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Why @Kini
'Addicted to Malaysiakini', PKR reps buy bricks
January 29, 2014 Newskcbuildingadm8
A group of PKR parliamentarians from Selangor, Penang and Sabah have pledged a total of RM14,000 toward the cost ofMalaysiakini's new office – and all because they are 'addicted' to its content.
They lauded the portal, which celebrates its 15th anniversary in November, for consistently producing "the best, most independent and the fastest news".
"I have to admit, many of us are all addicted to Malaysiakini," said Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin (left) said when handing over his donation to CEO Premesh Chandran yesterday.
"It is an honour to be part of this because we support independent news that's worthy. Right now, there are many news agencies but seldom do we see one as committed (as this one) to press freedom and to (producing) independent news.
"I know many who live overseas who get the news faster than me … I think they are also addicted … so I urge them to also donate."
Sim, who is PKR's deputy national publicity chief, said he had lobbied colleagues to support the 'Buy a Brick' campaign, which aims to raise RM3 million for Malaysiakini's new office in Petaling Jaya.
Sabah MP Darell Leiking (left) also said he frequently reads the website.
"I am proud that I can participate in giving something to the news portal that I have been addicted to for many, many years," he said.
"I am not embarrassed to admit this because Malaysiakini has been consistent. During (general) elections, it has given us free news, so a lot of friends were able to access the latest happenings in politics."
The Penampang MP had this advice for the portal: "Do not go to the other side. Keep impartial and carry on."
Wangsa Maju MP Tan Kee Kwong (right) urged Malaysiakini to fight for "a better country, a fairer country" despite the occasional blows it has received. He was referring to action by the authorities over the content posted.
"To those who are in charge ofMalaysiakini, please continue this fight and we will try our best to spread the news to our business friends to contribute generously to your new building," he said.
'Do support press freedom, too'
The PKR parliamentarians who pledged RM1,000 each were those representing Wangsa Maju, Petaling Jaya Selatan, Kuala Kedah, Bayan Baru, Batu, Subang, Ampang, Kapar, Teluk Kemang and Alor Setar.
Those representing Lembah Pantai, Sungai Petani, Pandan, Penampang, Padang Serai, Kuantan, Kelana Jaya and Batu Pahat pledged RM500 each.
Late last year, DAP parliamentarians had bought 40 bricks at a total of RM40,000.
"We would like to thank MPs who have come forward to support the project. However, we also hope to see more MPs from both sides of the divide contributing to press freedom," saidMalaysiakini project manager Lynn D'Cruz.
Since the public fund-raising campaign kicked off on Nov 15 last year, supporters have contributed more than RM1.2 million.
Donors can buy a limited edition brick and have their name engraved on it with a contribution of RM1,000. Out of the 1,000 bricks on offer, fewer than 300 are currently available.
The bricks will be used to create an 'appreciation wall' in the new building, named @Kini. Part of the premises will be made available for public use.
Please click here for more information on how you can get involved.
'Malaysiakini is one lamp that must keep shining'
Since Malaysiakini published 'Intoxicating ecstasy of Buy a Brick campaign', the independent news portal has raised another RM130,000 from the public, bringing the grand total so far to RM1,236,200.
We ask our readers the reason behind their support for the project and Malaysiakini's inbox has been flooded with responses.
Here are the few which best express the sentiments of those supporting the 'Buy a Brick' campaign:
Loh SH, age 65, retired from 30-plus-year career in financial/investment services
"I believe Malaysiakini tries to fulfill that independent press role. That alone is worthy of support. I don't have much to say of the mainstream media except that none appears independent of political influence."
Dato Lee Hwa Beng, 59, retired MCA politician
"Press freedom is a vital part of a democracy and Malaysiakini is the only one that dare to be free. So supporting this campaign is for our future."
Lokman Salleh, 54, COO of a company
"Press freedom is a must for a truly democratic country."
Antares Maitreya, writer, musician, blogger, Facebooker, jungle chef
"Co-founders Prem Chandran and Steven Gan were two career journalists with the courage, integrity and vision to see that an independent news source was absolutely crucial to the survival of whatever little democratic space remained.
"It was a bold undertaking fraught with tremendous risk, financial as well as personal. Fifteen years later, Malaysiakini has not only survived countless obstacles but has in fact thrived as a trusted purveyor of political reportage nobody else dares publish.
"Without the relative freedom of the Internet and a fearless and independent source of news, Malaysia would certainly have spiraled downwards into the abysmal depths of totalitarianism."
May Chee Chook Ying, 53, homemaker
"We can only live in the light; Malaysiakini keeps our path well-lit. This is one lamp that must keep going."
Myop101, Malaysiakini commenter
"To be free, one has to be informed. Getting a brick is a small price to pay for freedom."
KJ John, retired government officer
"A free media defines a freer country. I supported the brick campaign so that Malaysiakini can get a brick and mortar office to support their agenda to free Malaysia!"
Philip, retiree
"As a caring Malaysian, I valued truthful and independent news reporting of the nation. My contribution is a vote for unbiased freedom of news reporting."
Ashraf Iqbal, 49, self-employed
"Malaysiakini has proven itself to be worth supporting. As a nation, we do need a press that will report the news fairly…
"The comments section is a good gauge of the maturity and balance thinking of its readers. So I take it as a good proxy for what the urban middle-class Malaysian is thinking."
Low Peck Chen
"I support the Buy a Brick campaign simply because I follow my heart."
SF Young
News in Malaysia has been a pity,
Misleading the people terribly
The people are really thirsty,
For news that are fair and worthy
It has been a long wait for the mighty,
To report the news of reality
Bringing the bad to their knees,
That's why WeSupportMalaysiaKini!
Timothy T
"I believe in the power of the pen that writes for the better without fear nor prejudice. I pray that the Malaysiakini pen will continue to be one for the next generation and generations to come. This is why I supported Malaysiakini in this campaign."
Teo Nie Ching, 33, Kulai parliamentarian
"Support Malaysiakini as we need journalists whose hands are not tied to supervise both BN and PR."
Mocking You, Malaysiakini commenter
"Spending the RM1,000 on something that may be beneficially lasting to many is way better than indulging own self, be it a five minutes thrill or a bottle that gives nothing but a hangover."
Dr Peter Jesudason, cardiologist
"Malaysiakini is for me a beacon of journalism because it is editorially independent. Malaysiakini presents news in a fearless but more importantly, in an honest and for the most part, balanced manner."
Solomon Morais, 56, creative director
"A brick that stands for a change for good."
Prodyut Dutt, 56
"I do not always agree with Malaysiakini, but I do not doubt their integrity and the importance of having a credible alternative voice in our country."
Hannah Yeoh, 35, Selangor speaker and Subang Jaya state assemblyperson
"If we do not support Malaysiakini, one-sided mainstream news will prevail and Malaysia will return to her former days. And I do not want that."
Stephen Leong, businessman
"I strongly support the 'Buy a Brick' campaign, because I believe that through Malaysiakini's open and truthful publication we will see a new and better Malaysia moving towards freedom from injustice and corruption."
Rev Dr Tan Kim Sai, 64, retired pastor and scholar
" I see Malaysiakini as a social justice venture which has contributed significantly to the building of a more just and open civic society in Malaysia through the effective dissemination of news and views which really matter. I wish to see Malaysiakinigrow from strength to strength in years to come."
CC Leong
"At present the reporting from the main media which is controlled by the governing party, is not reliable. They are full of propaganda reporting. We very much needed a media which can report the truth for the public to know.
"Having one's own building, Malaysiakini can have the piece of mind to work freely without having to face the problem of eviction. We have been reading Malaysiakini since its inception and find it very enlightening to hear the truth…"
Dr Leong Shown Chong, 61, physician
"I believe Malaysiakini will be instrumental in nation-building. Provide a platform for the seekers of truth and the oppressed. That it will analyse and report without fear or favour. Believes that the truth will set us free…"
Kindlemalaysia.com funders
"Supporting Malaysiakini is also supporting the freedom of speech. I support Malaysiakini for the same reason that I support freedom of speech, democracy and human rights.
So, when Malaysiakini announced that it needs a new home, we at kindlemalaysia.com quickly jumped in at this opportunity by sponsoring Malaysiakini a brick worth of RM1,000."
Tai Hean Kiat, a diehard supporter of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prince of Peace
"I've supported the Malaysiakini campaign because, as an 'anak' Malaysia and a netizen of this global village, we deserve the right to have access to world-class information that is collected and written impartially and professionally.
"Let's contribute a brick no matter how insignificantly it may seem, but it shall bring about the cracking of the great wall of censorship that has long shackled the human spirit in ignorance and fear, through a lack of freedom of information."
Supporters in kind
Malaysiakini would also like to thank those who have come forward to offer help in kind.
We have had people offering to help sponsor the cement, pests control, signage and electrical works. A number of companies have come forward with special rates for the air-conditioning, office furniture and painting.
We will soon be looking for contractors with the best bid for the renovations of @Kini – Malaysiakini's new building at Section 51 in Petaling Jaya. We hope to move into our new home by the middle of this year.
And there are 270 bricks left!
Malaysiakini will close the 'Buy a Brick' campaign when we hit the target of selling 1,000 bricks for an 'appreciation wall' in the new building.
For more information on the campaign, click here.
Intoxicating ecstasy of 'Buy a Brick' campaign
COMMENT The phone rang again for the umpteenth time a month into the launch of Malaysiakini's 'Buy a Brick' campaign. A nervous voice came on asking to speak to the brick person.
"Hi, this is Lynn, the brick person…"
"Okay, hello! I'm not sure what to say. You see, I am studying in Perak. I want to buy a brick. I'm not rich. I have no money but I think it is important for me to do this."
More often than not, I am completely lost for words. The boy is 22 years old. He told me that he is studying and working part-time to collect money for his brick and needs more time.
"I have already collected RM700. You wait for me, okay."
I promised to wait. I put down the phone and allowed a wave of tears to wash over me.
Malaysiakini does not belong to us, but to the public.
Having started this campaign with gusto and optimism, we were initially thinking about just moving to a new place so that we could grow our operations. However, we were about to be shown the true sentiments of the Malaysian public. This was not something we were entirely prepared for.
On Nov 15, 2013, the first day we launched the campaign, RM22,000 poured in and we filled up over 50 pledge forms. Today we have over 600 people who have come forward to help the cause.
However, the jewels of the campaign are in the individual stories.
An elderly man wrote in and asked if he could place the names of his late father and mother-in-law on the brick. I assured him that this was not a problem. He said, "I want them to be remembered in a good place. Malaysiakini is a good place."
We have had senior citizens who can hardly walk climb up our stairs, come into the office and sign cheques for the campaign. One woman, immaculately dressed and well in her 70s, said, "This is a horrible place to work, so dangerous, you guys need to work in a better place…"
She goes on to share how she does not read anything other than the news from Malaysiakini. Before she left she said, "Don't worry, you will get your money. The public will support you."
Indeed, the public has showed up for us loud and clear. We have four corporate organisations who took up the bigger sponsorship but wanted us to be discreet about their contribution. Almost 70 percent of the funds raised were from individuals from all over the world. We have had Malaysians in Germany, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, and India supporting the cause.
Some of the supporters are thrilled that we are doing this; they make unannounced appearances at the office to take a picture with their brick. We are happy to have our supporters visit the Malaysiakini office. However, the visit always ends up the same.
A supporter came with his son. Both, especially the father, were so wildly excited to be in the premises of Malaysiakini. "I am a huge fan," he said time and again. "I want my children to understand the importance of independent media… I am buying a brick for each one of them."
The wild excitement will slowly give way to heavy silence when we take them on a tour of the office. Half of them leave shell-shocked and finally understand why having a new place is so important. Half of them leave saying things like, "I cannot believe you all work like this, the place is so cramped… and all those great news… from here?"
It is not that bad, I assure them. We are a family, a close-knit one. When there is the warmth of the family, all else fades into insignificance.
But through this campaign Malaysiakini is forced to realise that family is beyond the confines of our office walls. It includes the public who were relying heavily on what they believe in as the truth. We understand that our jobs have nothing to do with our own survival but for the preservation of a public which believes in us.
At the stroke of midnight
We see this with all the letters and hundreds of phone calls we received. One supporter wrote, "Thank you so much for executing my requests with such efficiency and your lovely note.
"We on our part would like to express our deep appreciation for your effort in establishing a truly free media. We are aware that so many of you are working under very difficult circumstances and still persevere.
"What is more encouraging is that more and more young journalists are getting more and more mature in the breath and depth of their reporting…
"As such, Malaysiakini has also become a very much needed platform for bringing up high-quality journalists in Malaysia, thus upholding the integrity of journalism in the country.
"Finally, to be able to do our little part towards your huge endeavour for a free press in Malaysia, the honour is really ours."
As the clock ticked to 00:00 on New Year's Day, a doctor from a remote part of Malaysia decided that he wanted to spend his new year banking in RM1,000 for a brick. I was moved beyond words.
Many people banked in money that day and we hit our first million target on Jan 1, 2014. The whole office was thrilled. We could not have received greater news.
Fifteen days into the new year and we have raised an additional RM100,000 from the public. We are truly grateful for every sen we receive and we will not give up on our ambitious RM3 million target.
We must say that we have been terribly lucky in finding our building's interior designer, Ambrose Poh, and brick engraver, Ashley John. Both came to us without as much as an invitation. Both have been an absolute pleasure to work with. Both are huge fans of Malaysiakini as well.
Ambrose has worked with us over six months. He has spent countless hours working with the Malaysiakini team in understanding us and trying to invent a space that will accommodate best our varied personalities and the personality of the organisation.
Ashley John is truly a miracle worker. We have called him and asked him to get bricks engraved on short notice and he has never once disappointed us. Diligently, every week, he and his workers would bring into the office – the bricks carefully wrapped in plastic cling wraps.
For a greater good
I have only ever organised two birthday parties, one of which turned out to be a flop. I could not really breathe when I was made to manage the fundraising and overall building projects.
However, I will forever be indebted to Malaysiakini founders Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan for having faith in me. They gave such an important task to someone with no credentials or experience in the field except for the fact that I myself love Malaysiakini with all my heart and want the absolute best for my colleagues who have have taken centre-stage in my heart these past few years.
We struggle so much in the world wearing masks and being what we think the world wants to see. So few and rare are the opportunities to be real. In Malaysiakini, we are allowed to be real. And because we are allowed to be real, we thrive magnificently.
For this fundraising, my secret allies have been my bosses and colleagues. They have risen to the occasion and I have said this many times before, should I send out an email asking for help, within three minutes one of my colleagues will reply.
We sit together, we talk, we share our fears, we share our personal stories, we get ill together, we hold each other's hands in the dark, we pull each other out of exhaustion, we cheer each other on – this is everything Malaysiakini. Many of us here have made personal sacrifices for what we believe to be a pressing need in the country.
We have missed parties, we have put holidays on hold, we have chosen to stay back late to the exclusion of a social life, we have our families missing us, we know each and every one of us has made personal sacrifices for a greater good.
We collectively know that what we do, we do in good faith and with hope that someday our children will reap the fruits of our labour.
We know none of what we do today is about us as individuals. We know that the only way to save this country is to make sure that the public is given the right to independent news.
Extension of campaign
To date, we have made a collection of RM1.1 million. We thank each and every one of our supporters who are rooting for us to have this campaign end in a raging success. For us, it already is. What we have received is much more than we expected.
We initially set a target of raising RM3 million by today – Jan 15, 2014. However, due to numerous requests, we have decided to extend the campaign until the 1,000 bricks are sold.
We currently have 624 bricks sold. Another 376 bricks and we will have a great 'wall of appreciation' at our new building. So, let's do this. Let's build something great together!
And we will see every one of you at our office-warming party once we have moved in later this year.
For more information on the 'Buy a Brick Campaign', click here.
Malaysiakini collects keys to new home
January 8, 2014 Home Sliderkcbuildingadm8
Independent news portal Malaysiakini took vacant possession of its new building in a small and informal ceremony on Wednesday.
'Buy a Brick' campaign crosses RM1mil mark
January 3, 2014 Newskcbuildingadm8
Over a month into Malaysiakini's 'Buy a brick' project, the fund-raising campaign finally crossed the RM1 million mark on Jan 1, 2014.
"We are overjoyed to hit one million. It is a great new year's gift from our readers and supporters," said the independent news portal's chief executive officer Premesh Chandran.
Premesh (right) added that the campaign will continue after the initial deadline of Jan 15.
"We will be extending the campaign until we get 1,000 sponsors for the bricks. At the current rate, we should be able to hit the target by February," he said.
The campaign is to raise an ambitious RM3 million for Malaysiakini's new building in Petaling Jaya, where a portion of the building – named @Kini – will be open to the public.
It was launched on Nov 15 last year, and was originally slated to end in two weeks. To date, it has raised RM1,006,700 – in less than 50 days.
According to Premesh, 535 supporters have so far bought the bricks worth RM1,000 each, while the rest of the money came from smaller donations and large corporate contributions.
Each supporter will have his or her name embossed on a brick, which will be used to build an 'appreciation wall' in the new building.
In addition, supporters will receive Malaysiakini subscriptions and advertising equal to the amount contributed.
Public support 'incredible'
@Kini was purchased at the price of RM6.1 million. Inclusive of renovations, duties and fees, the total cost is estimated to be around RM7 million.
Malaysiakini plans to pay RM1 million in cash upfront and seek RM3 million in bank financing. To alleviate the burden, Malaysiakini is looking to its supporters to raise the rest of the money.
Meanwhile, Malaysiakini project manager Lynn D'Cruz said reaching the RM1 million mark was a milestone.
She added that the news portal is still hopeful of reaching the RM3 million target and public support has been "incredible".
"For us, the journey has gone beyond reaching the RM3 million target. Now it is about ensuring that Malaysians will continue to have access to independent news and views," said D'Cruz.
"With the new building, we can further grow our operations, not so much for our sakes but for the sake of those who have believed in us."
Please click here for more information on how you can get involved in the campaign.
A journey of a thousand bricks ends, but…
98 Malaysiakini bricks left for the Wall
Thanks for all the love… Happy Valentine's


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Mary Forbes (Londres, Inglaterra; 30 de diciembre de 1879 – Beaumont, California; 22 de julio de 1974) fue una actriz cinematográfica británica.

Biografía
Nacida en Hornsey, un distrito de Londres, Inglaterra, actuó en más de 130 filmes entre 1919 y 1958.

En su inicio ante el público daba recitales, y su debut interpretativo como actriz teatral tuvo lugar en 1908 en el Teatro Aldwych. En 1913 se hizo cargo de la gestión del Teatro Ambassadors, dedicando varios años a la actividad teatral en Inglaterra y el Reino Unido antes de empezar a actuar en producciones cinematográficas en Hollywood.

Mary Forbes falleció en 1974 en Beaumont (California). Sus hijos Ralph y Brenda fueron también actores.

Selección de su filmografía
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
The Trespasser (La intrusa) (1929)
Sunny Side Up (Un plato a la americana) (1929)
So This Is London (1930)
The Man Who Came Back (Del infierno al cielo) (1931)
La huerfanita (1931)
Vanity Fair (1932)
Bombshell (1933)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Everybody Sing (1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
Fast and Loose (1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Private Affairs (1940)
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Women in Bondage (1943)
Terror by Night (1946)

Véase también
La huerfanita

Enlaces externos

Actores de teatro de Inglaterra
Actores de cine de Inglaterra
Personas de Londres
Actrices de cine mudo
Actrices de Inglaterra

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Q: Why is the output always zero? #include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int a,b,c,t;
    printf("Get the height of the triangle",a);
    scanf("%d",&a);
    printf("Get the base of the triangle",b);
    scanf("%d",&b);
    t=0.5;
    c=t*(a*b);
    printf("The area of the triangle:%d\n",c);
    scanf("%d",&c);
    return 0;
}

After writing the code, compiling, and executing it, no matter the value of a and b are entered, the answer is always zero.  I wish to know why, and how to correct my error.

A: An int cannot hold a floating-point value.  Assigning a floating-point value to an int will truncate the value at the decimal point.
When you assign 0.5 to t, which is an int, it will be set to 0.  Multiplying anything by 0 results in 0.
You need to use a floating-point data type, float or double, when performing your multiplication, eg:
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int a, b;
    float c, t;
    printf("Height of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%d", &a);
    printf("Base of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%d", &b);
    t = 0.5f;
    c = t * (a * b);
    printf("The area of the triangle: %f\n", c);
    getchar();
    return 0;
}

Or:
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int a, b;
    double c, t;
    printf("Height of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%d", &a);
    printf("Base of the triangle: ");
    scanf("%d", &b);
    t = 0.5;
    c = t * (a * b);
    printf("The area of the triangle: %lf\n", c);
    getchar();
    return 0;
}

A: When you set t=0.5;, you set an int with a float.
The float will be truncated to its integer part, which means here, you get t=0.
So when you multiply t*(a*b) you do 0*a*b and get 0.
Use float t = 0.5 and all should be ok.

A: The data type of your 't' variable is int. When you assign a float value to variable 't' it gets truncated in your case it will be truncated to 0. In order to get the correct result that your expecting change your t variables data type from int to float

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Q: When contract "used to" as "usta", is it pronounced /ə/ or /a/? In everyday english, people like contracting words, for example,  "used to" would be contracted as "usta".
When people pronounce a single "usta", it sounds like /juːstah/; when people pronounce a sentence, "usta" sounds like /juːstə/;
Did I hear correctly? Is there some rules for this?

A: This is purely anecdotal, and not even based on particularly careful observations of my own or others' speech (Australian English, for what it's worth). But I think that /juːsta/ is likely to be found in isolation, sentence-finally, or before other breaks, and /juːstə/ in other positions.
This is not dissimilar to pronunciaton of "to" itself as /tu/ versus /tə/.
With the "usta" contraction:

I used to swim. /aɪ juːstə swɪm/
Do you swim? I used to. /aɪ juːsta/

Without:

I used to swim. /aɪ juːst tə swɪm/
Do you swim? I used to. /aɪ juːst tu/

A: /a/ is an open front vowel, meaning the mouth is open and the tongue is positioned in the front of the mouth. It's one of the cardinal vowels and according to Wikipedia, it's not directly intended to correspond to a vowel sound of a specific language but rather to serve as a fundamental reference point in the vowel chart.
It's often associated with the TRAP vowel in RP. You can't use this at the end of used to.
Used to is often pronounced by native speakers as [juːstə]—with a schwa, which is a mid central vowel.

When people pronounce a single "usta", it sounds like /juːstah/

/h/ in the coda (terminal) of English words is forbidden, so you can't have */-tah/.


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'The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting,' said the FBI in a statement on Friday.
The agency went on to state that this information, which came in over their Public Access Line, should have been classified as 'a potential threat to life' and the Miami field office notified about the information.
Those protocols were not followed however for reasons that are still not clear, and on Wednesday Cruz shot dead 17 people.
Maybe too many agents were busy trying to trap Trump associates. Maybe they were all busy sending thousands of text messages to their lovers. The truly cynical part of me can no longer dismiss the possibility some in our government allow such things to happen because the public then willingly surrenders more of their rights in an elusive quest for security from Uncle Sam. Whatever the reason, Florida Governor Rick Scott is right to call for the resignation of FBI Director Christopher Wray. But accountability shouldn't stop at that mostly symbolic gesture. EVERY agent who was privy to the information that citizens had provided should be fired and prosecuted for gross dereliction of duty resulting in loss of life.
We're constantly told we need a perpetual surveillance society, and that if we "see something, say something." But what good does it do to surrender our rights to privacy and accept an Orwellian panopticon if those in authority fail in their part of the devil's bargain and refuse to protect us?
Nothing in the above list is more precious than our children — our future. The utter failure of the FBI in this case reinforces the adage that "when seconds count, the police are just minutes away." We have a God-given right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," and that includes the right to defend those things. We may delegate some of that authority to police agencies, but one of the first things I learned as a military officer is that while you can delegate authority, you cannot delegate responsibility. All of us, as citizens and parents, are ultimately responsible for the defense of our families and communities. That responsibility means facing head-on the fact there is evil in this world that requires the average person to be prepared to confront it at any moment.
It also includes the responsibility to punish those we empower to act on our behalf, but who fail to do so. There MUST be a revival of accountability — and personal responsibility, including self-defense — in this country!
For over a dozen years, Americans have allowed themselves to be poked, prodded, embarrassed, X-rayed, and robbed by what is perhaps one of the most obnoxious agencies in the history of the United States: the Transportation Security Administration. Not content with 'manning the barricades' at airports, TSA, like every organization, has followed the bureaucratic mandate of growth, deploying "VIPR" teams inside the country to harass those Americans willing to forego air travel to avoid the cretins.
Surveillance camera footage shows the boy hopping the fence at the San Jose airport, the FBI said. There's also camera footage of him walking across the ramp in San Jose toward the Hawaiian aircraft, the airport said.
That's not the most important thing to determine. Nor should the focus be on the fact the boy survived a trip that should have killed him, interesting as that is.
No, the most important thing to ask is that why, if there is footage of his entry to the aircraft, nobody in security noticed the action at the time or prevented the aircraft from taking off! What if, instead of a 16-year old runaway, this had been a would-be suicide bomber? We would now be asking what happened to a Hawaiian Airlines flight over the Pacific, and would be having a devil of a time trying to figure it out.
Isn't this the exact type of scenario TSA is supposed to prevent? What is the point of shaking down every wheelchair-bound grandmother at the public entrances to the airport, if your 'secure areas' are anything but? Seems to me the resources are weighted toward the wrong threat vectors!
Some say the current administration is 'the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.' Personally, I think TSA gives it a good run for the title. I seriously doubt there will be any accountability for this. Whomever was supposed to be paying attention to the camera feeds that night will continue to draw a paycheck from Uncle Sam. At most, they might be 'reassigned' to give the appearance of propriety, but that will be the extent of it.
And who knows, maybe it's considered a good career move (and more fun) to be taken off camera feeds and placed at the gate, where you can exercise your au-thor-ah-TIE on the American sheeple. It's long past time those sheeple ask why, if the uber-presence of surveillance and 'security' can't prevent a teenager from climbing onto a jumbo jet, just WHAT is it really there for? Caution: the answers to that question may require confronting reality.
Publicists of the world, unite!
It's not the pictures that bother me, though, so much as the convergence in practices.
Intrusive and pervasive monitoring? Check.
Like the Washington Post said, 2013 is the year 'that proved your paranoid friend right.' Between the anarchy of social breakdown and the increasingly authoritarian overreach of government, it's time to buckle up… gonna be a bumpy 2014!


US defence giant Lockheed Martin has teamed up with a Canberra-based technology firm to develop a new space debris tracking site in Western Australia.
The space waste observatory aims to provide companies and governments with more detail of the estimated 200,000 objects that currently sweep the sky.
Together with Electro Optic Systems (EOS), Lockheed will use lasers and optical systems to track, detect and characterise man-made debris objects.
"Ground-based space situational awareness is a growing priority for government and commercial organisations around the world that need to protect their investments in space," said Rick Ambrose, executive vice president at Lockheed Martin.
"Through this agreement with Electro Optic Systems, we'll offer customers a clearer picture of the objects that could endanger their satellites, and do so with great precision and cost-effectiveness."
According to Lockheed, there are around 200 threats to orbiting satellites identified every day and has been a problem that NASA and other space agencies have been battling for years.
Last year's Oscar-winning movie Gravity, which saw astronauts peppered with space debris, highlighted the ever-growing issue that came to a head in 2009 when a communications satellite was involved in a hypervelocity collision with a deactivated Russian satellite above Siberia.
The partnership between Lockheed and EOS follows the awarding of a $915 million (£550m) by the US Air Force to build a "space fence" project.
"The partnership with Lockheed Martin will help both organizations establish a global network of space sensors, while simultaneously increasing the market reach of the partners' data and services," said EOS chief executive officer Ben Greene.
"We consider the strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin a major step towards the achievement of critical mass of sensors, data and services, all of which are critical in providing detailed yet easily usable information on space debris."


J. Thomas Sparough is a professional juggler, storyteller, and facilitator. He travels the country sharing his dynamic shows for both kids and adults. He calls himself the Space Painter. He and his wife, Geralyn Hoxsey Sparough are partners in a organization called Creative Retreat LLC. He and his wife live in Cincinnati, Ohio, and are the parents if two children who suddenly became adults.


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Jurist reminds us that there is no such thing as a "nice little nuclear war."
While we pay attention when North Korea tests another nuclear device—and for good reason—we have all but written off North Korea's unlucky citizens, who, if they manage to escape into neighboring China, must live sub rosa or risk being deported back to a life of hard labor and often death. "A person like me has to constantly remind the world that it is not just a security issue, but a human rights issue," said Justice Michael Kirby in the Clough Distinguished Lecture on Jurisprudence at BC Law on April 10.
But while the South transitioned to democracy in the 1980s, buoyed by rapid economic growth through external trade, the North sank deeper into the totalitarianism and autarky its ruling family adopted and adapted from Stalin. Today, the "Hermit Kingdom" respects few international laws or agreements, but then again, it does not claim to.
The UN commission's first task was to decide on a methodology. Usually, Kirby explained, the UN uses European civil law traditions for such investigations, which, while efficient, lack the "Anglo-American tradition of transparency and openness." Those values were especially important in North Korea's case, since Pyongyang refused to let commission members into the country, nor would they answer any questions the commission posed.
The commission also developed a ten-point mandate for assessing human rights abuses, evaluating, among others, access to food, restrictions on movement, prison conditions and detention camps, and human trafficking. Testimonial evidence of the government's guilt was overwhelming.
Of course, the commission is not a court, Kirby reminded the audience, "but a fact-finding commission. Inquiry was our obligation." When the report was completed in 2014, it recommended that the UN Security Council refer the matter to the International Criminal Court for prosecution through the use of an "exceptional provision" it possessed.


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Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES
Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability
Section 703 KAR 5:140 - Requirements for school and district report cards
703 Ky. Admin. Regs. 5:140
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, November 1, 2020
RELATES TO: KRS 158.031, 158.6453(17)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453(17) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to define the implementation and the components of a school and district report card that clearly communicates with parents and the public about school and district performance. This administrative regulation establishes the standards for a school and district report card.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Average student/teacher ratio" means the total enrollment of the school (end of year membership) divided by the number of teachers on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis, not including administrators, guidance counselors, or media specialists.
(2) "Average years of experience" means the average number of years of professional experience of classroom teachers excluding certified staff such as administrators, guidance counselors, or media specialists.
(3) "Base year" means the academic year immediately preceding the publication of the school report card components.
(4) "District report card" means the summary of district and school information that shall be published pursuant to KRS 160.463.
(5) "Membership" means the number of kindergarten through grade (12) students enrolled in a school or district as reported by the local superintendent at the close of the year.
(6) "Parent" shall have the same meaning as defined in KRS 160.345(1)(d).
(7) "School" means an institution as defined in KRS 160.345(1)(b).
(8) "School report card" means the public reporting mechanism established pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.6453(17)(a).
(9) "School safety data" means a list of components as established in Section 2 of this administrative regulation, critical to providing for a safe school environment for students and school staff.
(10) "Spending per student - district" means the current expenditures made divided by the membership in the district.
(11) "Spending per student - school" means the current expenditures made divided by the membership in the school.
(12) "Spending per student - state" means the current expenditures made divided by the membership in the state.
Section 2. School Report Card. In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.6453(17)(a), a school report card shall include the following information:
(1) The name and address of the school, the name of its principal, telephone, and email contact information, all of which shall be current at the time the card is published;
(2) The membership of the school;
(3) The school level results of all components of Kentucky's accountability system to classify schools and districts, which is established in 703 KAR 5:270, Section 2;
(4) Teacher qualification information, including:
(a) Average years of teaching experience;
(b) The number of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Standards; and
(c) The professional qualifications of all teachers expressed as percentages, including bachelors, masters, Rank I, specialist, and Ph.D. or Ed.D. degrees;
(5) School safety data including:
(a) Whether visitors are required to sign in;
(b) Whether all parents receive the district discipline code;
(c) The percentage of classrooms with telephones able to access outside lines; and
(d) Data detailing school safety incidents reported pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.444 as well as additional safety violations required to be reported as part of the Civil Rights Data Collection or another reporting mechanism mandated by state or federal law.
(6) Student resource data including:
(a) Spending per student at the school, district and state level;
(b) Average student to teacher ratios at the school, district, and state level; and
(c) Student to internet connected instructional computer ratios.
(7) Measures of parental involvement pursuant to KRS 158.6453(17)(a) including:
(a) Number of students whose parent or guardian had at least one (1) teacher conference;
(b) Number of parents and guardians voting in school based decision making council elections; and
(c) Number of parents and guardians serving on the school based decision making council.
(8) The names of school based decision making council members at the end of the base year.
Section 3. District Report Card. In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.6453(17)(a), a district report card shall include the following information:
(1) A district level summary of all school data required on the school report card and shall be the aggregation of the school report cards by level (elementary, middle and high);
(2) The name and email address of the current superintendent at the time the card is published;
(3) The names of the members of the local board of education at the end of the base year; and
(4) The professional qualifications of teachers shall be aggregated.
Section 4. Data Verification and Publication.
(1) Prior to publication the principal and the superintendent or a designee shall review and approve the data included in the school and district report cards. Each school report card and district report card shall be published on the Kentucky Department of Education Web site and the applicable school and district Web sites.
(2) If a school or district falsifies data or publishes incorrect information in a component of the report card, it shall supply corrected information to the Department of Education in accordance with timelines set for publication of the School Report Card.
703 KAR 5:140
27 Ky.R. 881; Am. 2148; eff. 1-18-2001; 32 Ky.R. 1775; eff. 6-2-2006; 35 Ky.R. 1277; 2052; eff. 2-12-2009; 38 Ky.R. 1391; 39 Ky.R. 31; eff. 7-13-2012; Crt eff. 6-28-2019; 46 Ky.R. 2801; eff. 4/14/2020; 46 Ky.R. 2142; 2801; eff. 7/31/2020.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 158.6453(17)
Section 703 KAR 5:080 - Administration Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program
Section 703 KAR 5:190 - Assistance to low-achieving schools (Repealed)

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Henderson County 'Healthiest' In WNC Followed By Polk, Transylvania, Buncombe
By Matt Bush • Apr 11, 2017
****A previous version of this story only included 2016 numbers***
Henderson County is the 'healthiest' in Western North Carolina according to the latest County Health Rankings report issued by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Polk County comes in right behind Henderson, followed by Transylvania and Buncombe. The high marks for Henderson & Polk are thanks in part to below average adult smoking rates, as well as better access to healthier foods.
The County Health Rankings report looks at a variety of factors the authors say "if improved, can help make communities healthier places to live, learn, work and play." They range from unemployment to smoking and excessive drinking to air pollution to commute times.
Both Henderson and Polk Counties score very high on what's known as the 'food environment index.' The study looked at how close low-income residents are to supermarkets, which generally provide healthier food options than small grocery or convenience stores according to researchers. In rural areas – such as Polk and Henderson Counties – the passing grade for this index is within 10 miles. In urban areas – like Asheville – it's less than a mile. Buncombe County's low mark in the 'food environment index' led it to be ranked beneath its southern neighbors in the study.
Buncombe County does have the best ratio doctors, dentists, and mental health professionals to residents in the region. It also has the lowest rate of physically inactive residents. But a much greater rate of diagnosed chlamydia cases helped drag down Western North Carolina's largest county in the rankings.
The study produced two rankings based on health 'factors' and health 'outcomes'. 'Factors' are what influences public health, and Buncombe ranked 5th out of North Carolina's 100 counties, with Polk at 6 and Henderson at 7. 'Outcomes' weigh both length and quality of life, and Henderson County came in 13th out of 100. Polk County ranked 17th in out comes, while, Buncombe was 25th. All three ranked higher in outcomes in last year's report.
One reason Polk County fared so well in the study is its very high 'social associations' score. This looked at residents who were members of civic, religious, political, sports, labor, business or professional organizations and clubs. Researchers state "poor family support, minimal contact with others, and limited involvement in community life are associated with increased morbidity and early mortality. A 2001 study found that the magnitude of health risk associated with social isolation is similar to the risk of cigarette smoking." Polk County's 'social associations' rate in the study is twice the North Carolina state average, and almost twice the U.S. average.
Swain County fared the worst in Western North Carolina in the study. It had the highest number of 'preventable hospital stays' and the highest premature death rate, which examines the ages of people who die before the age of 75. Swain also had the highest income inequality ratio in Western North Carolina, and the highest violent crime rate in the region. Graham County also ranked near the bottom, thanks to what is by far the region's biggest unemployment rate of 12%.
2017 results PDF
Healthy Counties Report
healthy counties


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package scommons.client.ui.tree

import org.scalatest.Assertion
import scommons.client.ui.TriState._
import scommons.client.ui._
import scommons.client.ui.tree.CheckBoxTree._
import scommons.client.ui.tree.TreeCss._
import scommons.react._
import scommons.react.test._

class CheckBoxTreeSpec extends TestSpec with TestRendererUtils {

  CheckBoxTree.treeNodeComp = () => "TreeNode".asInstanceOf[ReactClass]

  it should "expand node when onExpand" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp)
    nodeProps.arrowClass shouldBe treeClosedArrow

    //when
    nodeProps.onExpand()

    //then
    findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).arrowClass shouldBe treeOpenArrow
  }

  it should "collapse initially opened node when onExpand" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data), openNodes = Set(data.key))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp)
    nodeProps.arrowClass shouldBe treeOpenArrow

    //when
    nodeProps.onExpand()

    //then
    findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).arrowClass shouldBe treeClosedArrow
  }

  it should "collapse node when onExpand again" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp)
    nodeProps.arrowClass shouldBe treeClosedArrow
    nodeProps.onExpand()
    val nodePropsV2 = findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp)
    nodePropsV2.arrowClass shouldBe treeOpenArrow

    //when
    nodePropsV2.onExpand()

    //then
    val nodePropsV3 = findComponentProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp)
    nodePropsV3.arrowClass shouldBe treeClosedArrow
  }

  it should "call props.onChange when onChange on checkBox" in {
    //given
    val onChange = mockFunction[CheckBoxTreeData, TriState, Unit]
    val data = CheckBoxTreeItemData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data), onChange = onChange)
    val comp = testRender(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(comp, treeNodeComp)
    val checkBoxWrapper = new FunctionComponent[Unit] {
      protected def render(props: Props): ReactElement = {
        nodeProps.renderValue()
      }
    }
    val result = testRender(<(checkBoxWrapper()).empty)
    val checkBoxProps = findComponentProps(result, ImageCheckBox)

    //then
    onChange.expects(data, Selected)

    //when
    checkBoxProps.onChange(Selected)
  }

  it should "render tree with deselected item" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeItemData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data))
    val comp = testRender(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(comp, treeNodeComp)
    val checkBoxWrapper = new FunctionComponent[Unit] {
      protected def render(props: Props): ReactElement = {
        nodeProps.renderValue()
      }
    }

    //when
    val result = testRender(<(checkBoxWrapper()).empty)

    //then
    assertCheckBox(findComponentProps(result, ImageCheckBox), props, data)
  }

  it should "render read-only tree with selected item with image" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeItemData("test", Selected, "/test", Some(ButtonImagesCss.folder))
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data), readOnly = true)
    val comp = testRender(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    val nodeProps = findComponentProps(comp, treeNodeComp)
    val checkBoxWrapper = new FunctionComponent[Unit] {
      protected def render(props: Props): ReactElement = {
        nodeProps.renderValue()
      }
    }

    //when
    val result = testRender(<(checkBoxWrapper()).empty)

    //then
    assertCheckBox(findComponentProps(result, ImageCheckBox), props, data)
  }

  it should "render opened node" in {
    //given
    val data = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("test", Deselected, "/test")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(data), openNodes = Set(data.key))
    val component = <(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)()

    //when
    val result = testRender(component)

    //then
    assertTreeNode(findComponentProps(result, treeNodeComp), props, data)
  }

  it should "render opened node when update" in {
    //given
    val node1 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 1", Deselected, "/node-1")
    val prevProps = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1), openNodes = Set(node1.key))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := prevProps)())
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 1
    val node2 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 2", Deselected, "/node-2")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1, node2), openNodes = Set(node2.key))

    //when
    TestRenderer.act { () =>
      renderer.update(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    }

    //then
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 2
  }

  it should "render closed node when update" in {
    //given
    val node1 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 1", Deselected, "/node-1")
    val prevProps = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1), openNodes = Set(node1.key))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := prevProps)())
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 1
    val node2 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 2", Deselected, "/node-2")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1, node2), closeNodes = Set(node1.key))

    //when
    TestRenderer.act { () =>
      renderer.update(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    }

    //then
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeClosedArrow) shouldBe 2
  }

  it should "not render opened node when it was removed" in {
    //given
    val node1 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 1", Deselected, "/node-1")
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1), openNodes = Set(node1.key))
    val renderer = createTestRenderer(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)())
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 1
    val node2 = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("node 2", Deselected, "/node-2")
    val propsV2 = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node2), openNodes = Set(node2.key))
    TestRenderer.act { () =>
      renderer.update(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := propsV2)())
    }
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 1
    val propsV3 = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(node1, node2))

    //when
    TestRenderer.act { () =>
      renderer.update(<(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := propsV3)())
    }

    //then
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeClosedArrow) shouldBe 1
    findProps(renderer.root, treeNodeComp).count(_.arrowClass == treeOpenArrow) shouldBe 1
  }

  it should "render opened child nodes" in {
    //given
    val topItem = CheckBoxTreeItemData("top item", Deselected, "/top-item")
    val childItem = CheckBoxTreeItemData("child item", Deselected, "/child-item")
    val childNode = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("child node", Deselected, "/child-node", children = List(childItem))
    val topNode = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("top node", Deselected, "/top-node", children = List(childNode))
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(topItem, topNode), openNodes = Set(topNode.key, childNode.key))
    val component = <(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)()

    //when
    val result = testRender(component)

    //then
    assertNativeComponent(result, <.div(^.className := TreeCss.tree)(), { case List(topItemE, topNodeE) =>
      assertTestComponent(topItemE, treeNodeComp) { topItemProps =>
        assertTreeNode(topItemProps, props, topItem)
      }
      assertTestComponent(topNodeE, treeNodeComp)({ topNodeProps =>
        assertTreeNode(topNodeProps, props, topNode)
      }, { case List(childNodeE) =>
        assertTestComponent(childNodeE, treeNodeComp)({ childNodeProps =>
          assertTreeNode(childNodeProps, props, childNode, level = 1)
        }, { case List(childItemE) =>
          assertTestComponent(childItemE, treeNodeComp) { childItemProps =>
            assertTreeNode(childItemProps, props, childItem, level = 2)
          }
        })
      })
    })
  }

  it should "not render closed child nodes" in {
    //given
    val topItem = CheckBoxTreeItemData("top item", Deselected, "/top-item")
    val childItem = CheckBoxTreeItemData("child item", Deselected, "/child-item")
    val childNode = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("child node", Deselected, "/child-node", children = List(childItem))
    val topNode = CheckBoxTreeNodeData("top node", Deselected, "/top-node", children = List(childNode))
    val props = CheckBoxTreeProps(List(topItem, topNode))
    val component = <(CheckBoxTree())(^.wrapped := props)()

    //when
    val result = testRender(component)

    //then
    assertNativeComponent(result, <.div(^.className := TreeCss.tree)(), { case List(topItemE, topNodeE) =>
      assertTestComponent(topItemE, treeNodeComp) { topItemProps =>
        assertTreeNode(topItemProps, props, topItem)
      }
      assertTestComponent(topNodeE, treeNodeComp) { topNodeProps =>
        assertTreeNode(topNodeProps, props, topNode)
      }
    })
  }

  private def assertTreeNode(nodeProps: TreeNodeProps,
                             props: CheckBoxTreeProps,
                             data: CheckBoxTreeData,
                             level: Int = 0): Assertion = {

    val (expectedIsNode, expectedIsOpened) = data match {
      case _: CheckBoxTreeItemData => (false, false)
      case _: CheckBoxTreeNodeData => (true, props.openNodes.contains(data.key))
    }

    inside (nodeProps) {
      case TreeNodeProps(isNode, paddingLeft, itemClass, nodeClass, nodeIconClass, arrowClass, valueClass, _, _, _) =>
        isNode shouldBe expectedIsNode
        paddingLeft shouldBe (level * 16)
        itemClass shouldBe treeItem
        nodeClass shouldBe (if (expectedIsNode) treeNode else "")
        nodeIconClass shouldBe s"$treeItem $treeNodeIcon"
        arrowClass shouldBe (if (expectedIsOpened) treeOpenArrow else treeClosedArrow)
        valueClass shouldBe (if (expectedIsNode) treeNodeValue else treeItemValue)
    }
  }

  private def assertCheckBox(checkBoxProps: ImageCheckBoxProps,
                             props: CheckBoxTreeProps,
                             data: CheckBoxTreeData): Unit = {

    inside (checkBoxProps) {
      case ImageCheckBoxProps(resultValue, image, text, _, requestFocus, readOnly) =>
        resultValue shouldBe data.value
        image shouldBe data.image.getOrElse("")
        text shouldBe data.text
        requestFocus shouldBe false
        readOnly shouldBe props.readOnly
    }
  }
}

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How Dirty Are Public Restrooms, Really?
By Stephanie Pappas - Live Science Contributor 28 March 2016
What's lurking on those surfaces?
(Image: © FooTToo / Shutterstock.com)
Ah, spring — time to get out of the house and be on the go. But when you're out and really have to, you know, go, is that rest-stop bathroom the place to do it?
Yep. Public toilets might get a little grimy, but they're very unlikely to pose any threat to your health. Most bacteria that could be any danger to people perish quickly on barren bathroom surfaces. And a functioning immune system (plus hand washing!) will stave off most of the rest.
"The restroom isn't that dangerous," said Jack Gilbert, a microbiologist at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. "The organisms which can grow there have a very low probability of being able to cause an infection." [11 Surprising Facts About Your Immune System]
The restroom ecosystem
Gilbert is the co-author of a 2014 study in the journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology in which researchers tracked the microbiomes of four university restrooms over hours and days.
The study was unique in following the bacteria denizens of the bathrooms over time. Earlier research had included one-time samples and found a variety of microscopic life forms. For example, researchers reported in a 2011 study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE that they had discovered 19 phyla of bacteria in 12 restrooms on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Ninety-two percent of the bacteria came from four human-associated phyla (taxonomic groups above classes but below kingdoms): Actinobacteria (found largely on the skin) and Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria (all found in the gut).
Unsurprisingly, skin-associated bacteria were found in areas often touched by hands: doors, stalls, faucets and soap dispensers. Gut-associated Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were more prevalent on toilet handles and seats, likely due to fecal contamination from direct contact or from toilet spray. Lactobacillus bacteria, associated with the vaginal microbiome, were more commonly found in women's restrooms. [5 Things Your Poop Says About Your Health]
One-time samples offer only a snapshot of what kind of bacteria people are shedding into the environment, though — not what kind of bacteria can actually thrive there. Gilbert and his colleagues first sampled restrooms on an hourly basis and then sterilized the locations to start with a clean slate. They then allowed 4 more hours' use and then shut the bathrooms down for the rest of the day to see how the bacterial assortment changed with time.
People bring a lot of bacteria into bathrooms, the researchers found. Within an hour of normal use, there were 500,000 bacterial cells per square inch on the bathroom surfaces, on average.
"The bacterial load shed by the people using that space was extraordinary," Gilbert told Live Science.
But when left undisturbed, many of these bacteria quickly perished. Gut bacteria, especially, which don't do well tolerating oxygen, cold or lack of nutrients, did very poorly, Gilbert said. The cool, dry, barren surfaces of toilets, floors and bathroom fixtures are about as far from the warm, moist, nutrient-rich large intestine as you can get, he said.
Skin bacteria showed better survival. Some of the surviving bacteria did have the potential to be pathogenic, Gilbert said, but you'd have to try pretty hard to get sick. The skin-associated bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, for example, persisted for a long time on bathroom surfaces. But S. aureus is present on the skin in about one in five people, and generally causes problems only when people are immunocompromised or have open wounds.
"There were organisms, let's say, if you cut open your arm and you rubbed it on the floor, they may colonize that wound and cause an infection, he said.
Ultimately, hygiene, public health and vaccination have made it significantly less likely that you'll run across a dangerous pathogen while out and about, even in public restrooms. In theory, a virus like hepatitis A could be transmitted through fecal material in a bathroom, if people touched a toilet handle and then their mouth without washing their hands. But most people in the United States are vaccinated for hepatitis A at 1 year of age.
Tales of people infected with something in a public restroom are few and far between. One 2003 case study in The BMJ journal reported the story of an 8-year-old girl who came down with a gonorrhea infection from a restroom. Doctors concluded that she had mostly likely contracted the infection by wiping down a filthy airplane toilet seat with toilet paper, dirtying her hand and then wiping with that same hand.
In 1989, a study in The Lancet journal concluded that communal bathrooms might be a source of disease transmission on cruise ships during outbreaks of norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal disease. (Norovirus spreads very easily in close quarters because vomiting can make viral particles airborne. The 1989 study, however, found that contact transmission — people touching viral particles on surfaces — was most likely how the virus spread in communal cruise ship bathrooms.)
Experimental studies have suggested that flushing a lidless toilet can create an aerosol plume of bacteria that could be potentially infectious, but there are not any proven examples of disease being transmitted in this way. One 2003 SARS outbreak in a Hong Kong apartment building was caused by diarrhea-contaminated u-traps in the building's plumbing system. But in that case, it wasn't toilet flushing that spread the virus, but rather bathroom exhaust fans pulling contaminated air into other bathrooms in the building, according to a 2013 review in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Ultimately, "the only places we see significant transference of illness on a regular basis, we believe, are health care environments, because people in that environment have had their immunity stripped away," Gilbert said. For healthy people, there is very little to fear in a public restroom, he said.
"For years we've been almost conditioned to accept that more bacteria [are] bad, and that's just not true," he said. "There's no evidence to support that conclusion at all. … Our obsession with overt sterilization and cleanliness, our paranoia, is just not helpful."
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I'm trying to make a sliding door like the ones seen in Anomalous Materials, the green metal sliding doors with glass in them.
The door models and func_doors are all simple enough, but I can't seem to get the glass right.
When I checked how it's done in one of the Black Mesa .vmfs, the glass is done by putting a 1-unit thick brush in the middle of the door models. But the one-unit brush is in-between two grid units, unsnapped.
…How exactly is that done?
How I've seen it done is that a one-unit thick block of glass is placed so that one of the sides is in the very middle of the door, and the other side is nodrawed. This means you only see one side of the glass and it looks like it's a single plane of glass instead of a one-unit-thick block.
Not sure if that's what you mean though.
Oh, and yes, you can actually move things without snapping them to the grid by disabling the grid, if that's what they did for the one you're looking at.
Yes, the pane is in the middle of the door, but the problem is that the door's thickness is a power of 2, with no actual center.
But somehow the devs managed to get a one-unit-thick brush in between two grid units, and I have no idea how that was done.
"Disabling the grid" just seems to make everything move by one-unit increments, and not actually removing the grid.
Two ways to do it. While moving the brush in the editor, if you hold ALT it will go completely free of the grid. You can then make decimal adjustments to the brush's position. This can be super useful for stopping Z-fighting if you have models/brushes which overlap for whatever reason.
Easier method is to use the TRANSFORM window with the brush selected (CTRL + M). Set the mode to "Move". Then you just move it across the desired axis by 0.5.


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Stella Martin, center, of Waynesboro, Pa., checks the positioning of the calf she showed for her brother this week at the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair.
By Joyce F. Nowell
Stella Martin of Waynesboro, Pa., anxiously waits to show her Jersey spring calf during the 4-H Roundup this week at the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair.
A foot injury kept Jude Martin from showing his 4-H dairy animals this week, but his sister, Stella, filled in and was happy to present him with a third-place ribbon. The Waynesboro, Pa., siblings are members of the Greencastle-Antrim (Pa.) 4-H Dairy Club.
These three 4-H Dairy Club members waited outside the ring to show their Jersey calves this week at the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair. From left are Hannah Gingerich, Abigail Gingerich and Stella Martin.
Stella Martin of Waynesboro, Pa., showed for her brother this week at the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair.
4-H experience shows at Franklin County Fair
By Joyce F. Nowell jnowell@herald-mail.com
Joyce Nowell
WILLIAMSON, Pa. — Stella Martin's formal education and 4-H experiences are working quite well together.
That is what helped put a big smile on the Waynesboro, Pa., girl's face before leading her Jersey calf into the ring this week at the Franklin County (Pa.) Fair.
"It was my dream to have a Jersey, and I got one," said Stella, who always had shown Holsteins from the family farm, but used a writing assignment earlier this year to expand the herd.
"In school, the teacher had them write a persuasive essay, and she wrote about why she wanted a Jersey," said Stella's mother, Megan. "It was five pages long, and it got it for her."
"I convinced my parents into getting one. I told them the responsibility would also come first," Stella said.
Fulfilling obligations such as caring for animals is part of the reason why Jason and Megan Martin have their children in the Greencastle-Antrim (Pa.) 4-H Dairy Club.
"Being in 4-H has given me strength with the animals," said Jude, 13. "I can work with animals better in the herd.
"Really, I have more confidence in everything now. 4-H has helped with public speaking and speaking to people in general."
Jason Martin wasn't in 4-H as a youngster despite growing up on the dairy farm that he now operates with his father.
"I'm actually learning with the kids," he said. "It is a lot of work, along with getting all the farm chores done. But to see them put the effort into the animal makes it worth it.
"They have to wake up every day, and every day after school, put the time into it. It really gives them responsibility, and they can also see the effort."
Megan Martin spent about 10 years in 4-H, and is a believer.
"It's just great for the kids," she said. "It shows them that it takes a lot of hard work to accomplish something. And they have to be dedicated to it to do it.
"4-H also teaches them how to handle themselves in public better. A lot of 4-H kids do really well in school. And I just think it makes them hard workers in everything they do in life."
Young Stella had a little more work to do during the roundup at the fair. She showed her brother's project animals because he had a foot injury.
It was a task she didn't mind at all.
"I felt happy for him that his calf got third place and he earned that ribbon," Stella said.
Jude wasn't surprised that his sibling was willing to step in.
"She's very helpful all the time," he said. "She likes to help people out. I would do the same thing for her."
The fair continues through Saturday at the Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club at 3725 Warm Spring Road.
Franklin County Fair
Greencastle Antrim 4h Dairy Club
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Joyce Nowell began working for Herald-Mail Media in March 2017 and covers Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania. She can be reached by email at jnowell@herald-mail.com
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