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Trump-Hater John Bolton Debunks Anonymous Atlantic Hit Piece On Trump's Veterans Record
September 4, 2020 By Tristan Justice
Fired former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who released an anti-Trump book earlier this year that sought to offer one last breath into the Democrats' February impeachment hopes, debunked The Atlantic hit piece published Thursday. The magazine's story relied entirely on anonymous sources to charge the president with making disparaging remarks on WWI veterans.
Thursday night, Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg offered new allegations on why the president didn't visit the graves of fallen WWI soldiers on a 2018 trip to France, which the White House has continued to claim was due to inclement weather.
"When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed the rain for the last-minute decision, saying 'the helicopter couldn't fly' and that the Secret Service wouldn't drive him there. Neither claim was true," Jeffrey Goldberg wrote without a single source on record. "Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead."
"Why should I go to that cemetery?" Trump reportedly said. "It's filled with losers."
The president also allegedly issued more derogatory comments related to long-time rival McCain, telling White House staff in 2018 following the Arizona senator's death "we're not going to support that loser's funeral," three years after telling an auditorium audience on the campaign trail in 2015 that McCain was "not a war hero."
Bolton's book however, offered a different narrative of events falling in line with the official White House claims for the last-minute cancellation in France.
"The weather was bad, and Kelly and I spoke about whether to travel as planned to the Chateau-Thierry Belleau Wood monuments and nearby American Cemeteries, where many US World War I dead were buried," Bolton wrote.
Marine One's crew was saying that bad visibility could make it imprudent to chopper to the cemetery. The ceiling was not too low for Marines to fly in combat, but flying POTUS was obviously something very different. If a motorcade was necessary, it could take between ninety and a hundred and twenty minutes each way, along roads that were not exactly freeways, posing an unacceptable risk that we could not get the President out of France quickly enough in case of an emergency. It was a straightforward decision to cancel the visit but very hard for a Marine like Kelly to recommend, having originally been the one to suggest Belleau Wood… Trump agreed, and it was decided that others would drive to the cemetery instead.
The opening to the much-discussed Atlantic article, and the same events as described in John Bolton's memoir. https://t.co/1PQQXY8eoJ pic.twitter.com/JS32FJx9Ez
— Byron York (@ByronYork) September 4, 2020
The ousted Trump White House national security adviser also addressed The Atlantic's anonymously sourced claims in an interview with Bloomberg, denying that he ever heard the any of the alleged remarks attributed to the president and said those quoted by the magazine ought to publicly go on record.
"I didn't hear him say those things," Bolton told Bloomberg, though he added, "it's certainly possible."
If Bolton however, who was a central figure on the president's foreign trips overseas as the national security adviser before executing a personal vendetta following his turbulent White House exit, has called The Atlantic's story false, perhaps it's time the editor in chief re-evaluate its standards before publishing what could be entirely made up.
After all, The Atlantic did just that in July when one writer was discovered by Federalist Senior Editor Chris Bedford fabricating a St. Louis shooting to offer evidence in support of defunding the police. The left-wing paper, owned by a Joe Biden megadonor that still employs Jemele Hill and all of the woke people who ousted Kevin Williamson for the crime of being pro-life, refused to correct the record for days even after it got caught.
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1301924411176611841?s=20
The fact The Atlantic is owned by a Biden megadonor should have to be included in every article
— Millionaire Poso (@JackPosobiec) September 4, 2020
Tristan Justice is a staff writer at The Federalist focusing on the 2020 presidential campaigns. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at [email protected]
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Der Salle Gaston Médecin, oder auch  Salle Omnisports (voller Name: Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin), ist eine Mehrzweckhalle im Stadtbezirk Fontvieille des Fürstentums Monaco.

Geschichte

Die Halle wurde 1985 in Anwesenheit von Fürst Rainier III. eröffnet. Sie ist nach dem monegassischen Leichtathlet Gaston Médecin (1901–1983) benannt, der an den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1924 und 1928, jeweils am Weitsprung und Zehnkampf, teilnahm.

Es ist die Heimspielstätte der Basketballmannschaft der AS Monaco aus der französischen LNB Pro A sowie weiteren Mannschaften des Vereins. Die Sportarena befindet sich als Mittelpunkt eines Sportkomplexes unter dem Spielfeld des Stade Louis II, dem Fußballstadion des Fußballclubs AS Monaco. 2016 wurde die Halle von 2500 auf 2840 Plätze (zu Basketballspielen) erweitert. Hauptsächlich wird die Halle für die Ballsportarten Basketball, Volleyball und Handball genutzt. In weiteren Räumlichkeiten des Komplexes können Sportarten wie Squash, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Aikidō, Fechten, Tischtennis, Bogenschießen, Boxen, Kickboxen, Gewichtheben, Rhythmische Sportgymnastik, Turnen und Tanzen sowie Schulsport betrieben werden.

1992 bestritt das US-amerikanische Dream Team, u. a. mit Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson und Larry Bird, vor den Olympischen Sommerspielen ein Testspiel im Salle Gaston Médecin gegen Frankreich und gewann mit 111:71. 2014 und 2015 wurde die Halle renoviert.

Der AS Monaco hat sich für die EuroLeague 2021/22 qualifiziert. Den Vorschriften des Wettbewerbs zufolge muss die Spielstätte mindestens 5000 Sitzplätze bieten. Als Ausweichspielort wird die Azur Arena Antibes mit 5249 Sitzplätzen im 45 Kilometer entfernten Antibes in Betracht gezogen. Der Club hofft aber noch auf eine Ausnahmeregelung, da in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie ohnehin nicht so viele Plätze besetzt werden können.

Weblinks

 stadelouis2.mc: Salle Omnisports (französisch)
 ostadium.com: Salle omnisports Gaston-Médecin (französisch)

Einzelnachweise

Mehrzweckhalle
Bauwerk in Monaco
Erbaut in den 1980er Jahren
Sportstätte für Volleyball
Sportstätte für Handball
AS Monaco (Basketball)
Handball (Monaco)
Volleyball (Monaco)
Sportstätte für Basketball in Monaco

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Oparbella aciculata es una especie de arácnido  del orden Solifugae de la familia Solpugidae.

Distribución geográfica
Se encuentra en Argelia y en Israel.

Referencias

Aciculata
Arácnidos de Argelia
Arácnidos de Israel
Arácnidos descritos en 1879


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Google Teases New 'Star Wars' Search Easter Egg
Type a familiar phrase from 'Star Wars' into the search engine and watch what happens.
Sean Hutchinson
Google is known to get clever with its Google Doodles, including the most recent one that celebrates the 41st anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, the most complete example of Australopithecus afarensis ever found.
Google's newest and latest non-Doodle trick may go for something from a long time ago, but it's definitely from a galaxy far, far away.
Similar to the tease it tweeted out for a Back to the Future Day celebration of a fake time machine, the search engine's Twitter account tweeted a cryptic message saying to "Search the beginning."
The message was linked to the "Choose Your Side" campaign, which allows users to select Star Wars themes for Google apps like Google Calendar, Chrome, Chromecast, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Now, and YouTube.
Google also just announced a new Star Wars VR experience for Google Cardboard set to launch next week.
Type "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" into Google and see your search results like this. Screencap
But instead of specifically linking to the promotional campaign, the tweet was in reference to a nifty new Easter egg on Google. The beginning of the tweet references meant the familiar "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…" title card at the beginning of each Star Wars movie. Enter that into a normal Google search and get the results in the iconic Star Wars opening crawl.
We humbly suggest making every Google search do this from now on.


Building the MST-13 Timers. Solving a 30 years Old Mystery.
We have a beautiful circuit diagram and the Thuring boards have been ordered. It is time to worry about the components we need for this project! Today, we will take care of the quartz.
Building the MST-13 Timers. Let's get started!


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Rondibilis grisescens är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Maurice Pic 1936.  Rondibilis grisescens ingår i släktet Rondibilis och familjen långhorningar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Långhorningar
grisescens


Robert "Waddy" Wachtel became infatuated with the guitar, idle in front of his TV screen at five years old. "I was just mesmerized. My mother said: that is a guitar – and that was it for me," reminisced Wachtel. Now, over six decades later, the Queens-born guitarist is exuberant to bring forth The Immediate Family – a supergroup of session players for the Legends in Sessions series at The Iridium in NYC November 26-28.
For Legends In Sessions, this is the first time these musicians take the spotlight. The Immediate Family includes: guitarist Danny Kortchmar, who has played, produced and written for Don Henley and Jackson Browne; Steve Postelli, who worked with David Crosby and Dave Koz; and rhythm section, Leland Sklar on bass and Russ Kunkel on drums, who collectively played on 5,000 records, from Willie Nelson and George Strait to Phil Collins, James Taylor and Reba McEntire.
When The Family gets together, it's something special. "It's a hit or miss situation because we cannot be together as much as we want," said Wachtel. The band is writing a mass of new material and recording within the slightest breaths in scheduling. They just got back from a stint in Japan earlier this year. The weeks' worth of performances are in process of being mixed for a live album release.
The three-night Iridum showing will be something to behold – fans will be mesmerized like Waddy was at the first glance of that guitar. "We are all looking towards the next recording we can do together. We have a lot of new material being collected, which I think people will dig," said Wachtel.
"It comes from all different directions. You're gonna love everything you write, but that doesn't mean it is good. You have to stick to a goal about how you write a hit song and make a discerning decision," said Wachtel. Waddy is working on a "Beatles meets The Supremes type of song," which he wrote years back. The melody was confident, but lacked meaningful lyrics. With the help of Kortchmar, the track "One More Time Or Two" now sings and reads something beautiful.
When working on "Excitable Boy," Waddy wanted a Beach-Boy-esque background harmony. He simply called up Linda Ronstadt and Jennifer Warnes and they came right down to the studio. This willing and vibrant community inspired Waddy to become a dedicated studio musician.
Waddy is always working towards something greater. He once said, "If I didn't learn something new musical daily, it wasn't a good day," an ideology that makes the guitarist humble and hungry to evolve.
For the Iridium dates, "It is fantastic to finally be together again as US instead of backing up Linda or Phil," said Waddy. The Immediate Family will be playing three consecutive nights starting on Monday. The magnitude of musicianship is unfathomable. Waddy's uptaking alone was remarkable. Stay tuned to catch the final run for Legends In Sessions with Steve Lukather and Bill Evans' Toxic Monkey, playing six nights, December 4-9.


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Q: R - Buffer SpatialPolygons by attribute in a loop How to buffer SpatialPolygons in a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame with specific widths for each SpatialPolygon taken from its attributes.
Following example is code is taken from SpatialPolygons - Creating a set of polygons in R from coordinates and slightly modified:
square <- t(replicate(50, {
  o <- runif(2)
  c(o, o + c(0, 0.1), o + 0.1, o + c(0.1, 0), o)
}))
ID <- paste0('sq', seq_len(nrow(square)))

# Create SP
polys <- SpatialPolygons(mapply(function(poly, id) {
  xy <- matrix(poly, ncol=2, byrow=TRUE)
  Polygons(list(Polygon(xy)), ID=id)
}, split(square, row(square)), ID))

# Create SPDF
polys.df <- (polys, data.frame(id=ID, row.names=ID))
polys.df$radius <- runif(50, 2.0, 8)

> head(polys.df)
      radius
sq1 7.397579
sq2 5.123130
sq3 4.607719
sq4 4.052619
sq5 6.571260
sq6 3.912436

Each SpatialPolygon should be buffered with the value of its column "radius".
Trying following loop results in only one SpatialPolygon as output
for (i in length(polys.df)) {
  polys.df.buffer <- gBuffer(polys.df[i,], width=polys.df$radius[i])
}

Following loop returns all Polygons buffered with the same buffer width, but not with the defined buffer width for each Polygon specified in the column "radius":
for (i in length(CrownsOut)) {
  polys.df.buffer <- gBuffer(polys.df[ ], width=polys.df$radius[i], byid=TRUE)
}

A: The code was almost correct. You need to initialize a list before the for loop and assign in each iteration the buffered Polygon. You also need to add 1:length(polys.df) in the loop condition, otherwise it will only take the last polygon and you need to assign an ID for every polygon.
library(rgeos)

spList = vector("list", length(polys.df))
for (i in 1:length(polys.df)) {
  a <- gBuffer(polys.df[i,], width = polys.df$radius[i])
  a$id = i
  spList[[i]] <- a
}

spListAll <- do.call("rbind", spList)

plot(spListAll)

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Sai Sister Meera Ji from USA says: Hello, by now you all know me as Meera from USA. I am blessed and feel each day full of BABA's blessings and always want to share with my fellow devotees. Sometimes my memory brings back certain events, when I read other devotees postings and this one is one such recall. Enjoy.
All 3 experiences in are faith uplifting. Dear 1st Sai devotee, Ahalaya ji, your working in a Call Center, how critical each day and each communication description reminds me how this type of job was not for me and how BABA saved me by not getting into it! I was working a full time job with health Insurance option available and I had health coverage through my job. But as many suffer from discrimination at their job place, I was one of them. And such non-satisfaction of doing faithful service to the company made me try other job options.
At that time I felt I was lucky when I was called for the interview, passed the interview and to attend the job orientation. We all in that group of selected candidates were given out line of the job exactly what you have described. In my mind I thought, oh, I love helping people for their issues, I love talking to people in person, how would I be able to do my best just talking over the phone where I have no eye contact and I would not know whom I am talking to! And the fact that I am always being watched critically about how I am performing in each case. Anyway, I attended 3-4 days of orientation and during one such session we were told that this is going to be Full time or Part time position, but whatever is the position , this is going to be ONE YEAR Contract job and NO HEALTH INSURANCE!
In the USA, I had been working for almost 3 years without the option of Health Insurance because it was available only to Full Time employees and wherever I worked, the hiring employer would not give me FT position for the main reason to avoid providing health insurance. And now that I had a Full Time job and my health Insurance covered, I could not risk that taking up this contract work and no health insurance.
I requested my training supervisor to give me part time position, so that I can continue with my old job as a FT employee and can work here too, where I do not have to worry about this job being a contract work or no health insurance. He was ok with my suggestion and gave me schedule to work accordingly. Now on the 5th day of my orientation, I was called by the Manager in the office. He said how come I am on the PT schedule? I explained the reason. Very upsetting and very strange as I have never met such heartless management personnel so far, that he rudely said, we are hiring FT and PT employees, BUT I want you on the FT team. IF you do not take FT position, I don't need you. For you, I have no PT position. I was stunned with his illogical argument, but I think BABA gave me courage to say NO to this option. I came home that evening declaring I am not accepting this offer as there is no Health Insurance and it is a Contract work so after One year we are not sure if I will have this job or not.
Let me tell you another miracle attached with this episode. On the very same day, where I was to join for orientation, my husband had to go visit the skin specialist as on that particular week end my husband was told by my PCP doctor, who is my husband's brother in law (Behnoi) too!, that the mole on my husband's arm is suspiciously large and may be a case of melanoma skin cancer. So on the very same day of my orientation day, my husband's sister was to take him to the skin specialist for a check-up. My husband got such an immediate appointment due to my PCP doctor's recommendation to that skin specialist. The Doctor removed the mole and samples were sent for biopsy. The results were very scary! The doctor told my husband on his face that the report says, cancer has found to be of level 4 melanoma and my husband has only 4-6 months to live. I was not told about all these and I was out from home since 6:30 am till 9:30 pm. I used to come home after the orientation duty (9 am-5 pm), only to change clothes as at my FT job I had to wear uniform to attend from 5:30pm till 9:30pm. My sister in law used to be with my husband, when I come home and she would say, she is taking care of my husband's dressing for that mini surgery on the arm.
On that day also she was there and she said, oh, Meera you did a correct choice. Now that we will need Health Insurance the most. I was not told about this Melanoma or any of it's details! So when she said, this treatment of my husband may require a long term Chemotherapy, I was stunned. See, how I was saved by that crudeness of that Manager! Must be that BABA made him behave this way to stop me going ahead for that job. I have another miraculous episode in connection with this Melanoma calamity that I had posted on this site. It was a real SUPER NATURAL help, I would say! All such caring gestures make me strongly believe that BABA is always there to care for me, helping me pay my KARMAs and yet move forward live my life as HE has designed for me! Link is here. Jai Sai RAM. May we all be blessed by BABA.
Awesome experience Dear Meera Aunty ji.
Dear Sister Meera , your experience is really nice. I am eager to read your second experience but that link is not working.
You are such a blessed soul Meera Aunty. BABA loves you a lot and i love reading your faith-boosting experiences showered on you with love by BABA. Am sure BABA always will keep you and your family wrapped up in his love filled protective wings. He is always there to care for you and may he keep blessing you and your whole family with good health, peace, joy, prosperity and abundant happiness. BABA is teh best and we are so lucky to have him in our lives. Please be with us always BABA and guide us in all aspects of our lives.
The link to the other experience is not working Aunty. Would like to read that as well.
O Deva, Thank You for blessing us with family and friends who care about us. Help us reciprocate their love O Sadguru and help us make them happy.
I am thankful to have such a loving family over here too! I would request Hetal ji to re-post my past episodes so that you all can read ALL of my experiences posted so far. She used to provide past posts' links in the past, but now may be she has changed the structure, but surely she must be having those on her archive.
With this note, let me add my current act of BABA to have me pay my KARMA and at the same time saved me from big big big hassle!
Here in my town I came to know aout a shop where you can exchange your old but in good condition clothes and they give you credit. With that credit amount you can buy other clothes (used ones of course!). I bought 2 tops and were not of right size, so I went there to get exchanged, she allowed me to have them exchanged...again they were little small for me so on my next exchange I asked if she has a "fitting room" where I can get what is of right sizes for me and do not have to bother her for such exchanges. I was wearing my fleece jacket that I hung on the hook on the fitting room wall. and tried out all 4 tops one by one. OK, now one was not fitting properly, so keeping one separate I stepped out of that fitting room taking all 4 tops with me.
I have one more fleece jacket so I took that one when next time I needed to go out in this cold days here. I was wondering where is my blue jacket? I kept wearing other sweater and jackets but my mind was not at rest for not finding my blue favorite jacket. I searched every closet and possible places and thinking back where my jacket could be, I thought of checking the only place could be at that clothing exchange place!
I inquired her and she was rather sorry saying it might be on her sales floor and helped me search for that jacket. I did not find it. She has been kind enough to let me know if she locates it, just in case. She noted down my phone number to call me if she finds my jacket.
Well, if I can not find that jacket I will lose only that jacket but saved from correcting loss of all those cards. It is such a lengthy process in getting a duplicate driver's license, cancelling current credit cards and getting new ones and of course I would not get those store credits cards for sure because they are as good as cash, no record can be traced even with those stores that gave me credit for my items. I would see BABA's mercy in this episode!
This is again a nice Leela of BABA, HE is always around to help us.
Dear Sai Devotees, Thanks for your caring thoughts about my husband's melanoma cancer. This happened in 1996 and after that miraculous episode (you might read if Hetal ji re-post it) as well as 5 years of thorough verifying that my husband has been clear of that melanoma cancer he is pronounced "cancer free patient" since 2001. He is keeping very good health by BABA's grace.
Om Sai Jai Sai. Meera Ji faith boosting experience from you as always. I feel happy whenever I read something from you because you are a blessed soul n lovely child of our merciful Saiji. Hope uncle is fine now. Deva thank you for everything. Baba please bless us all always and increase our shradhha n saburi by each passing day.
Dear Meeraji, such a wonderful experience. You have very nice writing skills and make readers in a flow to follow you. Thank you very much for sharing this experience.
Dear Nikita, thanks and very happy to see you here. How is your studies going on? And how is your son? My good wishes to you all.
Om sai ram meeraji these posts boost our faith and energy...thank you..Om sai ram.
Dear Sai Devotees, I am happy to see that I have been an instrument bringing hope. Through my experiences and the way I am writing, faith among other devotees is boosted. I have received comments about my writing skills not only on this site but also from my friends and family members reading my e-mails. This skill is also BABA's mercy on me. I love expressing my thoughts in writing.
It gives me immense pleasure eeading that your husband got cured.


The necessity of freshwater for sustaining human life has prompted the development of numerous estimation techniques and metrics for understanding where, when, and why water is used. While estimates are valuable, techniques for estimating water use vary, and may be difficult to replicate and/or unavailable on an annual basis or at the regional scale. To address these drawbacks, this paper proposes a series of regional indices for the continental United States that could serve as proxies for water use that are based on key variables associated with water use. Regional indices at the county level are computed, compared against each other, and compared to water withdrawal estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). These comparisons highlight differences amongst the derived indices and the water withdrawal estimates. They also demonstrate promise for future development and implementation of related indices, given their similarities with water withdrawal estimates. Using only a small set of variables, these indices achieve some degree of similarity (~20%) to estimates of water withdrawals. The comparative data availability and ease of estimating these indices, as well as the ability to decompose the additive indices into their constituent use categories and constituent variables, renders them practically useful to water managers and other decision makers for identification of locally specific drivers of water use and implementation of more geographically-appropriate policies to manage scarce water resources.
Description: Original data, computed indices and data dictionary.
White, J.D.; Mack, E.A.; Harlan, S.L.; Krayenhoff, E.S.; Georgescu, M.; Redican, K. Regional Multivariate Indices of Water Use Potential for the Continental United States. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2292.
White JD, Mack EA, Harlan SL, Krayenhoff ES, Georgescu M, Redican K. Regional Multivariate Indices of Water Use Potential for the Continental United States. Sustainability. 2019; 11(8):2292.
White, Jonah D.; Mack, Elizabeth A.; Harlan, Sharon L.; Krayenhoff, E. Scott; Georgescu, Matei; Redican, Kyle. 2019. "Regional Multivariate Indices of Water Use Potential for the Continental United States." Sustainability 11, no. 8: 2292.


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Q: How to fix "no instance of overloaded function "getline" matches the argument list" when using getline with an int Im currently working on an assignment and am trying to use try catch error handling for checking a user's input is a valid int.
I currently have this:
int inputValidation() {
    int e = 0;
    std::string es;
    bool check = false;
    do {
        try {
            if (!getline(std::cin, e)) {
                throw stringInput;
            }
            else {
                check = true;
            }
        }
        catch (std::exception& er) {
            std::cout << "Error! " << er.what() << std::endl;
            std::cin.clear();
            std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n');
        }
    } while (!check);
    return e;
}

my issue is with the if ((getline(std::cin, e))){} part. I've also tried using std::cin.getline(e, 256)
When calling the function I'm using this loop:
do {
        std::cout << "Please select a month: ";
        selectedMonth = inputValidation();
    } while (selectedMonth < 1 || selectedMonth >(12 - actualMonth));

This simply makes sure they can only input a month from the current month until December.
I'm aware that I can use es instead of e, however that defeats the purpose of the error checking. My only idea coming off of this is to check on a conversion.
For whatever reason I seem to be getting the error "no instance of overloaded function "getline"" and am unsure of where I'm going wrong. If anyone could provide some insight I would be very grateful.

A: if std::cin >> e is not appropriate, you could use istringstream:
std::string asText;

std::getline(cin,asText);

std::istringstream iss (asText);

if (iss >> e)

A: First Version
I managed to fix this by changing it to:
int inputValidation(std::string message) {
    int e = NULL;
    std::string es;
    bool check = false;
    do {
        try {
            std::cout << message;
            getline(std::cin, es);
            if (!atoi(es.c_str())) {
                throw stringInput;

            }
            else {
                e = atoi(es.c_str());
                check = true;
            }
        }
        catch (std::exception& er) {
            std::cout << "Error! " << er.what() << std::endl;
        }
    } while (!check);
    return e;
}
//In another function -->
    do {
        selectedMonth = inputValidation("Please select a month: ");
    } while (selectedMonth < 1 || selectedMonth >(12 - actualMonth));

Working Version
As of the comments I changed this.
(The only difference is this version doesn't include an exception)
bool checkInput(int &input, std::string message) {
    try {
        std::cin >> input;
        if (!std::cin.fail()) {
            return true;
        }
        else {
            throw(message);
        }
    }
    catch (std::string e) {
        std::cout << "Invalid input!" << std::endl;
        std::cout << e << std::endl;
        std::cin.clear();
        std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n');
        return false;
    }
}

//Elsewhere -->
std::cout << "Please input the lowest number you would like to check" << std::endl;
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Neil Thomas on "The Dawkinsian Mythology"
Posted on April 11, 2022 Author NewsComments(7)
Richard Dawkins is, for popular science media, one of the "world's smartest scientist" types and therefore big enough to have a mythology:
With reference to the biological world, in the aftermath of the 1976 publication of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, philosopher Mary Midgely pointed out the fatuousness of the "meme" hypothesis in painfully direct terms which are doubtless well-known to readers of her articles. Her critique has since been reinforced by others. Philosopher David Stove subjected the Dawkinsian conjecture to the most comprehensive critique. Latterly, John Gray, with habitual trenchancy, has written of "the cod-science of memes" — those supposed "replicating" forces postulated by Dawkins which have no more referent in the real world, Gray fulminates, than the non-existent substance of phlogiston.
In the course of opposing Dawkins's attempt to extend further the Darwinian imperium into the realm of "universal Darwinism," philosopher Anthony Flew even disputed whether the term "natural selection" had any genuine meaning at all, questioning the selective power Darwin claimed for it. His British colleague Richard Spilsbury concurred, writing in regard to the question-begging term "complexification" (postulated as a process leading — by intermediate steps wholly unknown — from unicellular species to the eventual evolution of homo sapiens) that "to say that these developments might have come about through the selection of chance variation is not evidence that they did."5
To establish a conceptual possibility was far from advancing a concrete proof, Spilsbury objected. To assent to that proposition was as futile as it would be to support Charles Darwin's long disproved theory of pangenesis and the associated idea of "gemmules" in heredity.6
Neil Thomas, "The Dawkinsian Mythology" at Evolution News and Science Today April 9, 2022)
The Selfish Gene undergirded the careers of a thousand evolutionary psychologists, undergirded in turn by popular science media recycling secular beliefs. Facts, in such a case, must necessarily be largely irrelevant unless they are cherrypicked to support Dawkins's conclusions. That gene was one of those things that just couldn't not be true.
Neil Thomas is the author of Taking Leave of Darwin (2021).
Note: Thomas's article is part of a series, Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science, which can be read, to date, here.
Tagged Antony Flew, David Stove, John Gray, Mary Midgeley, Richard Dawkins, Richard Spilsbury, Selfish Gene (book)
At Skeptic mag: Colleague defends Darwinian great E. O. Wilson from accusations of racism
Eric Holloway: Does information weigh something after all? What if it does?
7 Replies to "Neil Thomas on "The Dawkinsian Mythology""
polistra says:
Thomas is unfair to Stahl's idea of phlogiston. It wasn't as stupid as modern interpretations make it sound.
http://polistrasmill.com/2022/.....id-at-all/
Robert Sheldon says:
Polistra,
Phlogiston was fine in theory, until Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) used a dull drill bit and teams of horses to drill a cannon, and made no progress on brass shavings but boiled off gallons and gallons of water. His point was that without "releasing" any brass from the cannon casting, he could create infinite amounts of phlogiston. At that point, the theory had failed dramatically, and the heat of "friction" had some other source than the material supposedly containing it.
But of course, Benjamin had reason to believe that phlogiston was false, since rubbing your hands together produces heat without notably abrading your skin. What phlogiston theory _could_ explain, was why oak logs burned hotter than pine. Chemical energy was in the material, but not heat.
That Dawkins raises the hackles of philosophers and apologists is not necessarily bad thing.
martin_r says:
Richard Dawkins is, for popular science media, one of the "world's smartest scientist"
and what about this:
This is what recently deceased E.O. Wilson, called "Modern-day Darwin", said about R. Dawkins:
US scientist dismisses Dawkins as a 'journalist' in a BBC television interview about pair's differing views on natural selection
There is no dispute between me and Richard Dawkins and there never has been, because he's a journalist, and journalists are people that report what the scientists have found and the arguments I've had have actually been with scientists doing research.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/07/richard-dawkins-labelled-journalist-by-eo-wilson
Belfast says:
Poor old Seversky; still huddling over the sinking coals of a lie.
chuckdarwin says:
Yet somehow, "meme" made it into the dictionary and common usage among the common folk—fatuous cod-science and all. LOL……….
In other words, "meme" is now a meme, however much scorn philosophers may pour on it.


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Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a ceremony held at the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum in south Tehran to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the passing away of the founder of the Islamic Republic while talking about Iran's nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that Washington was walking away from the nuclear agreement, which was reached between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, Britain, France, Russia and China – plus Germany.
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The Leader added that the measures taken by enemies of the Iranian nation may slow down the forward march of the nation, but cannot stop its progress.
Imam never felt weak, nor showed weakness in the face of enemies, but always stood against them with power, the Leader said adding that when dealing with enemies' plots, Imam Khomeini never gave in to pure sentiments, but made his moves through well-calculated plans.
Ayatollah Khamenei further noted that in dealing with enemies, the Islamic Republic of Iran gives priority to domestic potentialities and capabilities of the nation and has absolutely no trust in the enemy.
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Referring to Iran's support for oppressed people of the world, especially the people of Palestine, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that supporting the oppressed is a source of credit for Iran in the world and the country will continue to back oppressed nations and resistance forces in region and support integrity of regional countries.
As for enemies' practical pressures on Iran, the Leader added that the main step taken by enemies in this regard is to stoke unrest by exploiting peaceful protests and gatherings that people may hold to give voice to their demands, stressing that Iranian people must remain vigilant in the face of enemies.
This year's ceremonies coincide with the holy month of Ramadan with hundreds of thousands of fasting Iranian Muslims descending on Imam Khomeini's mausoleum south of the capital city Tehran.
More than 300 foreign correspondents will be covering the event. Iran's biggest airport, which is named after Imam Khomeini, will shut down for four hours from 16:00-20:00 hours local time while the ceremony is going on.
Hundreds of foreign guests, including scholars and researchers, are also attending the ceremonies.
Similar mourning processions are being held elsewhere across Iran, with the participants renewing their allegiance to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution.
Born in 1902, Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini grew to become the iconic leader of the Iranian nation's struggle in the 1970s against the centuries-old monarchical tyranny.
Imam Khomeini spearheaded a popular protest against the policies of the tyrannical Pahlavi regime, which was a key ally of the US. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1963 at a time of mounting protests. Upon release, he made a historic speech in the holy city of Qom, where he lambasted the "capitulation law" granting immunity to Americans on the Iranian soil.
In the pre-Revolution era, Imam Khomeini spent more than 15 years in exile for his stiff opposition to the last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who the Imam believed was a lackey of the Western imperialist powers.
While in exile, Imam Khomeini continued to guide the uprising against the Pahlavi regime, which culminated in the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, 1979.
In the April of the same year, Iranians took part in a national referendum for the country to become an Islamic Republic.
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Are You a Real Estate Professional or Online Business Consumer?
HomeGain is continually reviewing and working to improve our policies, products, and procedures with our current, past, and potential clients. In doing this, one wise member of our team, Jim Ridley, uncovered a common trait of the agents and brokers who are successfully growing their business.
This identified success trait comes down to the basic question: Are You a Real Estate Professional or Online Business Consumer?
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¨ What is the difference Real Estate Professional and an Online Business Consumer?
¨ Can Online Business Consumer agents and brokers become Real Estate Professionals?
¨ How can this affect your success and allocation of your marketing budget?
What is the difference Real Estate Professional and an Online Business Consumer?
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An Online Business Consumer is someone who is attracted by the results of a service, but doesn't put forth the time and effort to ensure that they attain that success. They buy something and wait for the results to come in. We are all consumer-minded when it comes to personal use of online products (We don't want to go through much effort when we do a Google search.) This mindset is okay when we should be consumers, but is not effective when we are in the business world.
This is often more work following the sign up that needs to be done to achieve successful business results. Often there is a bit of education that is also needed to understand what features are available and how to use it. The most challenging, and usually the most rewarding, tools and services require ongoing time and effort even after the initial processes and education are completed. The Real Estate Professional completes these while the Online Business Consumer gets frustrated waiting for their results to come in.
Can Online Business Consumer agents and brokers become Real Estate Professionals?
Absolutely! It is easy and natural for all of us to have that consumer mindset based on the increasing efforts of technology companies to create "plug & chug" products and services. The service provider should be willing to actively assist, educate, and inform you on what is recommended and required for success.
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Honestly evaluate if you are a Real Estate Professional or Online Business Consumer.
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Amazon-cargo plane crashes in Cove Texas – no Survivors
In the U.S. state of Texas, brought down a cargo plane from Amazon in a Bay. According to initial Reports three people were aboard the plane, said a spokeswoman for the US-aviation authority FAA on Saturday.
The local Sheriff Brian Hawthorne said in a press conference, he believe that there were Survivors. There is no sign of it. It looks as if the machine had been totally destroyed. Shortly thereafter, he announced via Facebook the discovery of a body, in accordance with the rest of the Victims will continue the search.
Amazon operates 30 aircraft in the U.S.
According to the US-aviation authority FAA was Bay is the Boeing 767 on Saturday shortly before 12: 45 p.m. local time near the town of Anahuac in the "Trinity" to the North of the Gulf of Mexico overthrown. Anahuac is located about 80 kilometers from the city of Houston. According to the FAA, spokeswoman of the machine by Atlas Air, was operated and was on the way from Miami to Houston.
Airline-statistics, crash landings, fire on Board, faulty engines: these Airlines incidents
Atlas Air operates on behalf of Amazon in the U.S., a fleet of 30 cargo aircraft, which are partially painted with the Amazon Logo and the lettering of Prime Air. accumulate The crashed plane is said to have been 27 years old and for Amazon from passenger plane to cargo plane converted.
Sheriff Hawthorne said that eyewitnesses had reported that the plane had crashed nose-first into the Bay. Recordings of the local station KPRC revealed floating in the water parts at the end of debris. Rescue teams searched the water with boats. The Sheriff said people from the area were involved with their own boats to the search.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the flight crew, their families and friends along with the entire team at Atlas Air during this terrible tragedy. We appreciate the first responders who worked urgently to provide support. https://t.co/kenevXEGQG
— Dave Clark (@davehclark) 24. February 2019
Amazon's Senior Vice President David Clark said on Twitter: "Our thoughts and prayers during this terrible tragedy at the flight crew, their families and friends, as well as the entire Team of Atlas Air."
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TRAIKOS: Why I'm rooting for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Michael Traikos
Mar 05, 2019 • March 5, 2019 • 5 minute read
Ryan Dzingel of the Columbus Blue Jackets warms up prior to the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 26, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Hockey reporters are not allowed to be hockey fans. But I'm rooting for the Columbus Blue Jackets to make the playoffs.
I'm rooting for them in the same way that I'd root for a team that's pulled its goalie in the final minute of a tied game rather than settle for overtime.
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At least they're not playing safe. Even if it blows up in their face, they're going for it. They're trying to win.
You can't say that about Montreal or Carolina or many of the other bubble teams that stood pat at last week's trade deadline. You can't even say that about some of the contending teams, such as Calgary, Toronto or Tampa Bay, that cautiously kept their rosters intact.
Columbus? GM Jarmo Kekalainen threw caution — and potentially the future of the team — to the wind when he not only hung onto pending UFAs Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky at the trade deadline, but then went out and acquired rental players Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, Keith Kinkaid and Adam McQuaid.
"Leave it all on the ice," Kekalainen said at Monday's GM meetings when asked about the Blue Jackets' attitude at the deadline. "That's the one thing that have in our values, from management to coaching to the players, is don't be afraid to make a mistake. Give it your best shot and go for it and good things will happen."
Well, we'll see about that.
Going for it was definitely a gamble. The equivalent of pushing all your chips into the middle a poker hand — and then tossing in your car keys for good measure — while holding nothing but Ace high.
After all, the Blue Jackets are not the Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets or Vegas Golden Knights. They are not — and never were — anyone's favourite to win the Stanley Cup or even reach the conference final. But that was the message they sent to their fans and the rest of the league when they parted with draft picks, prospects and the potential return of their own rental players for a chance at glory.
And yet, after all is said and done, they might not even get a chance to play past Game 82.
Imagine that. Despite being one of the big winners at the trade deadline, Columbus could end up as its biggest loser. The Blue Jackets have lost three of its past four games since last Monday. As a result, a team that probably needs to reach the second round — if not the Cup final — to make all of this worthwhile, is two points out of a playoff spot with 17 games remaining.
Which is too bad. Because if you're the kind of fan who enjoys when general managers swing trades and roll the dice as though this is a fantasy hockey league, you're not going to get it if Columbus finishes in ninth place in the standings.
So you better hope Duchene and Dzingel, who have combined for one goal since coming to Columbus, start scoring.
"I don't think anybody has an answer for that," Kekalainen said when asked why the team isn't playing better since improving its roster. "Whether deadline (additions) to our group is causing anything, nobody knows. Had we not added, how would be playing now? We don't have a crystal ball. We can't go back in time. Adding good players, to me, should always improve your team."
This year, only four teams (Buffalo, Columbus, Toronto and Winnipeg) parted with a first-round pick prior to the trade deadline. Of those, only the Blue Jackets and Jets spent it on a rental. That shows you the level of caution that general managers — even the ones who are in charge of legitimate contenders — have these days.
"We went in it saying if we could make our team better or help our team without taking anything off it — and doing it at a price that we were comfortable with — then sure we'd like to do it," said Flames GM Brad Treliving, whose team owns the best record in the Western Conference. "But those opportunities weren't there for it. We weren't going to do something just to do it."
"Whether you add people or you don't, it's an extremely tough league to win," said Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, who gave up a first-round pick for No. 2 centre Kevin Hayes. "Adding or not adding does not guarantee you anything."
To be fair, Kekalainen said he wasn't trying to buy a championship at the deadline. He just wanted to buy a ticket to the dance. With the eight-place Canadiens on pace for 96 points, it's a pricey proposition.
"It might take 99 points this year to make the playoffs," said Kekalainen. "That was the biggest reason why we did what we did — to make the playoffs and give an opportunity to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs."
And if they don't? Well, then the Blue Jackets could be without Panarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene and Dzingel, who are all free agents on July 1, as well as everything they traded away, including two good prospects and a package of draft picks.
But the big fallout could come at next year's deadline, when the rest of the GMs are clutching their wallets just a little bit tighter.
"There's definitely risk," said Kekalainen. "Would I take it again? Definitely."
BLUE JACKETS HOPE TO EARN FANS' TRUST
Though the Blue Jackets appeared to give away a lot of their future in acquiring Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel at the deadline — not to mention hanging onto pending UFAs Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky — GM Jarmo Kekalainen said the team was able to do so because the cupboard is overflowing with top-end prospects.
"If you look at it, we gave up two prospects," Kekalainen said of trading Vitalii Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson, along with a first-round draft pick to the Senators in exchange for Duchene. "But we kept all three of our top prospects — Emil Bemstrom, Liam Foudy and Alexandre Texier — on the forward side. I wasn't going to put them on any trade. It was a non-starter."
When asked about the many picks the team parted with, Kekalainen said "draft picks are draft picks."
In other words, they might turn into something. Or they might not. Either way, it was a risk he is willing to live with if it leads to a first-ever playoff win for the Blue Jackets.
"It's important," he said. "I think Columbus has the potential to be a great hockey city, because it's an unbelievable sports city. You look at the football tradition there and the atmosphere and the fans, and the franchise has been for a long time and it's been challenging at times. But you've got to earn the trust of the fans. You earn it by being consistent and winning. That's what we have to do."
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UPDATE: Brother Of Missing Crystal Lake Boy Andrew 'A.J.' Freund Placed In DCFS Custody; Cops Raid Home
By Charlie De Mar April 19, 2019 at 10:08 pm
Filed Under:A.J. Freund, Andrew "A.J." Freund, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Local TV, Missing Boy, Mugo Odigwe, The Search For A.J.
CBS 2 has the latest on the search for missing Crystal Lake boy A.J. Freund, 5. The boy remains missing Friday night, and police have asked residents of the town to search their properties.
UPDATE: (4:45 p.m.): The whereabouts of missing Crystal Lake boy A.J. Freund are still unknown, and DCFS says his younger brother is in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
DCFS says the agency has been in contact with Freund's parents since 2013 when the missing boy was born with opiates in his system amid allegations of neglect against his mother, JoAnn Cunningham.
In 2013, A.J. was placed into foster care when he was about a month old, records show. He was returned home about 18 months later, in June 2015.
In March 2018, a DCFS investigation deemed neglect allegations against both parents were unfounded, and the mother agreed to reenter drug treatment.
In December of last year, DCFS said allegations of abuse and neglect against the mother were unfounded.
UPDATE (4:40 p.m.): Police officers search the home of the missing boy, less than an hour after a criminal defense attorney hired by the boy's mother claims her innocence to reporters during a press conference held in the front lawn of the family's residence.
CHICAGO (CBS) —Sobbing and clutching a plastic carryout bag from the Goodwill store that apparently contained photos of her missing 5-year-old son, Andrew "A.J." Freund, the boy's mother, JoAnn Cunningham, appeared in public for the first time today.
Standing beside Cunningham Friday afternoon in front of the home where the boy was last seen at bedtime around 9 p.m. Wednesday, criminal defense attorney George Kililis told reporters Cunningham was left shaken after police searched the family's downtown Crystal Lake home.
Kililis insisted Cunningham had nothing to do with her son's disappearance. Police said Friday it was unlikely the child was abducted and that authorities were focusing the investigation on the family's home.
JoAnn Cunningham, the mother of missing boy A.J. Freund, appeared in public with her defense attorney George Kililis Friday.
It was uncertain whether police were considering Cunningham a suspect, Kililis said.
"She doesn't know what happened to A.J. and had nothing to do with the disappearance of A.J.," Kililis said. "She's worried sick."
Cunningam was emotional as Kililis spoke to a sea of reporters gathered in front of the family's home on Dole Avenue.
"The house has gone through a search and the house is in rough shape and everything inside it, and quite frankly, it's very depressing to Ms. Cuinningham," Kililis said. "She doesn't want to stay here (so) for the next 48 hours she's going to be staying with a friend."
Less than an hour after the press conference ended, seven police squad cars pulled up to the house and officers went inside.
Kililis is only representing Cunningham and not the boy's father, Andrew Freund Sr.
Earlier Friday, Freund Sr. told the media he was "extremely worried," and begged for his son to come home. Meantime, investigators said there is no indication so far that A.J. was abducted, and they are focused on the family's home.
Freund Sr. Friday afternoon said he has no idea where his son might be.
"We're just extremely worried. If anybody knows anything about where Andrew Jr. is, please please contact the Crystal Lake Police Department. Let's get him home," he said. "A.J., please come home. We love you very much. You're not in any trouble. We're just worried to death. Please, please come home."
Moments before he spoke to reporters, Andrew Freund Sr. briefly spoke with police investigators at their request.
The missing boy's father, Andrew Freuend, Sr., spoke with police and reporters Friday in front of the family's home.
"We really need to speak with you to obtain more details, so that we can find your son," one officer told Freund.
Police also asked Freund to go back inside his home, so they could speak to him about the case, but Freund said he needed to go get his cell phone.
"I can't. I can't. I've got to take care of a few things, because I have no phone. I have no way of communicating," Freund said. "If somebody's trying to get a hold of me, I need to be able to receive calls. I've got my brother looking, all of his friends are looking. There's no way to communicate with me right now, because I don't have my phone."
A day after 5-year-old Andrew "A.J." Freund went missing from his home in northwest suburban Crystal Lake, police said there is no indication he was abducted, and did not walk away from his house. Their search is now focused on the family's home.
"In reviewing all investigative information thus far, there is no indication that would lead police to believe that an abduction had taken place. At this point, the police department has no reason to believe there is a threat to the community. Information obtained currently has police focusing on the residence," Crystal Lake Police Deputy Chief Tom Kotlowski stated Friday afternoon.
The k-9 team only picked up AJ's scent at his home. Meaning he didn't walk away.
373 acres searched on foot. 497 acres in the air.
Sonar/camera search of lake.
No signs of abduction.
AJ still missing.
His parents have yet to be seen/speak to media. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/dWdgxQ0I6T
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) April 19, 2019
A.J.'s parents said they discovered him missing when they woke up Thursday morning.
While no officers were seen at the family's house Friday morning, search teams used dogs to search the parents' car on Thursday, and brought in bloodhounds to track his scent. Police said the canine teams only picked up A.J.'s scent inside the home, indicating he did not walk out of the house.
Andrew "A.J." Freund has been reported missing from northwest suburban Crystal Lake. (Crystal Lake Police)
Police activated an Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System mutual aid request on Thursday, bringing in assistance from 15 police agencies to help search the area on foot, and using four drones. Approximately 373 acres were covered during a foot search, and 497 acres were covered via aerial search by drones.
Around 6 p.m., the police department requested a sonar team to scan areas of Crystal Lake itself. Sonar technicians used cameras to search under the docks and piers along the entire shore length of Crystal Lake. They also utilized side scan sonar techniques within the lake itself off the main beach area.
The sonar teams concluded their search around 10 p.m. without locating anything.
The FBI also has joined the search, but said Crystal Lake Police are leading the investigation.
A.J. is about 3 feet 5 inches tall, weighs about 70 pounds, and has short blond hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue Mario sweatshirt and black sweatpants.
Neighbors said the family's home has been in bad condition for a while. They also said the couple often fought and argued, and police officers have been called to the family's home several times.
"I didn't sleep. I doubt very many neighbors slept during the night. I just couldn't sleep thinking about it. It's a 5-year-old that we all know, even if not personally over at our homes. He's been over trick-or-treating and things like that. Your heart just breaks. It's a 5-year-old. I mean, where he is he?" Crystal Lake resident Kerry Sivertsen said.
Andrew "A.J." Freund has been reported missing from northwest suburban Crystal Lake. (Credit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
A.J.'s parents were not at the house for much of the day on Thursday. Neighbors said they left with police Thursday morning. No one answered their door Friday morning.
Anyone with information about A.J.'s whereabouts should call police at 815-356-3620.
Police have said they did not issue an Amber Alert, because they cannot confirm an abduction occurred.
Police said they do not believe there is a threat to the community.
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