA
I have created the dtm
matrix <- create_matrix(dat, language="english", removeStopwords=TRUE,  stemWords=FALSE, stripWhitespace=TRUE, toLower=TRUE)

<<DocumentTermMatrix (documents: 100000, terms: 174632)>>
Non-/sparse entries: 4096244/17459103756
Sparsity           : 100%
Maximal term length: 218
Weighting          : term frequency (tf)

but when I try to do this I get the following error:

lda <- LDA(matrix, 30)

Error in LDA(matrix, 30) :
  Each row of the input matrix needs to contain at least one non-zero entry

Searched for some solutions and used slam to
    matrix1 <- rollup(matrix, 2, na.rm=TRUE, FUN = sum)

still getting the same error
I am very new to this can someone help me or suggest me some reference to study about this.It will be very helpful
There are no empty rows in my original matrix and it contains only one column that contain reviews

A: I have been assigned with kind of similar task , I am also learning and doing , I have developed somewhat , so i am sharing my code snippet , I hope that will Help.
library("topicmodels")
library("tm")

func<-function(input){

x<-c("I like to eat broccoli and bananas.",
        "I ate a banana and spinach smoothie for breakfast.",

"Chinchillas and kittens are cute.",
"My sister adopted a kitten yesterday.",
"Look at this cute hamster munching on a piece of broccoli.")

#whole file is lowercased
#text<-tolower(x)

#deleting all common words from the text
#text2<-setdiff(text,stopwords("english"))

#splitting the text into vectors where each vector is a word..
#text3<-strsplit(text2," ")

# Generating a structured text i.e. Corpus
docs<-Corpus(VectorSource(x))

creating content transformers i.e functions which will be used to modify objects in R..
toSpace <- content_transformer(function (x , pattern ) gsub(pattern, " ", x))

#Removing all the special charecters..

docs <- tm_map(docs, toSpace, "/")
docs <- tm_map(docs, toSpace, "@")
docs <- tm_map(docs, toSpace, "\\|")
docs <- tm_map(docs, removeNumbers)

# Remove english common stopwords
docs <- tm_map(docs, removeWords, stopwords("english"))

# Remove punctuations
docs <- tm_map(docs, removePunctuation)

# Eliminate extra white spaces
docs <- tm_map(docs, stripWhitespace)

docs<-tm_map(docs,removeWords,c("\t"," ",""))

dtm<- TermDocumentMatrix(docs, control = list(removePunctuation = TRUE, stopwords=TRUE))

    #print(dtm)

freq<-colSums(as.matrix(dtm))

print(names(freq))

ord<-order(freq,decreasing=TRUE)

write.csv(freq[ord],"word_freq.csv")

Setting parameters for LDA
        burnin<-4000
        iter<-2000
        thin<-500
        seed<-list(2003,5,63,100001,765)
        nstart<-5
        best<-TRUE

        #Number of Topics
        k<-3

# Docs to topics
    ldaOut<-LDA(dtm,k,method="Gibbs",control=list(nstart=nstart,seed=seed,best=best,burnin=burnin,iter=iter,thin=thin))

    ldaOut.topics<-as.matrix(topics(ldaOut))
    write.csv(ldaOut.topics,file=paste("LDAGibbs",k,"DocsToTopics.csv"))