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Q: How to add two stars in CSS through :after? I need to add two stars icons without using any image or font awesome. I need to add them in CSS through :after, is this possible?
I want it to look like this:

Currently it looks like this:

a {
  width: 247px;
  height: 59px;
  float: none;
  margin: 100px auto;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #555555;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 59px; /* http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#e3e3e3+0,d2d2d2+50,c6c6c6+51,adadad+100 */
  background: #e3e3e3; /* Old browsers */
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
  filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#e3e3e3', endColorstr='#adadad', GradientType=0); /* IE6-9 */
  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #dedede;
  position: relative;
  display: block;
}

a:before {
  width: 261px;
  height: 73px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px;
  left: -10px;
  background: #cbcbcb;
  content: "";
  border: #fff 2px solid;
  -webkit-border-radius: 15px;
  -moz-border-radius: 15px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #666666;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #666666;
  z-index: -1;
}

a:after {
  width: 247px;
  height: 59px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px;
  left: -9px;
  background: none;
  content: "";
  z-index: 1;
}
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A: One possible solution is to use white-space: pre;, so that you can attach two stars and display each one at each side of the button with just :after as you asked.
a:after {
  ...
  content: "✭                        ✭";
  white-space: pre;
}

a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 247px;
  height: 59px;
  margin: 100px auto;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #555555;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 59px;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #666;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #dedede;
}

a:before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: -9px;
  left: -9px;
  width: 261px;
  height: 73px;
  content: "";
  border: #fff 2px solid;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background: #cbcbcb;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #666;
}

a:after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 247px;
  height: 59px;
  content: "✭                        ✭";  /* \2605 */
  white-space: pre;
}
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One other way is to put all relevant styles into one place, so that you'll have both :before and :after free to use for the stars, and control the position of each one individually.
a {
  ...
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #666, 0 0 0 7px #ccc, 0 0 0 9px #fff, 0 0 0 11px #666;
}
a:before, a:after {
  content: "✭";
}
a:before {
  margin-right: 12px
}
a:after {
  margin-left: 12px;
}

a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 247px;
  height: 59px;
  margin: 100px auto;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #555555;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 59px;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #666, 0 0 0 7px #ccc, 0 0 0 9px #fff, 0 0 0 11px #666;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #dedede;
}

a:before,
a:after {
  content: "✭"; /* \2605 */
}

a:before {
  margin-right: 12px
}

a:after {
  margin-left: 12px;
}
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A: You can use the :before and :after to insert the FontAwesome stars before and after the link text, like this:
a:before,
a:after {
  display:inline-block;
  font:normal normal normal 14px/1 FontAwesome;
  font-size:inherit;
  text-rendering:auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  color: #888;
}

a:before {
  content:"\f005"; /* FontAwesome star content */
  margin-right: 10px;
}
a:after {
  content:"\f005"; /* FontAwesome star content */
  margin-left: 10px;
}

And you don't need to use :before and :after to achieve your extra bordering effects.  You can simply use comma separated box-shadow values with to achieve the same effect, like this:
box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777, 0 0 0 10px #cbcbcb, 0 0 0 12px #fff, 0 0 0 14px #000;

The working example:

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
a {
  width: 247px; height:59px; float:none; margin:100px auto; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:25px; font-weight:bold; color:#555555; text-align:center; text-transform:uppercase; text-decoration:none; line-height:59px; /* Permalink - use to edit and share this gradient: http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#e3e3e3+0,d2d2d2+50,c6c6c6+51,adadad+100 *
  background: #e3e3e3;
  /* Old browsers */
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* FF3.6-15 */
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
  filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#e3e3e3', endColorstr='#adadad', GradientType=0);
  /* IE6-9 */
  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777, 0 0 0 10px #cbcbcb, 0 0 0 12px #fff, 0 0 0 14px #000;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #dedede;
  position: relative;
  display: block;
}
a:before,
a:after {
  display:inline-block;
  font:normal normal normal 14px/1 FontAwesome;
  font-size:inherit;
  text-rendering:auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  color: #888;
}

a:before {
  content:"\f005";
  margin-right: 10px;
}
a:after {
  content:"\f005";
  margin-left: 10px;
}
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A: I edit your CSS code Please check carefully.

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
a {
  width: 247px; height:59px; float:none; margin:100px auto; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:25px; font-weight:bold; color:#555555; text-align:center; text-transform:uppercase; text-decoration:none; line-height:59px; /* Permalink - use to edit and share this gradient: http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#e3e3e3+0,d2d2d2+50,c6c6c6+51,adadad+100 *
  background: #e3e3e3;
  /* Old browsers */
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* FF3.6-15 */
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3e3e3 0%, #d2d2d2 50%, #c6c6c6 51%, #adadad 100%);
  /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
  filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#e3e3e3', endColorstr='#adadad', GradientType=0);
  /* IE6-9 */
  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 1px #777777;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #dedede;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}
a:before {
  width: 261px;
  height: 73px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px;
  left: -10px;
  background-color: transparent;
  background-attachment: scroll;
  background-image: url(https://www.podomatic.com/assets/homebase/icon-star-64091d94372b5effa95e1f6f8d07846e.png);
  background-position: left 30px center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  content: "";
  border: #fff 2px solid;
  -webkit-border-radius: 15px;
  -moz-border-radius: 15px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #666666;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #666666;
  z-index: 0;
}
a:after {
  background-color: transparent;
  background-attachment: scroll;
  background-image: url(https://www.podomatic.com/assets/homebase/icon-star-64091d94372b5effa95e1f6f8d07846e.png);
  background-position: right 30px center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  width: 261px;
  height: 73px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px;
  left: -9px;
  /*background: none;*/
  content: "";
  z-index: 1;
}
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A: For anyone looking for Pure CSS stars, because the original poster stated they didn't want to use fontawesome or images, here's the code :
<!doctype html>

    <title>Untitled</title>

 Star Rating

Use the -webkit and -mz prefixes for the transform properties to have the star rendered in older browsers. Otherwise, it's a world first, because after searching for a while, I couldn't find any stars using Pure CSS. I should credit the CSS-Tricks website, which posted the triangles, which gave me the idea for overlapping 3 triangles, then rotating 2 of them, to create a star.

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const passport = require('passport');
const LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
const bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs');

const acl = require('../auth/acl');

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    return cb(null, user[0].id);
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Posts Tagged 'Pilgrims'
Five Grains of Corn
Posted in Godly Character, Heroes of the Faith, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, tagged Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Day on November 21, 2016| 6 Comments »
Lots of folks will be trekking to the grocery store today or tomorrow, picking up ingredients for their traditional Thanksgiving feast: turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and more.
But that's probably not what the Pilgrims and their Indian guests ate in 1621. According to the two primary sources that survive, their feast included wildfowl (wild turkey among them, for sure, but those taste nothing like a Butterball), waterfowl, cornbread or corn porridge, and venison. Perhaps vegetables from their gardens were also on the menu, but they received no mention.
Soon after that first Thanksgiving, our American forefathers added a custom to the meal: putting five grains of corn at each place around the table as a memorial to those first Pilgrims—a people of strong faith who had faced persecution and even imprisonment in England.
So the small band left everything—extended family and friends, jobs, homes, and goods—to establish a colony for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith (according to the Mayflower Compact).
"Embarkation of the Pilgrims"
by Robert Walter Weir
You may remember a late departure from England delayed their arrival in America by two months. To complicate matters further, they were blown off course by a storm. Instead of arriving at Jamestown, Virginia where other colonists already lived, they landed at present-day Massachusetts.
In numbing cold and deep snow the Pilgrims began the overwhelming task of building a colony from scratch. Shelter was their highest priority, and construction of a common house began immediately.
At night the men stayed on land while the women and children returned to the Mayflower, thanks to the captain, Christopher Jones, who anchored the ship a mile offshore. Jones knew that if he left, they would all die.
But even the ship offered little relief from the frigid temperatures. To keep their children warm, the mothers would actually sleep on them.
"Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor"
by William Halsall
It's no wonder that severe illness decimated the Pilgrims. At one point, only seven colonists were strong enough to care for the others. Half of the original 102 colonists died, many of them the women who had protected their children from the bitter cold. Most of the children survived.
The trial of rampant illness was compounded by the lack of food. During that first dreadful winter in America, corn had to be carefully rationed. Each person received just five grains at a time.
And thus began the custom among early settlers to put corn kernels at each place for Thanksgiving—in memory of those resolute and persevering men and women who suffered so much to live for the glory of God and share the good news of Jesus with the American Indians.
Sometime later, Governor William Bradford of the Massachusetts colony wrote, "We have noted these things so that you might see their worth and not negligently lose what your fathers have obtained with so much hardship."
Forgive me, Lord God. I do forget these things and become focused on the delight of gathering with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day. I neglect to soberly note the worth of the Pilgrims' sacrifices, that they might live for your glory. Their perseverance, courage, and passion put me to shame.
Help me to be a voice of remembrance to those around me. May we not negligently lose what the Pilgrims and other heroes/heroines have obtained for us with so much hardship.
The Higher Happiness by Ralph W. Sockman (1950), p. 45.
The Founders' Bible by Shiloh Road Publishers, pp. 95-104.
http://www.eagleforum.org; "Thanks-living Time–The Extraordinary Example of the Pilgrims."
(Photo & art credits: http://www.flickr.com; http://www.wikipedia.org (2); http://www.biography.com.)
In the Name of God: The Mayflower Compact
Posted in Appreciation, Courage, Excellence, Faith, Godly Character, Heroes of the Faith, Perseverance, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, tagged Appreciation, Faith, God's Strength, Godly Character, Gratitude, Mayflower Compact, Miles Standish, Perseverance, Pilgrims, Psalm 106:1, Thanksgiving, William Bradford on November 24, 2014| 8 Comments »
They had been at sea for sixty-six days, enduring overcrowded conditions. Storms had caused damage to their ship and sea sickness plagued them all– passengers and crew alike. Meager provisions and no heat on chilly autumn days caused further discomfort.
So on November 9, 1620, when they finally saw the coastline of North America in the distance, the Pilgrims and others aboard the Mayflower must have cheered enthusiastically. Soon they could abandon the cramped, cold, and fetid ship and begin new lives in a new world.
But. All had not been peaceful and congenial among the passengers during the crossing. And when it became apparent the storms had blown them too far off course to land in the Virginia Colony as planned, relations deteriorated further.
Not all of the travelers were Pilgrims. Also aboard were merchants, craftsmen, skilled workers, and indentured servants. The Pilgrims called them "strangers."
No sooner had the decision been made to anchor off Cape Cod, than an argument ensued. Several of the "strangers" pointed out that, since they were not going to be under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company, they would "use their own libertie" and do as they pleased. "None had the power to command them, they said." (Quoted words are from William Bradford's records. He served as historian for the Pilgrims.)
To avoid anarchy, five men gathered in the cabin of the ship to create a basis for law and order. The result of their efforts: the Mayflower Compact.
The first words of the document give strong indication of the Pilgrims' hearts.
In the name of God, Amen.
"Everything they did started with God" (The Founders' Bible, p. 187).
Next, the Pilgrims stated their purpose for coming to America.
We, whose names are underwritten,…by the grace of God,…having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country…
Several phrases indicate the Pilgrims' desires for their new colony:
"For the glory of God" would be a guide for all manner of decisions.
"Advancement of the Christian faith" would encourage them to remain strong in Christian faith among themselves and to introduce others to Jesus.
"Honor of our King and country" indicates their loyalty to native England and its monarch, in spite of his untoward actions that caused their flight to America in the first place.
…[We] do solemnly and mutually in the presence God and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic…
The Mayflower Compact expressed their commitment to live together in a civil manner, in the sight of God.
…[We] will enact…such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."
Note: there is no mention of a leader who would oversee the colony. The Pilgrims created a democratic, representative form of government, in covenant with one another, rather than by a monarchy or dictatorship.
It was the first document of its kind in the history of the world.
But the Mayflower Compact would only be as good as the commitment of Pilgrims and Strangers alike to abide by its guidelines.
Would the mutinous Strangers sign?
John Carver, church deacon and one of the organizers of the voyage, was the first to affix his signature. Other Pilgrims followed.
One book says there was a long pause. Then Captain Myles Standish stepped forward to sign. Standish had been hired by the Pilgrims to be their military captain; he was with them, but not one of them.
Soon other Strangers followed Standish's example. In total, forty-one signatures appeared on the document. One freeman, two hired men and seven servants declined.
At long last, Pilgrims, Strangers, and crew were able to disembark. And what did they choose to do first?
Pray.
According to Bradford, they "blessed the God of heaven, who had brought them over the fast and furious ocean..and a sea of troubles before." Then he quoted scripture:
"Let them therefore praise the Lord, because He is good and His mercies endure forever." (Psalm 106:1).
We, too, praise you, Lord, for your goodness and mercy upon America all these years. As we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, may we remember the solemn history behind this occasion. Thank you for the supreme example and sacrifice of our Pilgrim forefathers–strong in faith, commitment, and perseverance. May we follow their example, not only because you are faithful to the faithful (2 Samuel 22:26), but out of appreciation for what you, our loving God, have already done.
(Sources: By These Words by Paul M. Angle; The Founders' Bible; The Intellectual Devotional: American History by David S. Kidder & Noah D. Oppenheim; The Rebirth of America; http://www.learningtogive.org; http://www.humanities360.com; http://www.crf-usa.org; http://www.americanhistory.about.com; http://www.tparents.org; http://www.mrkash.com; http://www.mayflowerhistory.com; http://www.plimoth.org.)
Art credit: www.washingtonmayflower.org.
We Gather Together
Posted in Heroes of the Faith, Thanksgiving, Worship, tagged Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, We Gather Together on November 21, 2013| 8 Comments »
Have you ever noticed that, except for the first line, the familiar Thanksgiving hymn, "We Gather Together" is not about God's blessing?
We sing such statements as:
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing
So from the beginning the fight we were winning
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation
Don't those seem strange concepts to emphasize on a day set aside for thanks?
The truth is: although Thanksgiving is about gratitude, it is also a celebration of religious freedom. That was surely on the minds of the Pilgrims back in 1621.
Freedom to worship God, and to read the Bible for themselves, were among the chief reasons the small band of believers left England for Holland in 1609. Then, as circumstances became difficult there as well, they courageously set out for America to establish their own colony (albeit with a charter from the king of England, which granted them permission to inhabit the Virginia Colony).
The Pilgrims had faced the threat of imprisonment and death in Holland as well as England. In addition, the trip to America included such hazards as shipwreck, illness, and accident.
Yet troubles only mounted upon reaching the New World. The Mayflower landed too far north–at Cape Cod—not in Virginia as planned. A late launch and a sixty-six day voyage on stormy seas (instead of the planned three weeks) meant they arrived in late fall. Shelters were not completed until February. Then there were Indians to worry about.
Yet they were willing to face all these challenges in order to establish a colony "for the Glory of God and Advancement of the Christian Faith" (from the Mayflower Compact).
The third line of the hymn speaks of one joy they embraced: "The wicked oppressing" (King James of England and his bishops) "now cease from distressing." God had removed the Pilgrims far out of the king's reach. No longer could he persecute them.
The first verse ends with: "Sing praises to His name." There is no historical record that the Pilgrims sang at their first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621. But music was typical at their gatherings, so perhaps they did participate in a psalm or two. After all, the feasting lasted three days!
Undoubtedly the Pilgrims would have offered their prayerful thanks– even though half their number had died the previous winter, and the first harvest had been quite meager. (The ninety Native Americans who attended that celebration actually brought most of the food.)
The second verse of the hymn begins: "Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining."
God certainly chose an interesting way to guide the Pilgrims and join with them in surviving the harsh conditions of New England. Remember Squanto? He's the one who showed the Pilgrims how to fertilize the soil with fish. Without that first crop of decent corn, the Pilgrims never would have survived.
Even more amazing? Squanto just happened to speak English!
The third verse of "We Gather Together" begins: "We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant." The Pilgrims honored God as Lord. They recognized that from him all blessings flow. And the hymn concludes: "Thy name be ever praised; O Lord, make us free."
In actuality, this hymn was not written as a direct tribute to the Pilgrims' experience. It dates back to Holland, in the late 1500s, written in celebration of a Dutch victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Turnhout (1597).
Under the rule of Spain's King Philip II, Dutch Protestants had been forbidden to gather for worship. Perhaps the Pilgrims heard the song while living in Holland. But the words we sing today were translated into English by Theodore Baker, in 1894.
Even so, the words remind us that the Pilgrims suffered much and risked everything to found a colony where they could gather together in freedom—to proclaim:
"All glory be Thine!"
May we, too, extol our Leader triumphant, as we sing this hymn through the coming week.
(Sources: The Founders' Bible, www.plimoth.org, History News Network at http://www.hnn.org )

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A member of the open source community transfers his allegiance from Red Hat to Ubuntu; issues a bunch of allegations.
A key figure in the open source community has transferred his allegiance from Red Hat to Ubuntu this week, sparking a storm of anger.
Using a popular Linux mailing list, Eric Raymond rubbished Red Hat's free distribution, Fedora, and issued a series of allegations.
"After 13 years as a loyal Red Hat and Fedora user, I reached my limit today," wrote Raymond. "Over the last five years, I've watched Red Hat/Fedora throw away what was at one time a near-unassailable lead in technical prowess, market share and community prestige. The blunders have been legion on both technical and political levels."
Raymond wrote the seminal paper The Cathedral and the Bazaar in 1999, which compared various ways of developing free software.
In his e-mail, Redmond detailed six main objections to Fedora, including "chronic governance problems", problems with maintaining repositories, "effectively abandoning the struggle for desktop market share" and "failure to address the problem of proprietary multimedia formats". He signed off, "Fedora — you had every advantage, and you had my loyalty, and you blew it. And that is a damn, dirty shame."
Raymond will now start working on Ubuntu. Last year, he joined the board of Freespire--part of Linspire, which announced earlier this month that it is basing itself on Ubuntu rather than the Debian distribution.
Several Red Hat developers, including Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox, were angered by Raymond's move. Replying to Raymond's message, Cox wrote: "Eric, I think you lost the plot. Actually, I don't think you ever got the plot in the first place."
Raymond has vehemently argued that Linux should stray from its roots as truly free software, saying it has become "disconnected" from the "technical and evangelical challenges" that it needs to overcome in order to gain widespread adoption.
This argument has not found favor with other Linux developers, including Cox and Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation. In his reply, Cox wrote: "The moment Fedora includes non-free stuff it becomes a problem for all the people who redistribute and respin it, and it becomes unfair in the proprietary world in the eyes of everyone who didn't get included."
Raymond is renowned for his outspoken views. He emerged from a period of producing literature for hackers in 1997, when he joined the open-source movement. He now has a keen interest in firearms and witchcraft.
Correction: This article incorrectly stated the Eric Raymond was a Red Hat developer. He is not, but Raymond is a key figure in the open source community.


"Easy Street Taken and To Be Forgotten"
E. 131st St runs from Lexington Ave till 5th Ave where the street turns into W. 131st St. In reality, E. 131st St, stops at Park Ave. The rest of the block to Lexington is really a parking lot. People can drive through to get to Lexington Ave, but it is not a drive through.
Right at E. 131st St. and Park Ave, there is a section under a bridge where sanitation parks their vehicles when not in use.
After passing Park Ave, there is a parking lot to the right and a huge commercial building on the left that houses Ursus Books. Once past this point there is a little openness followed by some apartment buildings.
Once past you go past Madison Ave, there is a large school on one side and a row of apartment buildings on the other. After passing 5th Ave, the street becomes W. 131st St.
Except for a block with a school, this street doesn't offer much. Just a bunch of buildings where people live and work.
Morningside Heights is an interesting and dynamic part of the city. There are plenty of low priced housing options, but residential areas are now the status quo. You can access this are easily by buses or by the following metros: 135th Street, A and 1 trains.
How do I get to 131st and Park Ave by public transportation?


Yeah, it's another one of those political demos. The best aspect is the soundtrack, Varanen by Lizardking (scenemusic link) . Possibly his most powerful melody by a guy notorious for making powerful melodies.
This is more like _the_ political demo, starting a trend in naming productions as anti-fascism (although many of them had really nothing to do with the cause).. And for once Lizardking's sucking isn't of extraordinary magnitude.
Okay, so his songs sound like variations of Neverending Story performed by ELO tracked by Mantronix & Tip. I remember the anti-fascism demos, and a few of pro-fascism demos popping up to grab attention.
Thumb up without any question.
It´s telling much facts about fascist attacks..
Very nice tune in the main/endpart!
It's very sad to get older and watch how the people turn. A lot of young people in europe and in the demoscene are stupidly turning more and more racists and fascists. Some openly say it, some other people just find it fun and mock democracy, and a very few are intelligent enough to use what is a marvellous way of spreading artwork to call to resistance and claim their tolerance values.
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stop fascism! write article for #hugi!
oh yeah! more politics on demoscene, please!
I'm not too fond of the tune but what strikes me is the relevance of the subject twenty-four years on.
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The state government is committed to double the income of farmers by 2022 for which various initiatives have been taken. This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today while addressing the delegation of Pachhad assembly constituency of Sirmour district led by MLA Suresh Kashyap, who had come to thank the Chief Minister for appointing Baldev Bhandari as Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board.The Chief Minister said that the government would strengthen agriculture marketing network in the state to provide better marketing facilities to the farmers. In order to facilitate the farmers, the state government had relaxed the condition of minimum one hectare land to 2.5 bighas to register tractors being used for agriculture purpose. He said that if the owner of the tractor did not have agricultural land, he could submit affidavit regarding land in the name of his father or mother.Jai Ram Thakur said that about 90 percent population of the state was residing in the rural areas and therefore it was essential to ensure development of these areas for overall development of the state. He said that it was for the first time that minimum support price of cereals was increased about 1.5 times by the union government.
Speaking on the occasion Agriculture Minister Dr. Ram Lal Markanda said that the farmers were playing a vital role in economy of the state and the government was committed to ensure their welfare. MLA Suresh Kashyap thanked the Chief Minister for appointing Baldev Bhandari as Chairman of State Agriculture Marketing Board.Baldev Bhandari while thanking the Chief Minister for his appointment as the Chairman said he would work with sincerity and dedication for welfare of the farming community.Transport and Forest Minister Govind Thakur, Chairman APMC Shimla-Kinnaur Naresh Sharma, General Secretary Child Welfare Council Payal Vedya, Former MLA Baldev Tomer, Pachhad Mandal BJP President Partap Thakur were also present on the occasion.


We are delighted to announce the amazing surplus food charity FoodCycle are coming to East Acton and Bubble & Squeak are helping them to do it.
FoodCycle serves meals across the country to anybody in the local community by using surplus food cooked in spare kitchen space.
The weekly sessions provide a space for the community to come together, serving nutritious meals and are led by a strong network of local volunteers. Combating loneliness, food poverty and putting food that otherwise would have gone to waste to a better use.
How are Bubble & Squeak helping?
Old Oak Community Centre are going to be their next London hub and first (woo!) West London outpost.
Bubble & Squeak co-founder Elly has been working in close collaboration with Old Oak Centre, FoodCycle and Old Oak Primary School to set the session up.
We are also supporting FoodCycle East Acton by providing an innovative storage solution in the form of our crowd-funded shipping container!
The partnership is a great opportunity to pool resources between Old Oak Centre, Old Oak Primary School and FoodCycle.
At Bubble & Squeak we love a collaborative approach to overcoming obstacles to make good things happen in our local community - powered (as always) by surplus food.
1) Please SPREAD THE WORD. Why not show your support and pop in on a Sunday and extend the invite to someone you know locally who might like to come along?
3) Check out their volunteering page. They are always on the look for new volunteers and sign up is really straightforward.
Oh and did we mention this session is happening EVERY SINGLE WEEK!? Even during the school holidays? We are very excited for this to happening and hope to see you there!


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Following this deep tragedy, LYMEC underlines the importance of an independent international investigation to determine the causes of the crash. This will enable a decision on this matter. If the investigations show that the plane was indeed shot down, the EU needs to urgently take appropriate actions.
The gradual imposition of sanctions on Russia for their influence in the conflict in Ukraine was an approach which aimed at deescalation of the conflict, but it didn't deliver the expected results. LYMEC finds unacceptable a war on the borders of European Union. Parts of Ukraine are continuing to be destabilized by different rebel groups, backed by Russian military assistance.


Internationally renowned pianist Paul Lewis has been forced to cancel several concerts following a low-flying seagull causing him to injure his finger.
The pianist was leaving a rehearsal with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra when the bird spooked him. Following this, Mr Lewis fell and sprained a finger, leaving him unable to play.
Paul Lewis is known for being the first pianist to perform a complete Beethoven concerto cycle in a single season by performing all five concertos in the 2010 BBC Proms season.
Lewis has been a classical musician from an early age. Following learning to play the cello, Lewis picked up the piano and by 1994 he had gained his first recognised international achievement – second prize at the 1994 World Piano Competition in London.
Prior to his accident, Paul Lewis had been due to play in two concerts this week with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, but the orchestra has confirmed that he has had to pull out.


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Der Wurfkreisel oder Preckel  ist ein sehr altes Spielzeug, das vor allem im Straßenspiel der Kinder über Jahrhunderte eine bedeutende Rolle hatte. Es ist mit dem sich verdichtenden Straßenverkehr und dem Aufkommen des elektronischen Spielzeugs weitestgehend aus dem Spielrepertoire der heutigen Kinder und Jugendlichen verschwunden und nahezu in Vergessenheit geraten. Das Spiel mit dem Preckel zählt gattungsmäßig zu den Kreiselspielen.

Frühe Nachweise

Kenntnis und Praxis des Preckelspiel reichen in Europa nachweisbar über fast 500 Jahre zurück. Aber auch in außereuropäischen Ländern wie etwa Vietnam, Japan, Indien oder Südafrika hat das Spiel eine lange Tradition. Nach den Recherchen der Spielforscher Siegbert A. Warwitz und Anita Rudolf ist das Preckelspiel in Bildform erstmals auf dem berühmten Gemälde "Die Kinderspiele"  des niederländischen Bauernmalers Pieter Brueghel der Ältere aus dem Jahr 1560 dokumentiert. Warwitz/Rudolf interpretieren aus Standort, Haltung, Gestik und Zielrichtung des rechten Mitspielers beim Preckelspiel auch bereits die bis in die heutige Zeit bekannte Variante des Kampf- und Kriegsspiels. Zweihundert Jahre später verbildlichte der polnisch stämmige Grafiker und Illustrator Daniel Chodowiecki das Spiel in seinem Kupferstich aus dem Jahr 1774.

Die heute bekannte Namensgebung stammt allerdings aus relativ junger Zeit. Warwitz/Rudolf fanden bei ihren über drei Generationen zurückreichenden Befragungen heraus, dass es zumindest bereits seit den 1940er Jahren im norddeutschen Raum unter der gängigen Bezeichnung "Preckel" gespielt wurde.  In anderen Landesteilen war für Spielgerät und Spiel auch der Name "Wurfkreisel" üblich. Das Wurfkreisel- oder Preckelspiel war danach noch in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren in Deutschland ein weit verbreitetes und beliebtes Straßenspiel. Im Unterschied zum Peitschenkreisel, der als Geschicklichkeitsspiel von den Mädchen bevorzugt wurde, galt das rauere Preckelspiel als typisches Jungenspiel, das meist in Variationen als Kampf- und Kriegsspiel ausgeführt wurde.

Internationale Verbreitung

Das in Deutschland als Preckel- oder Wurfkreiselspiel bekannte Straßenspiel zeigt sich in zahlreichen weiteren Ländern verbreitet und kann auch dort bereits auf eine längere Tradition verweisen. Neben der frühen, durch Brueghel dokumentierten Erscheinung in den Niederlanden oder durch Chodowiecki in Polen, sind auch Bildnachweise etwa aus Vietnam, Japan, Indien oder Südafrika unter jeweils eigenen, auch ethnisch divergierenden, Namensgebungen vorhanden. Ihre ähnliche Entwicklung und Spielgestaltung schließt gegenseitige Einflüsse durch koloniale Wanderbewegungen, etwa von den Niederlanden nach Südafrika, nicht aus. In den 1970er und 1980er Jahren mussten die bereits weitestgehend vergessenen Spiele in der Lehrerbildung und in Schülerprojekten aus den historischen Quellen schon wiederentdeckt werden.

Spielgerät und Spielfeld

Das Spielgerät besteht aus einem birnenförmigen schweren Kreisel aus Hartholz, der von spiralförmig eingekerbten derben Rillen umgeben ist und an seiner Spitze in einen eisernen Docht ausläuft. Dazu gehört eine etwa 50 cm lange stabile Schnur, mit welcher der Preckel umwickelt und durch einen kräftigen Wurf in eine rotierende Bewegung versetzt wird. Der Untergrund muss hart und möglichst glatt sein, damit die Kreiselbewegung nicht ausgebremst wird. Es sind nur wenige Quadratmeter Spielfläche erforderlich. Das Spiel wird üblicherweise als sogenanntes Straßenspiel im Freien praktiziert.

Spielgedanke

Der einfache Spielgedanke besteht darin, das mittels einer Schnur umwickelte Spielgerät durch eine energische Wurfbewegung am Boden zum Kreisen zu bringen.

Spielablauf

Beim einfachsten Spielablauf geht es lediglich darum, den Preckel tanzen zu lassen. Sind mehrere Mitspieler beteiligt, wird auch hier meist bereits ein Wettkampf darum ausgetragen, wessen Preckel nach dem Wurf am längsten in Bewegung bleibt.

Spielvarianten

Das Kampfspiel
Nach Warwitz/Rudolf wurde das Preckelspiel noch in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren in einer Variante auch als Kampf- und Kriegsspiel durchgeführt. Spielgedanke war, einen bereits am Boden kreisenden Preckel mit einem zweiten Preckelwurf zu treffen und nach Möglichkeit zu verletzen oder gar zu spalten. Diese Variante wurde mit kriegerischen Ausdrücken wie "Fliegerbombe" oder "Fliegeralarm" belegt. Es wechselten bei dieser Spielform ständig die Rollen der Mitspieler als Angreifer und Angegriffener. Gelang es, den "feindlichen" Preckel zu treffen, wechselte dieser den Besitzer. Aus diesem Grunde mussten immer mehrere Preckel zur Verfügung stehen. Zum Schutz der eigenen Preckel wurde die Oberfläche mit Heftzwecken gepanzert.

Die Landabnahme
Bei dieser Variante wurde in einem auf dem Boden eingezeichneten Spielfeld "gepreckelt". Die zwei oder mehr Mitspieler hatten jeweils ein eigenes, durch Striche markiertes "Land" zur Verfügung, aus dem durch einen fremden Preckelwurf ein Stück herausgelöst und dem eigenen Territorium zugeschlagen werden durfte. Traf der Preckel in den fremden Landabschnitt, durfte an der Stelle eine Linie in Richtung des eigenen Feldes gezogen werden, um das so markierte Landstück an das eigene Land anzugliedern.

Literatur
 Alfred Cammann (Hrsg.): Die Welt der niederdeutschen Kinderspiele, Meissner, Elbschloss Bleckede 1970 .
 Helmut Spiegel: Das Bollerrad muss bollern, der Knicker, der muss rollern. Verlorene Kinderspiele, erzählt in Geschichten aus dem Ruhrgebiet. Illustriert von Torsten Kyon, Henslowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2004, ISBN 3-922750-49-4.
 Erika Szegedi: Spiele anderer Zeiten und Völker, mit Kindern weiterentwickelt, Wissenschaftliche Staatsexamensarbeit GHS, Karlsruhe 1998
 Siegbert A. Warwitz (Hrsg.): Spiele anderer Zeiten und Völker – mit Kindern entdeckt und erlebt. Karlsruhe 1998.
 Siegbert A. Warwitz, Anita Rudolf: Vom Sinn des Spielens. Reflexionen und Spielideen. 5. Auflage. Schneider Verlag, Baltmannsweiler 2021. ISBN 978-3-8340-1664-5.

Einzelnachweise

Kinderspiel
Spielzeugkreisel
Mechanische Stabilität

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The economy is a relevant factor in rising claims loss costs, according to property and casualty claims officers surveyed by Tower Watson.
The poor economy seems to have stimulated third-party losses, and a number of survey respondents reported increases in general liability and personal auto litigation, says the fourth installment of Tower Watson's The Economic Landscape and Operational Performance Metrics Bulletin.
Fifty-two per cent of the 52 claims officers surveyed reported an increase in frequency of homeowner claims, the report says. In addition, 42% reported an increase in frequency of personal auto claims.
Personal lines point to increasing frequency and severity with "clearly adverse pure premium implications," the survey of 52 claim officers finds.
Thirty-four per cent reported an increase in the severity of homeowner claims, while 22% reported an increase in the severity of personal auto claims.
"Interestingly, responses related to claim impacts from the economy were relatively consistent regardless of carrier size and market segment," according to the report. "There were clear differences, however, based on line of business.
"Significantly, personal lines recorded higher incidence than commercial coverages in every adverse cost indicator."


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Валь-Мартелло (, ) — долина в итальянской провинции Больцано. Сориентирована с севера на юг, начинается от села Лачес и простирается на 30 км. На севере примыкает к долине реки Адидже. Принадлежит к системе долин Финшгау в западной части Южного Тироля.

Долина впервые упомянута в 1280 году как «Martel». По мнению некоторых исследователей, название происходит от латинского «Martellum» — молот горняков.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ASSALAMUALAIKUM AND A VERY GOOD MORNING.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS FOR ATTENDING THE ROUNDTABLE THIS MORNING.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO IDB (ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK) FOR JOINTLY ORGANISING THE ROUNDTABLE WITH OUR FOUNDATION. OUR PARTNERSHIP MARKS A FUTURE STEEPED IN SUCCESS, AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WIEF BELIEVES IN BUILDING BRIDGES THAT CONCERN BOTH MUSLIM AND THE NON-MUSLIM WORLD THROUGH BUSINESS AMONG OTHERS. WE DO SO THROUGH OUR PRACTICE OF ORGANISING ROUNDTABLES IN-BETWEEN OUR ANNUAL SESSIONS TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES SUCH AS ISLAMIC FINANCE, MICRO FINANCE, THE HALAL INDUSTRY, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC COLLABORATION.
TODAY'S ROUNDTABLE MARKS WIEF'S AND IDB'S VERY FIRST COLLABORATION, WHICH IS A SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE ON WAQF. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE DISCUSSION TODAY, AND LEARNING FROM EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS ON THE SUBJECT.
WAQF IS AN IMPORTANT ISLAMIC INSTRUMENT OF WEALTH DISTRIBUTION, AND IS EVEN MORE SO WHEN ONE CONSIDERS EXTREME POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION ON ONE HAND AND INCREASED WEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE RICH ON THE OTHER HAND PARTICULARLY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY. WAQF CAN INDEED BE THE INSTRUMENT TO SUBSTANTIVELY NARROW SUCH A GAP.
WAQF IS UNUSUAL IN THE SENSE THAT IT PROMOTES 'RECURRING CHARITY', WHICH WOULD ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIQUE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT COULD PROVIDE PERPETUAL BENEFIT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
TODAY'S ROUNDTABLE IS TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO REFLECT ON THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF WAQF AND THE HUGE POTENTIALS THAT EXIST. ACCORDING TO THE SEPTEMBER 2013, 26TH ISSUE OF 'ISLAMIC FINANCE NEWS', FOR EXAMPLE, THE WAQF SECTOR COULD BE WORTH UP TO US$1TRILLION GLOBALLY.
WHILE THERE IS NOW AN INCREASING AWARENESS OF WAQF, IT REMAINS AS A POTENTIAL UNTAPPED AND SOMEWHAT 'NEGLECTED' ASPECT OF ISLAMIC PRACTICE THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN GREATER PUSH AND A HIGHER PROFILE IN RESPECT OF IMPLEMENTATION.
ALLOW ME TO QUOTE SOME STATISTICS AND NUMBERS. ACCORDING TO THE INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC UNDERSTANDING MALAYSIA, IN MALAYSIA ALONE THE 2010 STATISTICS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WAQF, ZAKAT AND HAJ SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 11,511 HECTARES OF WAQF LAND WORTH RM116,441,667 BUT ONLY 0.72% OF IT WAS DEVELOPED. WE CAN ALSO SEE HOW BENEFICIAL IT COULD BE TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS CONCERNED WHEN, AS AN EXAMPLE, AN IMPRESSIVE BUILDING THAT HOUSE THE ISLAMIC BANK WAS DEVELOPED ON A PIECE OF WAQF LAND IN KUALA LUMPUR. INDEED THIS DEVELOPMENT, JUST LIKE THE WAQF TO BUILD THE MOSQUE OF QUBA' IN MADINAH UPON THE ARRIVAL OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD TO THE CITY IN 622 AD, HAS BECOME SYMBOLIC OF THE RELEVANCE OF THE INSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC WAQF TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, IF PROPERLY ADMINISTERED.
· IN INDONESIA THE FIGURE IS EVEN MORE STAGGERING. ACCORDING TO A SENIOR ECONOMIST OF IDB, WAQF LAND IN INDONESIA HAS REACHED MORE THAN 3.9 BILLION SQUARE METERS IN MORE THAN 428,000 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ONE CAN IMAGINE HOW BENEFICIAL IT WOULD BE IF ALL SUCH WAQF LAND COULD BE DEPLOYED FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO ENRICH THE WELLBEING OF INDONESIANS GENERALLY.
WHILE THE MALAYSIAN AND INDONESIAN CASES ARE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, THERE IS ALSO THE BROADER PICTURE ABOUT WAQF THAT NEEDS TO BE APPRECIATED. APART FROM CREATING A SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL WEALTH DISTRIBUTION MECHANISM THAT I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE, THERE NEEDS TO BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG AND CREDIBLE INSTITUTION OF WAQF AS A USEFUL MECHANISM IN HELPING TO "REDUCE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, PREVENT GOVERNMENT BORROWING THROUGH DEFICIT FINANCING, PROMOTE GREATER PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION THROUGH VOLUNTARY ACTION AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS NATIONAL ECONOMIC PROGRESS." AS ENUNCIATED BY IKIM, MALAYSIA, THESE BROAD OBJECTIVES ALONE SHOULD SPUR GOVERNMENTS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD CONCERNED TO MAXIMISE THE POTENTIALS OF WAQF AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THEIR NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY.
IT IS HIGH TIME THAT WE TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF WAQF MODELS – FROM LAND TO CASH TO SHARES AND NOW TO CORPORATE WAQF. SUCH AN EVOLUTION HAS PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR WAQF TO BE DISBURSED BY THE BENEFACTORS.
IN RESPECT OF CORPORATE WAQF, IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT LINKED COMPANY BASED IN THE STATE OF JOHOR, JCORP, HAD ESTABLISHED THE WAQF AN-NUR CORPORATION BHD, A CORPORATE WAQF AS A TOOL OF 'BUSINESS JIHAD'. THIS REVOLUTIONARY IDEA APPARENTLY WAS PROMPTED BY THE NEED TO PROMULGATE A KEY IDEOLOGICAL STRATEGY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR ISLAMIC ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION. WHO IS THE PERSON THAT PASSIONATELY PURSUED THESE IDEAS? HE IS… I BELIEVE THAT THE ESCALATION OF THIS IDEA FROM THE NATIONAL TO THE GLOBAL LEVEL WOULD HAVE A TREMENDOUS POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPE OF JURISDICTIONS AT NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL THAT EXIST IN THE MUSLIM WORLD IN ADMINISTERING THE INSTITUTION OF WAQF THAT HAS LED TO UNCOORDINATED STRATEGIES AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION.
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE CENTRALISED STRUCTURE TO CAPITALISE ON WAQF OPPORTUNITIES AND MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS TO THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARIES IS ANOTHER ISSUE TO RESOLVE.
THERE IS A LACK OF PROPER LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN DEVELOPING SPECIFIC WAQF ASSETS.
POOR MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING AND THE LACK OF QUALIFIED, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEES AND MANAGERS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CONFIDENCE TO WAQF STAKEHOLDERS AND POTENTIAL DONORS IS A HUGE FACTOR TO CONSIDER.
GOVERNMENTS MUST PUSH FOR THIS. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IS IMPORTANT IN BRINGING ABOUT A NEW POLICY EMPHASIS TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF WAQF, NOT ONLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL BUT ALSO AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. A PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP WOULD HELP PUT IN PLACE AN ISLAMIC BASED GLOBAL WEALTH DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED IN SCALE AND CONTENT. IT COULD EVEN SERVE AS A GOOD MODEL FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PRACTICAL AND DOABLE PROPOSITION IF ONLY WE HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL TO DO SO.
I HOPE THAT THIS ROUNDTABLE WILL ALLOW FOR INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE INSTITUTION OF WAQF. OUR IDEA OF COURSE IS NOT TO TURN THIS ROUNDTABLE INTO A PURELY ACADEMIC EXERCISE BUT TO GENERATE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS INCLUDING COMING OUT WITH RELEVANT AND DYNAMIC MECHANISMS AND INSTRUMENTS TO DEVELOP THE INSTITUTION OF WAQF TO BE ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
PERSONALLY, I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS INCLUDING BANKERS HERE AT THIS ROUNDTABLE WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ALLOWING US TO ENGAGE IN ROBUST DISCUSSIONS ON THE VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF THE SUBJECT OF WAQF.
MAY THIS ROUNDTABLE END WITH SOME USEFUL AND PRACTICAL IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BANKING SECTOR, WELL REPRESENTED HERE TODAY, COULD PERHAPS TAKE THE LEAD IN CREATING SPECIALLY DESIGNED PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT TOO MUCH BUREAUCRATIC IMPEDIMENTS.
THE WIEF, TOGETHER WITH IDB WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO JOINTLY ORGANISE A SIMILAR GATHERING OF EXPERTS ON WAQF ON A REGULAR BASIS SO AS TO EVENTUALLY TURN IT INTO AN IMPORTANT GLOBAL PLATFORM THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLEMENT SUBSTANTIVELY THE GOOD WORK OF OTHERS ON THIS SUBJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
WITH THESE FEW WORDS I WISH ALL PARTICIPANTS EVERY SUCCESS IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS.


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Q: Shell - Insert selected columns from a table to an other one I want to run a query in a database then insert result in an other one.
I want to make a script but I don't have an idea how can I dot it.
Example :
Database 1 : Select name , count(*) as NBName from db1.table1
Database 2 : Insert into table2 values ("test1", 10), ("test2",20)
where "test1", 10 ... are the result of the first query.

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"You sing a bingo bango bingo" — Tom Glazer
During the last ALCS game, I got this lyric stuck in my head: "So who would want these diamond gems? / They're diamonds in the rough. / A baseball team needs nine good men. / One guy just ain't enough."
I remember hearing that on television about 50 years ago. It was sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle," and it got stuck in my head. Every once in a while it comes to the surface.
When it came to the surface the other day, I decided to do what I always tell my students to do — look it up. In the Internet age, that's a lot easier than it used to be, although this song seemed so obscure that I didn't expect to track it down.
By searching on a phrase from that lyric I actually found one reference to it. It turns out that it's part of a jingle that was used in one of a series of public service announcements sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. An application for a grant to help fund the series turned up on a site that houses the archives of the AJC. Among the documents was a page from an issue of TV Guide dated April 28, 1951. On the page was a short article about this animated short that was part of a larger, award-winning anti-bigotry campaign by the AJC. The short was designed to reinforce the idea that people of many backgrounds contributed to life in the United States.
The animated cartoons were by Fred Arnott and the song was written by Lynn Rhodes. I could find out nothing more about either of them. However, the song was sung by Tom Glazer, who had a decent reputation as a folk singer. A lot of people of a certain generation will remember his novelty song "On Top of Spaghetti," a children's song he recorded in 1963. He also wrote "Because All Men Are Brothers," which was recorded by the Weavers and by Peter Paul, and Mary, and "Talkin' Inflation Blues," which was recorded by Bob Dylan. Glazer wrote idiotic and kind of racist lyrics to "Skokian," a Zimbabwean song that was popular in multiple versions. Glazer's version was recorded by the Four Lads.
Anyway, the song he sang for the AJC went like this:
Though every player is top flight / Our team just falls to pieces / With every game they have to play / The number of flubs increases.
To figure why they fall apart / You needn't be too clever / With no teamwork the team's big star / Will die on third forever.
The shortstop simply cannot play / With the jerk who's second sacker / The pitcher can pitch to anyone / But certainly not to his catcher.
So who would want these diamond gems? '/ They're diamonds in the rough / A baseball team needs nine good men / One guy just ain't enough.
A nation's like a baseball team / It's run by teamwork too. / And every race and every creed / Works with Y-O-U.
Play ball with all your neighbors / Pitch in a little more / Americans, join your teammates all / Roll up a winning score.
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Dinyar Wadia is an award-winning New Classicist architectural designer of fine homes, luxe interiors, and elegant landscapes, but chances are he won't mind being identified as an old-fashioned romantic. A native of Mumbai (Bombay), India, Dinyar is less interested in expounding his philosophy of design than in describing the loving partnership he shares with his wife, Gool, and the good fortune that brought them to New Canaan, Connecticut. And to the house they named "Gitanjali" (translation: "Song Offering") after the 1913 Nobel Prize–winning poem by the Indian philosopher Rabindranath Tagore.
Dinyar learned his craft in India, but as a young man he decided to travel; in the early 1970s he arrived in the United States where he worked with several leading architects, expanding his architectural tastes while absorbing traditional styles—from Anglo-Indian Colonial to Early American Colonial with stops in between at French Beaux Arts and Mid-Century Modern. With his broad base of experience, he can respond to a client's dreams as well as the demands of the site, doing what's best for both. "The ego," he says, "has no place in successful design."
Design: Wadia Associates, 134 Main Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 (203/966-0048; wadiaassociates.com).
Gitanjali began life as the guesthouse for a significant country estate. The main house was demolished long ago, but Dinyar updated and elaborated this smaller structure, respecting its half-timbered style that was unmistakably inspired by the 19th-century Surrey school of English architecture. Around the house he created an informal woodland garden—establishing a setting entirely appropriate to the style of the house and its surrounding natural landscape.
Explaining what drew him and his wife to the property, Dinyar the romantic offers, "It had been vacant for some time before we purchased it, and two previous sales had fallen through before then, so we felt it had our name on it. We are truly blessed to live in a place of such peaceful tranquility."
A rustic dovecote is a stop along the path through Gitanjali's woodland.
Admiring the way English gardens are arranged in hedge-enclosed rooms, Dinyar modified the concept and created several destinations in his garden: the teahouse with its flow-through access and open fireplace; a gazebo located in a shady area to make a comfortable viewing spot; a conservatory for Gool's orchids, tropicals, and plants raised for seasonal displays; and a serpentine path beneath the trees.
The teahouse sits at the end of the formal path.
The walls of the teahouse melt away when the doors are open wide; the little structure has a wood-burning fireplace that makes it usable even on cold autumn days.
"The best part is the brook garden," Dinyar enthuses. Here, he turned an unsightly but necessary feature—a drainage ditch—into an elegant attribute by capturing the water and directing it into a landscaped culvert edged with river rock and boulders and bordered with moisture-loving plants. "I was told I should line the ditch with stones and then cover it over with grass to make a big lawn," he explains. "But just by luck I stumbled across a picture of a stream garden, and that was my inspiration."
The sturdy yellow-flowered black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, dances with the exotic variegated foliage of the canna lily, Canna indica.
The loggia is an all-weather gathering spot that, with shutters thrown open, gives a wide-angle view of the garden and of Arjun, a rough-coated collie.
The interior is warm and casual; paisley-patterned textiles and wicker furnishings blend easily with exposed brick walls and oak-beamed windows.
Many designers pride themselves on keeping their "eyes wide open," but few have developed Wadia's 360-degree panorama. His design ethos combines his early experience of home—particularly his mother's family home set in lush gardens outside Mumbai (Bombay)—with the profoundly American idea of home he came to respect as he established his career in the United States, starting his own firm some 30 years ago in the rural environs of New Canaan, Connecticut. As described in the book dedicated to his work (part of the New Classicist series issued by Images Publishing), Dinyar eschews the idea of "signature style," and devotes equal attention to the landscape of home, designing each project so that it is appropriate to its setting. "Our goal," he states, "is to create traditional architecture that is contemporary in the modern world, creating a sense of casual elegance."


This canopy from Quik Shade offers more than 100 square feet of remarkably cool shade thanks to a unique design incorporating trademarked protective fabric. It features cutting edge latch sliders and push pin leg extenders to help you set up your canopy as quickly and effortlessly as possible. When you purchase this shelter, you also receive a durable 300D carry bag to transport the canopy easily between your home, a park, a stadium, or any other venue for summer fun. Measuring 10' x 10', the canopy can also be adjusted between three heights in order to meet all your portable shelter needs this summer and beyond.
When in carry bag how long is it. I need something around 4/5 feet long when in bag. 10/10 canopy. Thanks for your help.
According to the manufacturer, the collapsed height is 48.8", length is 7.7", and width is 7.9".
Are there side panels for this canopy?
The manufacturer does offer wall panels that are compatible with this canopy. The correct part to use is the Quik Shade 10' x 10' Canopy Wall Panel for Straight Legs.
What is the weight of this canopy?
The Quik Shade Expedition EX100 10x10 Instant Canopy with Straight Legs has a published weight of 33 pounds.
I haven't set it on a scale, but I would say around 30lbs.
What colors does this Quik Shade Expedition EX100 10 x 10 instant canopy with straight legs come in?
What is the canopy top made out of? Is it water resistant?
This canopy is made of a water-resistant polyester, but it is not completely waterproof.
At it's tallest setting, how high the lowest part of the roof and how high is the peak of this Quik Shade Expedition EX100 10 x 10 instant canopy with straight legs?
The Quik Shade canopy is 7 feet tall on the sides and total height is 11 feet.
Does the underside of this Quik Shade Expedition EX100 10x10 instant canopy with straight legs have the metal protective UV fabric?
This canopy does indeed come with the Aluminex backed fabric.
How big is this Quik Shade Expedition EX100 10 x 10 Instant Canopy when collapsed in the carry bag? What are the exact dimensions?
Does Quik Shade make wall attachments for this Expedition EX100 10 x 10 instant canopy?
The manufacturer does offer wall panels that are compatible with this canopy. The correct part to use is the Quik Shade 10x10 Canopy Wall Panel for Straight Legs.
Can this Quik Shade Expedition EX100 instant canopy be set up on my back yard porch? Is it water proof?
It is water resistant but not waterproof. It is also designed to be used and then taken down. If left unattended, weather damage could occur. This is true of all pop up canopies.
Yes, it can be set up on your porch. I don't know of the water repellent though.
Are do I secure the legs of this Quik Shade Expedition canopy to the ground? Are there pegs or is there an option to use pegs?
The Quik Shade canopy will come with ropes and stakes to secure it to the ground. The legs do have foot pads as well.
This canopy weighs 33 pounds.
A great looking canopy and easy to assemble. We had 4 people and it went up in 5 minutes!
ConsThe storage bag is not heavy duty enough.


This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Bob Marrs, Director of Consulting Services & Field Operations with Aesculap. Bob has worked in the Perioperative setting for 20 years in various roles ranging from Certified Surgical Technologist to SPD Technician, Case Cart Coordinator, Sterile Processing Supervisor, Manager and Director. He has been a professional consultant for five years and is a trained surgical instrument expert. He is a certified Instructor through IAHCSMM, has been published in numerous healthcare publications, and was a contributor to the IAHCSMM 7th edition manual and IAHCSMM CHL Leadership Manual. Bob has a deep passion for excellence in Sterile Processing and believes that certification through education provides the foundation needed for superior patient care.
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Where I once ruthlessly unsubscribed from every email announcement list and as my feedback, said I'd rather view news through Twitter or RSS, now I keep subscriptions alive. I still filter out bacn (not quite ham, not quite spam) to a label, skipping the inbox. I'm mostly interested in notifications of event (someone follows/RTs/mentions me on Twitter, for example) but also keep announcement lists around. The following are my Gmail filters, which add a "Bacn" label and move the email out of my inbox. I review it twice a day or so.
Why not have a service like Mailstrom do this? I'd like to keep my list of authorized apps to a minimum (even though it wouldn't seem that way if you looked at that list).
Note that in the first filter there's a minus for "direct message", since DMs are essentially short emails from people. I want those going directly to my brain.
"To stop receiving these emails" OR "Edit your e-mail preferences" OR "added you as a contact!" OR "stop receiving these e-mails" OR "This is a message from" OR "We sent you this email" OR "control which emails" OR "Change your email settings" OR "turn these emails off" OR "customize your e-mail settings" OR "count toward your Pact"
"personalize your notification settings" OR "If you did not intend to receive this" OR "You are receiving this email because" OR "If you prefer not to receive commercial email from Apple"


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The community is well managed, clean, friendly and close to everything. Located just behind the "Panera Bread" restaurant on Coastal Hwy, Colonial East is within Walking distance of a dozen restaurants and the "Movies at Midway" Movie Theater. Drive time to anything in Lewes or Rehoboth is less than 10 minutes.


Dress up your home's windows with eerie window poster silhouettes for Halloween! These ghastly black images are printed on soft green vinyl. Fun and easy to use! 1. Hang them on the inside of home window frames 2. Turn on all the interior room lights 3. Wait until dark and...view from the outside. The outside of your home will come alive with excitement.
Creepy but elegance. Understated yet dramatic. The horrible and humorous silhouettes swim in glowing color that will make the Wicked Witch of the West green with envy (we couldn't resist). They will dress up the front windows of any home, storefront, haunted house... In-store visual mearchandisers love 'em...home owners will too.
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This is part #2 of a series of tutorial focusing on how to generate Excel document from C# with late binding technique. Note that my WordPress theme is not code friendly, so my apologize in advance.
This is part #1 of a series of tutorial focusing on how to generate Excel document from C# with late binding technique. Note that my WordPress theme is not code friendly, so my apologize in advance.
I Don't get the hatred around global variable in programming world. There are tons of articles in the net explaining why programmer must stay away from it. Well I've been programming for about ten years, yet I found global variable is really a gift.
Most of the reasoning behind the hatred is code maintainability. That is kind of ridiculous, a well written code will be easy to maintain, and badly written one will be hard to maintain regardless of global variable usage.
From what I saw, Microsoft Surface could be a fresh air for .NET platform and its programmers. If its a success, then we'll see more .NET programmers works on tablet and touch applications, which means business will get more advantage of matured Microsoft systems.
For you whom does not like to read, short answer for the problem is: use Value property, instead of Text property.
I uses DateTimePicker as placeholder for date value in my applications and I uses the Text property because the input and return value is string – no need to do casting – and the text will be formatted accordingly to DateTimePicker.Format property. And if you set the the Text property with the correct format, then the Value property will also updates, very convenient because this way you don't need to worry about the regional setting on user's machine.
But it has one behavior that I don't really like, that is if you set the Text property, it won't update before the DateTimePicker is drawn. Strangely, and fortunately, the Value property will updated anyway.
MessageBox.Show(DTP.Value.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") ; //text in messagebox is 06/07/2012 !!
So what's the deal? Well, sometimes users don't need to view the form containing the particular DateTimePicker instead they only need to view the date for work efficiency reason. This is a very big deal if your application is being used intensively. So in this kind of scenario, you can use the Value property to get the date, but remember, you need to cast it to string and apply the correct format.
Thanks for reading up to this line, leave comments if you don't mind.
I really like using .NET DataGridView because its relatively simple and clean.
However, some behavior is a bit confusing for a beginner coder like me.
One of the confusions is the cell styling. DataGridView offers some comprehensive styling but it has one limitation that is not well documented. For reason unknown to me, DataGridView – which has DataTable bound to it – will not apply some cell styles if it's not visible.
I guess I'm a bit old now that I cannot remember almost half of my computer knowledge. So now I decide to write things that I still can remember before they gone with the wind. And now I'll write about BASIC computer programming. It's a bit of old school, but I thing it can help you if you just starting to learn about computer programming.


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Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon indicted on New York state charges Steve Bannon, who managed Trump's 2016 campaign and served his administration, surrendered Thursday on charges that he laundered money by diverting funds donated to the We Build the Wall organization.
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon indicted on New York state charges
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Steve Bannon, who managed Trump's 2016 campaign and served his administration, surrendered Thursday on charges that he laundered money by diverting funds donated to the We Build the Wall organization.
Today, former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon was indicted on New York State charges. He's accused of lying to people who contributed to a nonprofit set up to build a portion of a wall along the southern border. Now, this is the second time that Bannon has been indicted for crimes related to that charity, but the first time around, he was pardoned by former President Trump. NPR's Andrea Bernstein was in court today and joins us now. Hey, Andrea.
ANDREA BERNSTEIN, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.
CHANG: OK, so what exactly is Bannon charged with doing this time around?
BERNSTEIN: So he's charged with money laundering, conspiracy and scheme to defraud. Basically, the indictment says he masterminded the scheme whereby he and the people who worked with him would market the charity We Build the Wall to donors by saying that, quote, "not a penny" of the donations would go to salaries; they'd all go to the wall, itself. The co-conspirators, the alleged co-conspirators, said this would be, quote, "the most talked about media narrative ever". But instead of taking not a penny for salaries, the indictment says, Bannon directed a scheme where some of the money was diverted to a different nonprofit, which secretly did pay the director a salary. Prosecutors obtained text messages by Bannon. One of them said, no deals I don't approve. Significantly, the case did not charge Bannon with stealing the money for himself, as the federal case did. The prosecutors said that was for jurisdictional reasons.
CHANG: Jurisdictional reasons. OK, well, if we will remember, Bannon was campaign manager for Trump in 2016 before going to the White House. I'm curious, does this case allege anything about Trump?
BERNSTEIN: Not as alleged. In fact, Donald Trump's name is not in the indictment, Bannon wasn't working for him at the time. And Trump's name came up only once at the press conference today, where Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg mentioned the Manhattan case began after Bannon was indicted for the same scheme by federal prosecutors before, as Bragg says, Bannon received a presidential pardon from former President Trump. But there was a whiff that Bannon's proximity to Trump gave him a sense that he would not be held accountable for his crimes. Attorney General Letitia James explained the decision to prosecute Bannon locally this way.
LETITIA JAMES: Regular, everyday Americans play by these rules, and yet too often, in powerful, political interest, they ignore these rules. And Steve Bannon stands out as a perfect example of this blatant inequality.
CHANG: Well, Andrea, you were in court today. What happened when Bannon appeared before the judge?
BERNSTEIN: The appearance was brief. Bannon entered the court with his hands cuffed behind his back and said almost nothing, other than he was aware he had to be present for future court appearances. He left it to his attorney to say that he was pleading not guilty. The main event of the court hearing was when prosecutors said Bannon needed to turn over any passports, passport cards and not apply for any passports from the U.S. or any foreign country. The prosecutors referred to Bannon's, quote, "prior history of disobeying lawful mandates". And that refers to yet another case, his conviction this summer in a federal case of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with information requests from the House January 6 committee.
CHANG: And real quick, what is Bannon saying about all of this so far?
BERNSTEIN: Bannon said he would not back down outside of court, and his lawyer added that he would fight the charges, and he predicted Bannon's contempt conviction would be overturned on appeal.
CHANG: That is NPR's Andrea Bernstein. Thank you so much, Andrea.
BERNSTEIN: Thank you, Ailsa.


Senior Spring Project (SSP) sounds like a wonderful way to relax and enjoy the final few months of high school. The promise of sunshine beckons, along with stimulating activities that keep you engaged with the world and make sure your brain doesn't shrivel up from underuse. However, SSP is somewhat ruined by the fact that the serious disease of senioritis, previously kept at bay by the weight of college applications, grows and spreads to an unfathomable monstrosity during this time. Seniors continuously distract students in other grades, making any sort of productive behavior nearly impossible.
My attempts to concentrate on writing the Junior Profile when there's a group of seniors playing spikeball loudly and aggressively right outside are futile. Additionally, as I'm trying to do my homework, I'm constantly bombarded by Snapchat stories of seniors having fun on weeknights. Merely the thought of going out on a weeknight makes me green with envy, unable to concentrate on the many math problems ahead of me. The next day, they come into sports practice or some other activity completely disoriented, not knowing their Tuesdays from their Thursdays, or their F blocks from their D. After a long day of traipsing through the Commons and waiting in the obscenely long lines of underclassmen, just trying to get a few potatoes before rushing off to my A block English class, I find it quite a slap in the face to see seniors at pool parties. I'm dragging myself up the dreaded Fishbowl staircase the next morning, and the only thing keeping me from collapsing under the weight of my 20-pound backpack is the thought that there might be a donut waiting for me in advisory.
Attempting to combat the colossal problem of seniors slacking off during a time that is clearly meant for a "deeper appreciation of their own talents" and "an increased sense of the importance of working with and learning from others," teachers have assigned a six-page essay asking them to reflect on the 40 hours a week of deeply mentally engaging hot yoga and cooking classes. This task, combined with the weekly meetings with a faculty mentor—frequently forgotten about by the mentee—hardly make a dent in the senioritis that is so grossly on display for all to see.
To alleviate this weighty predicament, I propose that after March break, a three-month trip up to Keene, New Hampshire, be required for all seniors. What better way to end their four years of high school than exactly how they began it: in the woods with their entire grade at Bivouac.
The long-stay is sure to teach seniors many valuable lessons, including but not limited to how to work as a team, endure hardship, and be in very close quarters with people they don't necessarily like. The current SSP requirements make avoiding these valuable life skills far too easy. At Biv, with the help of a few volunteer faculty ready to spend a few months away from the confines of BB&N in beautiful New Hampshire woodland, students would build wooden cabins themselves (A-frames would not be enough for this length of time), do a half-hour period of calisthenics every morning before bathing, and hunt for their own food. There are plenty of deer, wild turkey, and the occasional stray chicken in the surrounding woods, and the seniors would be provided with bows and arrows and spears to get the job done.
Of course, it would require virtue and integrity from everyone involved for this not to turn into a Lord of the Flies situation. But if the seniors can restrain themselves from hunting each other to extinction, then they can certainly manage to cure themselves of senioritis and survive the first year of college.
This proposal provides numerous advantages not only for students but for teachers and parents as well. The seniors would be out of the faculty's hair. No more waiting around for their mentees to show up and then having to send them disapproving emails. And parents, think about the sizable decrease in complaints you'd have to listen to over the summer! Your child would be ever so appreciative of your expert cooking and laundry skills.
To parents who don't want their cherished son or daughter going away without means of communication for three months, I say this: your son or daughter is about to go away for four years, and if you think they'll be calling you every day after dinner to say goodnight, you are tremendously mistaken, so you'd better get used to it now. To the select few seniors who may not want to spend three months in the woods without a phone, toilet, or shower, I say open your mind before you knock the idea. What better way to prepare yourself for the first semester of college than hopping from foot to foot in cold water trying to clean yourself, eating undercooked and slightly rubbery chicken for dinner, and wearing the same, only marginally sweaty clothes for months? If I didn't know we were talking about seniors being cured of senioritis in the middle of the woods, I'd have thought we were talking about college freshmen living in dorms for the first time. Unless someone brings another viable solution to my attention, I and the rest of my grade will be packing our bags with wool socks, Dr. Bronner's, and hunting knives come March.


As the holiday season bears down on us, many folks find their anxiety levels spiking in anticipation of yet another stressful family holiday. We all know that family gatherings can be difficult to varying degrees, and in some homes, to an extreme degree. So what can you do to make it through the holiday season without cracking? Here are 5 tips to help you survive holidays with the family.
Don't pin your holiday hopes on this year being different from every other year. Unless there has been a major change in family structure, or people have spent the year in therapy, or some other significant shift has taken place, you can safely assume that everyone will be coming back to the table with the same eccentricities they've always brought. Uncle Joe will probably have a little but too much to drink. Grandpa will make racist jokes. Grandma will layer on the guilt.
All the annoying, offensive, and challenging behaviors that have bothered you in the past will be making a cameo again this year. If you're holding out for something different, the disappointment can be very unpleasant. If you are emotionally prepared for business as usual, it's easier to take.
Since you likely have a good idea of what's coming, you can also set a plan of action to respond to the usual provocation – perhaps better than you have in the past. If your vegetarian preferences have been "forgotten" in the past, bring some food with you (clandestinely, if such is needed in your particular family politics) so you don't have to starve at a table full of carnivores. If a cousin tends to be a little too touchy-feely, plan to sit on the other side of the table, and maybe keep your phone on hand in case you need to suddenly take an emergency call when he gets in your personal space.
There is little point in getting upset at the challenges you already know are coming. Not only can you be emotionally prepared for these difficulties, you can have a plan of action in place as well to make the situation more manageable.
Decide in advance what kind of behaviors you will and won't tolerate and how you can respond appropriately. When Grandpa starts up with the offensive jokes, is it best to smile and nod to avoid another family feud? Or is it appropriate to simply walk away to avoid having to hear it? Or maybe you want to take a stand this year and let him know those jokes are unacceptable? All of these are legitimate approaches, but you will feel much more calm and prepared if you know ahead of time what the limits are and what you'll do about them.
Some other boundaries to consider are what personal topics you're willing to discuss (perhaps this year you'll decline to share information about whether you're dating, when you're finally getting engaged, or if you're pregnant yet); what kind of comments you will let slide and what you won't (digs at your lifestyle choices, parenting practices, or political leanings?); which requests you will go along with and which you won't (will you join at religious services you don't believe in to please your family? Or try Aunt May's special dessert even though you're on a diet?); and any other areas you know to be sensitive to you or your family.
Part of setting good boundaries is making sure to stay far away from those topics and issues you know will get everyone riled up. Politics is a classic one (especially in current times) – people of all political persuasions can get very impassioned about their positions, and this is a great way to ruin a family dinner. In your family there may be any number of other thorny subjects, from errant family members to current events to religion to your personal life – whatever you know to be a powder keg in your family is something you should avoid. Even if – or especially if – you are an activist in one of those areas, holiday gatherings aren't the best venue for sharing your passion about it, unless you know that everyone else has the same opinions as you on that particular issue.
Virtually all family gatherings have some good parts to them. If there wasn't some kind of silver lining you probably wouldn't be going. Seeing your parents, siblings, and other relatives often brings some nice feelings, even if they are mixed with not-so-nice ones. Perhaps your kids enjoy seeing their cousins or grandparents. Even if the only silver lining is that your parents are happy you came while you are miserable, you can focus your attention on your commitment to your values and to being a good person and a good son/daughter.
Families, they say, are like fudge – mostly sweet, but sometimes there's some nuts in 'em. Try to enjoy your holiday season to the best of your abilities, take pleasure in the parts that are pleasurable, and don't worry – it will all be over soon!
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Q: Java Generics - vanishing type information? OK - I know that Java generics can be a minefield for the unwary, but I just came across a non-intuitive (to me anyway) behavior that I was wondering if anyone can explain: First of all, here's a class that compiles:
public class Dummy {

   public List<? extends Number> getList() {
      return new ArrayList<Number>();
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Dummy dummy = new Dummy();
      for (Number n: dummy.getList()) {
         System.out.println(n);
      }
   }
}

Simple stuff. Now, I make a single change by adding a type parameter T to Dummy:
public class Dummy<T> {

Now the class fails to compile, giving the error "Type mismatch: cannot convert from element type Object to Number" on the for() statement
It appears that because I have parameterized the Dummy class, the creation of the new Dummy() in the main method (without specifying a type parameter), causes the type information for the getList() method to no longer be available: The compiler no longer knows the type of the list elements, so they can't be assigned to a loop variable of type Number. Why does this type information go missing, given that the <T> declaration on the class has nothing at all to do with the <? extends Number> declaration on the getList() method?
Furthermore, if I now change my instantiation of Dummy to be:
Dummy<?> dummy = new Dummy();

Then the type information becomes available again, and the class compiles once more. So why is a "Dummy of unknown type" allowed to retain its getList() type information whilst a Dummy (presumably of unknown type since I didn't specify a parameter) loses it?
Maybe I'm the Dummy :-)

A: The general idea is that all type-related information is erased if you use raw version of parameterized type. That includes either type information implied by class type parameters or generic methods parameters as well.
Very similar example is described here.

A: I've come across this before but explaining it might cause you further confusion so I'm linking you to the JLS section on "Raw Types" which you can read to fully understand what's going on then you can come back with further questions if you don't get it.


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Biden no longer deporting unaccompanied migrant children at the border
Joe Biden has eased a controversial border policy from the era of former President Donald Trump, which means that unaccompanied migrant children will not be deported from the United States.
"The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) director is terminating with respect to unaccompanied noncitizen children an Order under Title 42 suspending the right to introduce certain persons into the United States", the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said early on Saturday.
"In effect, this means that unaccompanied noncitizen children will not be expelled from the United States under CDC's order."
The Title 42 order was issued by the CDC in March 2020 at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed U.S. authorities to rapidly expel migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without a chance to seek refuge in the United States.
Since it went into effect, migrants have been turned away more than 1.6 million times under the policy, though some of those encounters were people crossing multiple times.
In a separate 21-page order justifying the decision to end Title 42 for unaccompanied children, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky cited the recent nationwide decrease in COVID-19 cases and increased vaccination rates in the United States and in the countries of migrants who journey to the southern border.
Early in his presidency, Biden exempted unaccompanied children from the expulsion policy, but a federal judge in Texas ruled on March 4 that minors could not be excluded in a case brought by the state of Texas against the administration.
The Texas ruling, which is at odds with another U.S. district court order in 2020 blocking expulsions of unaccompanied children, has put pressure on the administration to consider whether to roll back the order entirely.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Alistair Bell)
Biden no longer deporting unaccompanied migrant children at the border is written by Wolf Daily for wolfdaily.com
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