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The House of Flowers
Episode 1 - NARCISSUS (symb. lies) Episode 2 - CHRYSANTHEMUM (symb. pain) Episode 3 - LILY (symb. freedom) Episode 4 - PETUNIA (symb. resentment) Episode 5 - DAHLIA (symb. gratitude) Episode 6 - MAGNOLIA (symb. dignity) Episode 7 - PEONY (symb. shame) Episode 8 - BROMELIA (symb. resilience) Episode 9 - TULIP (symb. hope) Episode 10 - TUSSILAGO (symb. worries) Episode 11 - ORCHID (symb. lust) Episode 12 - SISYMBRIUM (symb. adversity) Episode 13 - POPPY (symb. resurrection)
Episode 1 - ROSE, (Symb unity) Episode 2 - IRIS, (Symb. faith) Episode 3 - LOTUS, (Symb. mystery) Episode 4 - ALMOND, (Symb. awaken) Episode 5 - ACACIA, (Symb. secret love) Episode 6 - CLOVES, (Symb, capricious) Episode 7 - GERANIUM, (Symb. counsel) Episode 8 - HELICONIA, (Symb. fertility) Episode 9 - PANSY, (Symb. reflexion) Episode 10 - The Funeral
Episode 1 - PETUNIA (Symb. cunning) Episode 2 - SUNFLOWER (Symb. power) Episode 3 - GERBERA (Symb. first love) Episode 4 - MALLOW (Symb. ambition) Episode 5 - AZALEA (Symb. temperance) Episode 6 - BETONY (Symb. surprise) Episode 7 - CLOVER (Symb. revenge) Episode 8 - COHOSH (Symb. scandal) Episode 9 - HYACINTH (Symb. jealousy) Episode 10 - ELFDOCK (Symb. tears) Episode 11 - LAUREL (Symb. glory)
The outward perfection of a family-run flower business hides a dark side rife with dysfunctional secrets in this darkly humorous comedy series.
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Q: How to handle pop up of type windows for which I am not able to find its Xpath or css through firebug On clicking the browse button this pop up comes and I want to browse some files, select that file and click on open and that files path will be saved.
Please find the HTML code for that pop up which I want to handle.
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A: If you only want to get the path try this:
WebElement filepath=driver.findElement(By.id("file"));
filepath.sendKeys("C:\\TextFile.txt");

If you want to test the actual browsing you should use Robot class to interact with the file dialog, but this is very tricky.
Hope help!

A: use this to browse a file driver.findElement(By.id("file")).click().sendKeys("filepath");

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CODEO challenges EC over misrepresentation
botchway February 9, 2019
By Bernice Bessey .
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has cited the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana for misrepresentation of its findings on the Close-Of-Polls statement on the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election.
CODEO, in adhering to the strict protocols of electoral observation, argued that what it reported on electoral the violence and uncoordinated security on Thursday, January 31, 2019, were factual claims and not hearsay or a third party account.
According to the Coalition, consistent with its practice, it communicated its initial report of the election, not only to the public, through traditional and new media channels, but also to the leadership of the Electoral Commission (EC) via e-mail.
Albert Arhin, National Coordinator of CODEO, at a press conference to set the records straight on the misrepresentation by the EC, regarding the Coalition's close-of-polls statement, yesterday in Accra, said: "CODEO is, therefore, surprised that claims or assertions it did not make in its initial statement have been attributed to it by the Electoral Commission of Ghana in a press statement, and at a press conference apparently, in reaction to the CODEO statement."
Setting the record straight, he said, contrary to the impression created by the EC, regarding the shooting incident at La Bawaleshie, CODEO did not indicate anywhere in its statement that the said shooting incident took place at a polling station, stressing that CODEO was clear in its statement that "CODEO observers witnessed the violent incident, including shooting incident, which took place in the La Bawaleshie area at East Legon."
Mr. Arhin further stressed that the CODEO statement also did not in any way attempt to link the Electoral Commission to the shooting incident, contrary to the EC's claim, saying that CODEO, in fact, pointed out that its observers could not confirm the exact cause of the violent incident.
Although the Electoral Commission, also in its statement, denied that the violent incident which took place at La Bawaleshie affected voting, the coalition, on the other hand, stated that the shooting temporarily disrupted the polls at the polling station.
On security, he said: "CODEO further wishes to point out that, its general observation about the security deployment for the by-election, as stated in its statement, was not limited to stationed security personnel, but also mobile patrol teams. Indeed, security operatives in some of the mobile patrol vehicles sighted by observers at some polling stations were armed."
He continued that regarding the incident at a polling station at the Prisons JHS Polling Station at Roman Ridge, where a stationed uniformed police officer was attacked for questioning and directing some plain-clothed security operatives at the polling station to reposition themselves, CODEO stands by the account of its observer and is ready to cooperate with the Electoral Commission and the security agencies to undertake further investigation into the matter.
The Coordinator went on to say that contrary to the EC's suggestion that CODEO did not provide an overall picture of the conduct of the polls, he argued that the coalition never painted that picture, but reported that there was generally a smooth voting exercise, including the smooth performance of biometric devices.
Indeed, the CODEO initial statement clearly indicated that "CODEO will continue to observe the counting and declaration of results, and will issue its preliminary statement in due course," he added.
He assured the EC and the general public that, in line with CODEO's standard practice, its final report on the election, which will provide a comprehensive assessment of the by-election, would be released in the coming days.
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До 2015 року муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Овернь. Від 1 січня 2016 року належить до нового об'єднаного регіону Овернь-Рона-Альпи.

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У 2010 році в муніципалітеті числилось 274 оподатковані домогосподарства, у яких проживали 568,0 особи, медіана доходів виносила  євро на одного особоспоживача

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Season Of Adjustments Begins For Paralympic Alpine Team
By Stuart Lieberman | Jan. 13, 2016, 5 p.m. (ET)
Stephanie Jallen competes in the women's giant slalom standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Russia.
The U.S. Paralympics alpine skiing team is adjusting to a time zone change this week, as the 10 athletes get settled in Europe for the first in a string of four IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup events on Friday in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
That's quite fitting for the Team USA contingent, as this world cup season will be all about adjustments for a lot of the racers, with still two years to go until their next Paralympic Winter Games.
Take Stephanie Jallen, for example. The 19-year-old prodigy, with one leg and one fully developed arm, is wrestling with how to up her competitive edge even further after her breakout double bronze-medal performance at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Despite winning giant slalom bronze at the world championships last season, she's still stuck on her Sochi success, especially that moment she dropped her crutch and hopped onto the podium to claim her first Paralympic medal — a bronze in the super-G — in front of an overwhelmingly supportive crowd.
"I felt like I lived on cloud nine for months, but after everything calmed down, I felt lost and unable to motivate myself," Jallen said. "Sochi was all I lived for, and all I thought about, so when it was over I didn't know what to work for anymore. I started college and continued to ski, but I still feel like I'm just floating along."
Jallen hopes to solidify her roadmap to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games starting this week. She plans to compete in five events on the world cup circuit this season, looking to clock times close to par with France's four-time Paralympic and 11-time world champion Marie Bochet.
Jallen is one of several U.S. female skiers with strong medal aspirations on the world cup circuit, joined by six-time Paralympic medalist Laurie Stephens in the sitting class, along with three-time Paralympic medalist Danelle Umstead and Paralympian Staci Mannella in the visually impaired class.
Umstead, guided by her husband, Rob, is the defending world cup champion in her class and broke her world championship medal drought in 2015 by winning two silvers and a bronze. Mannella, the youngest member of the Sochi 2014 U.S. alpine skiing team, is returning to the slopes after taking last season off.
On the men's side, sit-skier Andrew Kurka will be making one of the biggest adjustments as he alters his racing style to put health above victory. Kurka has broken a bone each of his first six seasons on the national team and has yet to complete a full season on the slopes.
"I still don't know exactly what it takes to win without crashing, but that's what this year's about for me, figuring it out," Kurka said.
The Alaska native, who now trains in Aspen, Colorado, has endured hardships at some of his biggest events. He broke his back during a training run prior to the 2011 Winter X Games and then again during his very first training run in Sochi ahead of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
In 2015, just three months after breaking his femur, he was able to win his first world championship medal with bronze in the super-G.
He'll now work to balance his body's limits with his skills on the slopes, something he hasn't done in the past.
"I'm not really necessarily trying to win races this year, but rather I'm trying to stay very consistent, and I don't want to break bones," Kurka said. "In years past, I've been gung-ho, really going for it. I usually end up either finishing really fast and winning or end up crashing. This year, I really want to find that consistency in my skiing and be able to finish a lot more races, do well in them and not break any more bones."
In addition to Japan's epic sit-skiing duo of Taiki Morii and Takeshi Suzuki, Kurka's main competition will be fellow American Tyler Walker, who has been on the national team for more than a decade and was Kurka's mentor at his very first race camp six years ago.
While Kurka's now known for success in the speed events, Walker has always had a strong hold on the technical events, making for healthy competition between the two and another teammate, five-time Paralympian Chris Devlin-Young.
In the men's visually impaired class, Mark Bathum and guide Cade Yamamoto are expected to make world cup headlines, having won two silver medals at the Sochi Games and one silver at last year's world championships.
Rising star Jamie Stanton out of the University of Denver will lead the U.S. in the men's standing class.
The four upcoming IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup events will take place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia (Jan. 15-16), Tarvisio, Italy (Jan. 18-19), St. Moritz, Switzerland (Jan. 21-23) and Tignes, France (Jan. 25-29).
Racers will then return to the United States for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Final, which is slated for Feb. 28 through March 4 in Aspen.
Team USA wants to raise the bar higher this year after finishing 10th in the medal count at the 2015 world championships with seven medals, all colored silver or bronze.
"In the years to come we're even going to be more of a force to be reckoned with," Kurka said. "We've been consistently good. Team USA has put down almost one podium every world cup. But I think this year especially we're going to do very well."
Stuart Lieberman covered Paralympic sports for three years at the International Paralympic Committee, including at the London 2012 and Sochi 2014 Games. He is a freelance contributor to TeamUSA.org on behalf of Red Line Editorial, Inc.
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There are no self- made persons. We, as human beings, do not have that ability neither will we ever develop it. This capacity to be self- existent, to have one's origin be one's own hands can only be attributed to God. While this reference is often used to describe persons who acquired their wealth by hardwork and dedication, that is "a self- made millionaire", even this is not true. Some one gave us a job so that we could purchase the boots whose straps we pulled ourselves up by. We were not able to pull ourselves up but were pushed and supported by others.We have all been helped by someone even if we choose not to credit him or her. And we are helped by God whether we choose to acknowledge this truth or not.
Before theories and hypotheses were constructed to explore the beginnings our existence, we were created. Before the technological advances now used to explain our conception and birth, we were created. Before there were twelve steps to a healthy marriage or seven tools for raising successful children, we were created. Before we knew why we were here or how we arrived, God had already placed us in the earth. Our very existence must be credited to God because if we knew the answers to these questions, then we could consider ourselves self- made.
Race, too, makes this claim. We say that it was race that made us and not God. We are this way or that, destined to succeed or fail, because of race. This happened or did not happen because we are black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige. We believe that our origin and the purpose of our existence lies in the hands of race. There is no way around it or out of this social position as we cannot change ourselves. We have not made ourselves but race has.
And we say that he or she is a "race man" or a "race woman." These persons identified as such are said to serve as a role model or an example for other African Americans. They are described as a "credit to their race." But, such language would suggest that this recognition and praise for their character and behavior should be added to or given to their race and not to God. But, it is to God that all glory belongs because it is God who made us, not race and certainly not ourselves.


Everyone loves stories, big ones and little ones. Stories teach us things – they show us the right way and the wrong way and all ways in between.
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The Friends of Yeovil Country Park awarded tree planting grant
15 July 2020 | Your Area South
The Friends of Yeovil Country Park have been awarded a grant of £7,000 from the Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of the People's Postcode Lottery.
The grant will be used to increase the woodland at Wyndham Hill which sits within Yeovil Country Park and will mean 570 new trees will be planted, covering a third of a hectare.
Wyndham Hill Yeovil will benefit from 570 new trees this autumn thanks to a £7,000 grant from the People's Postcode Lottery Postcode Local Trust.
This extension of the existing woodland will help to increase biodiversity in an area of species poor grassland. A variety of species have been chosen to reflect the existing woodland and ensure the planting is sustainable in a changing climate. Tree species will include hazel, lime, wild cherry, Italian alder, oak, holly, sweet chestnut and beech.
The grant also includes funding for a new perimeter fence to protect the trees from the grazing cattle on the hill. The Friends of Yeovil Country Park will assist the rangers with the practical aspects of the project and it's hoped that members of the community will be able to get involved with the tree planting too, depending on any Covid-19 restrictions at the time, which will be the autumn/winter planting season of 2020/21.
Chairman of the Friends of Yeovil Country Park, Gary Cashmore, said: "The Friends are highly delighted to receive this award from the Postcode Local Trust. This will be a project for everyone to focus on and is very positive news for all of us".
Yeovil Country Park ranger Kristy Davies, said: ''We hope that the tree planting project at Wyndham Hill will be a fantastic opportunity for the local community to get involved in helping to reduce carbon levels in South Somerset. Thank you and congratulations to Friends of Yeovil Country Park on their successful application to the Postcode Local Trust.''
Cllr Sarah Dyke SSDC portfolio holder for the environment, added: "We're delighted and grateful to the Friends of Yeovil Country Park for their efforts in securing funds from this brilliant green initiative from the Postcode Local Trust. One of the most powerful things we can do for the environment is plant trees. They lock in carbon, help reduce flooding and pollution as well as creating havens for wildlife, all building more resilient landscapes in our district. As a local authority, we have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030 and these new trees at Wyndham Hill will form part of our wider tree planting schemes across our estates as we work towards reaching this goal. It goes without saying they will also enhance the areas beauty, nature and visitor's enjoyment. Well done!"


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Secretary of State Tillerson says Putin again denied that Russia meddled in last year's election.
HAMBURG – After months of questioning whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election, President Donald Trump raised the explosive topic Friday in his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The back-and-forth did little to lift the cloud that's hung over Trump since he took office in January—or to clarify whether Trump's desire for a better relationship with Putin, whom he praised effusively on the campaign trail, will be realized.
The meeting between the two ran more than four times as long as the 30 minutes it had been scheduled for, despite the interruptions of aides—and was interrupted by first lady Melania Trump, who Tillerson said made a fruitless bid to break up the meeting between Putin and her husband.
As Trump and Putin met, the Associated Press reported that their nations had brokered the ceasefire in Syria, where Russia has backed dictator Bashar al-Assad and the U.S. has supported rebel groups fighting to oust him.
Tillerson confirmed the agreement but provided few details, saying that some, such as what security forces would enforce it, were still being worked out. Some former U.S. officials expressed initial skepticism about the ceasefire's feasibility.
He suggested the ceasefire would be a first step toward larger cooperation, saying Trump and Putin held a "lengthy discussion" on ways to "de-escalate the violence once we defeat ISIS" and to facilitate a political transition that Tillerson said would require Assad and his family to relinquish power.
Trump began his Friday meeting with Putin by telling him that "it's an honor to be with you" as the two leaders kicked off their much-anticipated bilateral meeting.
Russian government-controlled Sputnik News reported Friday afternoon that Putin, at the start of a later meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said he and Trump had discussed "a lot of issues such as Ukraine, Syria, other problems, some bilateral issues," as well as combating terrorism and cybersecurity.
Putin, through a translator, echoed his U.S. counterpart's friendly welcome and said he and Trump "will really need personal meetings" to resolve certain policy issues.
Before the scheduled bilateral meeting Friday, Trump and Putin had already spoken briefly on the sidelines of the G-20 summit, The Associated Press reported. A video of a brief encounter between the two leaders shows them shaking hands and Trump patting Putin on the forearm and on the back.
Congressional Democrats were quick to criticize the administration's engagement with Putin.
It was not clear from Tillerson's remarks whether Trump explicitly endorsed the intelligence community's finding that the Kremlin sought to influence the 2016 election. Tillerson said that Trump has "rais[ed] the concerns of the American people about Russian interference," but did not say that Trump accepted those concerns as fact.
Just yesterday in Poland, Trump said at a press conference that "nobody really knows for sure" who stole and released private emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign.
Hours before his meeting with Putin, Trump wrote online that "I look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with Vladimir Putin. Much to discuss." Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin, too, was looking forward to the meeting.


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Montezuma Quail
By Jon Friedman
I have always been keenly interested in the quail in Southern Arizona; we are blessed with four distinct species of quail: Scaled, Gambel's, Black-masked Bobwhite and Montezuma. Over the years, I have written articles that, at least in part, give good descriptions of these birds. Especially the Gambel's, which is the most numerous and easiest to see in the Tucson area. In fact, I have written several long articles about Gambel's Quail. However, the species that I find most interesting, for a variety of reasons, is the Montezuma Quail.
Their historical range was mostly concentrated in the ideal habitat of the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. Their northernmost range extended into southeastern Arizona and southern New Mexico. Today they are considered extremely endangered, in all the habitats they historically occupied. Experts tell me that without greater protection they may become extinct in the next decades. They are practically extinct in their native Mexico and throughout the Sierra Madres. Ornithologists in the United States have been captive breeding this species for decades on the Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge along the Mexican border north of Sasabe. This has been a frustrating experience for all involved, as their numbers have not substantially increased over these years. Jim Levy, a Montezuma expert I rely on for up-to-the-minute information, claims that their favorite native grasses and bulbs have been virtually wiped out by overgrazing of cattle. In addition, even as captive breeding continued, so did the overgrazing of cattle in their habitat and range. As the cattle lobby is extremely strong and determined, the decline of Montezuma Quail is expected to continue. Trump's border wall will have a very negative effect on wildlife migrations and movements. This is particularly important when it comes to considerations for endangered and threatened wildlife including jaguars, ocelots and other big cats, bears, and ground-dwelling birds like the Montezuma Quail. Instead of flying when it is surprised, the chunky little Montezuma Quail usually prefer to escape by hugging the ground and scuttling away through the grass. A border wall will cause further interruption or interference with their well-established range and habitat, with severe potential downsides for this precarious species. There are natural dangers present in their everyday life, such as extreme weather and predators. I hope this downward population decrease can ultimately be reversed, but in order for that to happen, greater protections and regulations need to be put in place. A ban on hunting these "gamebirds" should obviously be a first step!
The captive breeding stock initially came from two areas along the northern Mexican frontier, Magdalena and Benjamin Hill, both west of Nogales. Nowadays, even in these two last strongholds for breeding quail, they are extremely difficult to find. In Southern Arizona, they can still be found in some of the sky islands. I have discovered coveys of Montezumas in several of our border ranges, especially in the Huachuca Mountains, the Elgin area, and the contiguous San Rafael Valley. In addition to their relative rarity, hunters know they are extremely hard to flush. They freeze their position in the grasses they inhabit when danger lurks. One needs to practically step on the bird before it flushes. And, while it has distinct field marks and colors, its ability to camouflage itself amongst the grasses is rather amazing. One would think they would stand out in their environment but they know how to remain "invisible" to predators and other dangers.
Years ago, I was birding the Huachucas, walking a cow path in the grassy foothills and decided to take a break under the shade of a gigantic Emory Oak. I had to get off the cow path and traverse the terrain to get to the tree. Unbeknownst to me, there was a covey of about a dozen Montezuma Quail in the grasses between the tree and me. My heart almost jumped out of my chest when my foot nearly stepped on one of these birds and the whole covey took flight at once – with what seemed like a flurry of loud pops – like several small caliber guns being fired at once! They surprised me as no other birds had ever done before. The sounds of their wings taking flight really did seem like popguns or gunshots. I was temporarily stunned yet very happy to have had that experience!
Possessing strong mating and breeding instincts, these birds, when seen, are usually found in pairs or family groups. Grasslands and hill country with dense grasses and scattered oaks and pines are their preferred habitat. They are short, round and stocky in appearance. Average adult birds are between eight and nine and a half inches in length, generally shorter and lighter than most other quail species. More so than other species of quail, adult male Montezumas have the most amazing and intricately patterned bodies, short tails and round heads, and an especially striking facial pattern featuring bold black and white marks and swirls. Their facial patterns are so unique, reminiscent of a painted clown's face. They used to be called Harlequin Quail for precisely this reason! Females are less flamboyant with a buff or brownish overall coloring that is still intricately patterned but lack the bold markings of the males. Both sexes have short, stout bluish bills and long, strong talons which enable them to dig for grubs and bulbs.
Their diet consists primarily of seeds, grains, acorns and nuts, small bulbs and tubers, and a variety of insects. They are very well adapted to desert conditions and, unlike most other birds, can derive needed moisture from their diet without having to rely on a daily water source. Unlike most other quail, the Montezuma Quail is more of a habitat specialist as they rely heavily on underground bulbs and tubers found in dense grass and open pine-oak scrub at mid-to-high elevation in their southwest desert range. They forage mostly on the ground but occasionally can be observed taking food from trees and bushes. They sift through plant litter and loose soil, using sideways kicking motions to expose seeds, grains and insects. They also tear pieces of leaves and flowers from living plants, and they jump up to grab hanging fruits and seeds. Their lower mandible is serrated to help cut through vegetative food materials. Because they can dig with their long and sharp talons for moist bulbs in dry months, they do not require free water access within their home range.
Monogamous pairs usually wait deep into the breeding season before beginning to nest. While breeding season for many other birds begins with spring rains, the Montezuma Quail wait until the end of monsoon period to insure enough food and favorable conditions for rearing a family. This is a shorter season than most, resulting in fewer broods and babies produced annually and those lower numbers play a part in their reduced overall population. Usually 6-14 eggs are laid in a shallow depression scraped into the desert floor, lined with leaves and grasses, amongst tufts of bunchgrasses. Both parents play full roles in nest building, incubating eggs, feeding babies, and all other child-rearing and parental duties. Incubation lasts about 25 days. The downy babies usually remain hidden in the grasses, are tended to, and remain with the family group until well into fall when they join up into larger family groups or coveys.
These birds are quite secretive and seldom seen for this reason. However, they are more often heard and can be observed by following their calls and songs. The male song is an eerie, melancholy, vibrant, and descending whistle vwirrrr. A primary call is a piping querp or a series of louder querp-quueeep sounds. Lower, softer calls include a whispery wep wep and pwew. Their assembly call is a low, whistled series of six to nine notes descending in pitch.
If you have never had the good fortune of observing one of our unique and secretive birds, a day trip to any of the above-mentioned locations should provide memorable rewards. I suspect that other, less birded areas, such as the Empire Mountains and other regional ranges, also contain small populations of Montezuma Quail. Go to the right habitat, scour the grasslands, walk the cow paths, and be patient: the thrill of observing these birds will remain with you forever!
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Q: How to return a value from a lambda expression? I have a collection (concurrentHashMap) and a method which should work in a separate thread and return numOfApples:
public int getApples(String treeNum) {
    int numOfApples = null;
    Runnable task = () -> {concurrentHashMap.get(treeNum).getApples(); };
    new Thread(task).start() ;
    return numOfApples;
}

Is it possible to pass num of apples from lambda expression (concurrentHashMap.get(treeNum).getApples()) to the numOfApples variable?

A: The problem is not about returning the value from a lambda expression. It is about returning a result from an asynchronous task.
You won't be able to do that easily using a Runnable. You should use a Callable instead, quoting its Javadoc:

A task that returns a result and may throw an exception.

Also, you definitely should not be creating unmanaged raw threads like that: new Thread(task).start();. You should use an ExecutorService and submit the Callable to it.
Consider the following code:
public int getApples(String treeNum) {
    Callable<Integer> task = () -> concurrentHashMap.get(treeNum).getApples();
    Future<Integer> future = Executors.newCachedThreadPool().submit(task);
    return future.get();
}

It creates a Callable<Integer> holding the task returning the number of apples. This task is submitted to an ExecutorService (I simply used a cached thread pool here, you might want another). The result is contained inside a Future<Integer> instance, whose get() method will block, wait for the result and then return it.


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Straying From Archaism at Gilead Sciences
Keeley Cain Wettan is helping turn Gilead Sciences into a shining example of the modern-day workforce
By KC Esper
Before becoming vice president of litigation and investigations at Gilead Sciences, Inc., Keeley Cain Wettan had accumulated broad experience in both law and politics. She completed an internship at the House of Commons in the United Kingdom during undergrad, worked in politics after graduating from college, and attended UC Berkeley with a particular attraction to the public service component of her studies. During her experience as a law clerk and then through some pro bono legal work she completed, Wettan witnessed the impact law has on society as a whole and the influence her work had in determining someone else's future.
Keeley Cain Wettan, Gilead Sciences, Inc. Alan Rosenberg/Rosenberg Photography
As Wettan's legal career unfolded, her clients noticed the energy she dedicated to every case. She was not just there to argue a side—she was there to win. Wettan spent several years at a large New York law firm managing federal and state court litigations, arbitrations, and government and internal investigations, including representing the boards of directors in government investigations and litigations relating to the financial crisis of 2008.
As interest in Wettan's talent increased, though, so did her workload. After having her first child, she realized that devoting energy to her own life was just as important as devoting it to her clients. Like many working parents, Wettan was faced with the complex task of juggling life and work. Just after her second child was born, she decided to take a break.
"I took a couple years off and had my third child in the meantime," she explains. "In hindsight, I'm thankful I had the time and opportunity to do that. But when my youngest daughter turned one, I started missing the intellectual challenge of law. I didn't want to give up on being a lawyer. I spent so much time on my education and training that I wanted to give myself another chance to try something different and see if I could make it work."
Finding a job at Gilead was a serendipitous opportunity. After learning about the company from a mother at her daughter's kindergarten, Wettan researched Gilead and noticed it was seeking a litigator. Within six weeks of applying, she started the newest chapter of her career.
Now, seven years later, she has built a life without having to sacrifice time on her job or with her family. She keeps her experience at her previous positions in the back of her mind while she navigates her work, allowing her team the flexibility to take on the roles of both parent and lawyer.
Wettan says that finding this middle ground is less about balance and more about prioritizing: "There's so much work here that, if you're not careful, you'll never go home. I try to prioritize the most important tasks so that I am treating myself as a human being rather than a machine," she says. Throughout her time at Gilead, she has emphasized the importance of parents staying flexible to accommodate their lives with respect to their work, whether that means coming into work early so they can also pick up their kids from daycare at the end of the day, or taking a call from home to help manage competing responsibilities.
To Wettan, putting trust in her team to protect the company while they live their respective lives is the key to making this system work. At the same time, Wettan also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a dialogue about this balance. As a result, her team has become proficient in working effectively and supporting each other through their circumstances both inside and outside the office.
Wettan's experience as a working mother has made her an advocate for women and other working parents. She teaches women who work with her to assert themselves in law as strong, capable leaders. In a career saturated with older male colleagues, she advises women in her field to never back down and to "never be interrupted."
Since coming to Gilead, she has used this mentality to tackle several stubborn, long-term legal cases rather than simply settling the matter. Within a short time of arriving at Gilead, she was asked to manage a high-risk arbitration that resulted in a complete win for the company. She went on to manage other litigations, including a case that her outside counsel strongly urged the company to settle. Gilead refused and went on to win at trial.
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Though her work style has changed compared to her early years in law, Wettan's drive to win for her clients never faded. At Gilead Sciences, she continually sees the impact her work has on its clients. She is particularly proud of the company's impact on HIV treatment. "Gilead is influencing the community by changing the entire landscape of HIV," she says. "It's so rewarding for my daughters to see the medicines we make and show them how they truly help improve patients' lives."
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That's what I say when I forget to put my son's blanket in his bag for daycare. Or when I go to feed him and there's no bib in his diaper bag. Or even when I fail to bring his stroller to the park.
It happens. We all fail. Even moms.
We all want to be the perfect parent. I'm sure our parents did too but they don't give you a guidebook when you leave the hospital with your newborn. There are no directions to follow, no formula set up. Sure there are experts. They write books and offer their own advice but each family is different. What works for one might not work for another. Every parent has to figure out what works best for them.
I'm sure there will be more "mom fails" in the future. Forgetting to send a lunch to school. Failing to sign a permission slip or even failing to pick up his favorite snack when grocery shopping.
We try our best but sometimes our best falls short. Will he remember? I hope so. I hopes that my son remembers I'm not perfect but I tried. I tried because I love him and I'm still trying to figure this parenting thing out as I go. Maybe he'll realize it when he has kids of his own someday.


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Stag and Hound
Paris in Winter, 1943.
The Loupin pack is a group of canidae operating as a cell in the French resistance, sabotaging German supply lines and taking out as many German soldiers as they can. After a series of successes, they're dealt a staggering blow in a surprise attack that leaves their leader, Philip, dead. Philip's lover, Simon, becomes the pack's new leader, but the fight has gone out of him. He and the rest of the pack retreat to occupied Paris where he drowns his grief in whatever alcohol can be found in any taverns that are still open. He's finally pulled out of his stupor by the arrival of a British Intelligence officer named Kenneth Mackay, another canidae who reveals the attack on their cell was not an isolated incident. It was part of a concerted effort by the Germans to clear northern France of any opposition for reasons unknown.
Simon puts aside his grief and sorrow to discover the truth behind Philip's death. Teaming up with the British soldier, Simon and the pack return to the countryside they abandoned months before. They soon find themselves facing a fierce and cunning enemy whose plans could bring countless deaths and untold destruction.
In this novel set in the world of 'Underdogs,' Simon, Kenneth, and the rest of the Loupin pack are the only thing standing between the new darkness and must do everything in their power to stop it... even if it costs their lives.
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One dead, one injured, following Wood County crash
Report: Vehicle went into ditch in Wood County town of Hansen and was partially submerged in water.
One dead, one injured, following Wood County crash Report: Vehicle went into ditch in Wood County town of Hansen and was partially submerged in water. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: https://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2018/12/06/wood-county-crash-leaves-one-dead-one-injured/2230684002/
Karen Madden, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Published 3:16 p.m. CT Dec. 6, 2018 | Updated 4:19 p.m. CT Dec. 6, 2018
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HANSEN - A 58-year-old New Berlin man is dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a cranberry marsh ditch.
The vehicle was partially submerged in water in the ditch on Elm Road, just south of Lincoln Road, in the town of Hansen, about 16 miles northwest of Wisconsin Rapids, according to a Wood County Sheriff's Department news release. A caller reported the vehicle at 6:37 a.m. Thursday, but it is unknown how long the driver and his passenger were exposed to the elements before help arrived, according to the release.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they found the 58-year-old driver had serious injuries, according to the news release. A short time after emergency personnel arrived the man stopped breathing and didn't have a pulse. Emergency personnel started lifesaving measures, but they were unsuccessful, according to the release. The Wood County coroner pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The man's passenger, a 25-year-old New Berlin man, was taken to Marshfield Medical Center for his injuries. His condition was not immediately known Thursday.
The Pittsville and Vesper fire departments and Life Link III assisted at the scene.
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The hats are smaller now (when we wear them at all) and the movies louder, but these theatre slides from silent-movie days prove that movie-going always had a few challenges.
With a bit of humor to soften the message, the series from 1912 delivers tips on etiquette in the theatre. You can learn more at The Library of Congress.