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A.W.F.F.L. Est. 2004
Eagles-Redskins Preview
Players: Darren Sproles, Adrian Peterson, DeSean Jackson, Carson Wentz, Nelson Agholor, Corey Clement, Robert Davis, Boston Scott, Derrius Guice, Dwayne Haskins
Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz passes during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Philadelphia Eagles' Jake Elliott (4) walks off the field after missing a field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Philadelphia Eagles' Boston Scott, right, tries to slip past New York Giants' Deandre Baker (27) during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Washington Redskins head coach Bill Callahan shakes hands with Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur after an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 20-15. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Green Bay Packers' Adrian Amos stops Washington Redskins' Adrian Peterson during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) The list of injuries for Philadelphia has gotten so long that the Eagles just added a castoff from the lowly Washington Redskins to their roster.
Signing wide receiver Robert Davis off the practice squad is just the latest move for the depleted Eagles, who at 6-7 are tied with the Dallas Cowboys atop the NFC East. Missing injured running backs Darren Sproles and Corey Clement as well as receivers DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffrey and possibly Nelson Agholor, Philadelphia visits 3-10 Washington on Sunday looking to keep its playoff hopes alive.
''It's been a challenge for us,'' Eagles coach Doug Pederson said of his team's injuries. ''With some of the young guys, we've just got to continue to coach and continue to prepare them and find ways to move them around or utilize the tight ends a little bit more. Whatever we can do to still be effective in the passing game, we've got to do it. Our young players understand their role and they're excited for the opportunity.''
The good news for Carson Wentz and the Eagles is they shouldn't have to put up many points because they're facing the NFL's worst offense, and their defense is more than capable of capitalizing on the mistakes of Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
Interim Redskins coach Bill Callahan believes his team's offensive and defensive struggles trace to bad first quarters.
''I'd like to see our offense start better than what we did last week,'' Callahan said. ''If you're a good football team in the National Football league, that's a factor, starting fast. Now, it doesn't mean that you're going to be in the playoff hunt because of that, but it just enhances your opportunity to get your tempo going, to get your rhythm going, to get the confidence you need for your units and obviously for all sides of the ball.''
The Eagles are under .500 but in the playoff hunt because the Cowboys have stumbled just as much. A matchup with Dallas awaits in Week 16 before wrapping up at the New York Giants, and the Eagles would capture the division if they win out.
The closing stretch begins with a winnable game at Washington.
''Each of the teams had great hopes, high expectations and it was going to be one of the tougher divisions in football,'' Pederson said. ''It is a little bit of a shock that all four (NFC East) teams are under .500. And for whatever reason, it could be injury, it could be bad luck, whatever it might be, it's unfortunate, but I still have a lot of respect for the three other teams in our division and look forward to the matchup on Sunday.''
In a departure from recent home games where tickets were available for under $20, another visit from the Eagles has pushed demand back up on the secondary market. With the Redskins eliminated from playoff contention and the Eagles in the thick of the division race, that likely means the stands will be full of green.
That's what happened in Week 17 last year when Philadelphia faced a win-and-get-in season finale and FedEx Field was essentially Lincoln Financial Field south.
PETERSON ISN'T DONE
After Washington put second-year running back Derrius Guice on season-ending injured reserve and with Haskins not 100% because of a sprained right ankle, expect another heavy dose of Adrian Peterson carrying the ball on Sunday. Peterson is 34 but has every intention of playing next season.
''My body's feeling good, and I'm still loving the game,'' Peterson said. ''Obviously I still can play and perform at a high level, so why walk away from it now? I'm going to keep going.''
But first, Peterson is searching for his ninth 1,000-yard season. He heard right tackle Morgan Moses and other offensive linemen referring to being 282 yards away, and Peterson has set it as a goal.
''I'll get there,'' Peterson said. ''They definitely want to get me there, so it'll happen.''
BIG-TIME BOSTON
The run of injuries has shifted plenty of roles around on Philadelphia's offense. Running back Boston Scott rushed for 59 yards on 10 carries Monday night in an overtime win against the Giants.
''I don't know if surprised is fair, but it certainly was exciting to see,'' offensive coordinator Al Groh said. ''He brought an energy, got out there and made people miss. Made some exciting, loud plays. Got the fans energized and excited, got his teammates excited. He really provided the spark and I think people fed off of that.''
FACING THE ROOK
Haskins is making his sixth start, and the Eagles have had success going against rookie quarterbacks under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Haskins has been sacked 26 times on only 160 pass attempts and has thrown seven interceptions.
''You can tell he's going to be a good player. We've just got to make sure it's not on Sunday,'' Schwartz said. ''I don't have a folder somewhere that says, 'Rookie Quarterback' and you pull that out and that's the game plan. It depends on a million different other considerations going into it.''
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Player Notes
Nick Foles Jan 21 10:30pm ET
The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to hire former Redskins head coach Jay Gruden as their next offensive coordinator, according to sources. A deal isn't officially done, but the Jaguars are very close to adding Gruden in the role. The biggest question for Jacksonville's offense heading into the 2020 season will be who is the starter under center, Nick Foles or Gardner Minshew. Leonard Fournette can be an effective bell-cow back in the backfield if he can stay healthy, while the Jags have a nice three-receiver mix in place of D.J. Chark, Dede Westbrook and Chris Conley. The Jaguars finished 2019 with 341.8 yards per game, 235 passing yards per game, 106.8 rushing yards per game and only 18.8 points per game. Gruden's addition is good news for this very mediocre offense across the board.
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James Looney Jan 21 9:13pm ET
Free-agent TE Evan Baylis (Packers), OT Cody Conway (Packers), RB Damarea Crockett (Packers), CB Kabion Ento (Packers), TE James Looney (Packers), LB Randy Ramsey (Packers), WR Darrius Shepherd (Packers), QB Manny Wilkins (Packers) and LB Tim Williams (Packers) signed Reserve/Future contracts with the Green Bay Packers Tuesday, Jan. 21. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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Yannick Ngakoue Jan 21 9:00pm ET
Jacksonville Jaguars general manager David Caldwell seems confident that the team will re-sign defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in March. Jacksonville wants Ngakoue back, and Caldwell said something "should be done hopefully relatively easily." He'd become one of the top pass rushers available if he hits the open market after logging 37.5 sacks, 85 quarterback hits and 42 tackles for loss in 63 games since being a third-round pick in 2016. Retaining Ngakoue is the top priority for the Jaguars this offseason as they look to build their defense back up around the ferocious pass rusher.
Jacksonville Jaguars impending free-agent DE Yannick Ngakoue is the top priority for the Jaguars this offseason, and general manager David Caldwell said he hopes the two sides will be able to reach an agreement relatively easily.
Bobby Wagner Jan 21 6:23pm ET
Seattle Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner (ankle, knee) will not need surgery on his ankle or knee this offseason, according to head coach Pete Carroll.
Leighton Vander Esch Jan 21 4:40pm ET
Dallas Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said that linebacker Leighton Vander Esch's (neck) surgery "went well." "I feel really good about it. I feel really good about him making a full recovery and being ready to participate in everything," Jones said. The second-year linebacker should be good to go for the team's offseason workouts after missing the final five games of the 2019 season. He recorded a total of 72 tackles (43 solo), half a sack and one forced fumble in his nine games played. LVE was a beast his rookie season with 140 total tackles, and he could return to being an IDP force again in 2020 if he can just stay on the field.
Dak Prescott Jan 21 4:30pm ET
Dallas Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said that quarterback Dak Prescott is the team's "No. 1 priority as we go into the offseason." Despite the Cowboys missing the playoffs in 2019, Prescott wasn't the problem. He had his best season with 4,902 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in his fourth year in the NFL. The Cowboys continue to reiterate that Prescott is their QB of the future, so expect a contract extension to come soon. If that doesn't happen, the franchise tag is another option to retain him for 2020. Prescott finished as the No. 3 fantasy signal-caller last season, and he'll head into the 2020 campaign as a strong high-end QB1.
Julian Edelman Jan 21 1:40pm ET
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (shoulder) underwent a shoulder procedure last week that is said to involve "not a lengthy rehab," and Edelman is expected to be ready for the team's offseason program, according to a league source. The 33-year-old was noticeably hindered by his shoulder to close out the year, but overall it was a very successful 2019 season. Edelman had 100 receptions for a career-high 1,117 yards and six touchdowns over a full season. It was the second time in his career that he reached the 100-catch mark as quarterback Tom Brady's only real trusted receiving option. Edelman's outlook may change if Brady isn't under center in 2020, but he should at least be a solid WR2 in PPR leagues.
New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman (shoulder) had a minor shoulder surgery last week, but he's expected to be ready for the offseason program.
Fantasy Spin: Edelman's fantasy value will hinge largely on whether Tom Brady returns to the team. Edelman should be a low-end WR2 in PPR formats.
Chris Godwin Jan 21 1:03pm ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin (hamstring) will be unable to participate in the Pro Bowl due to a lingering hamstring injury. He'll be replaced by Detroit Lions WR Kenny Golladay.
Jarvis Landry Jan 21 12:43pm ET
Cleveland Browns WR Jarvis Landry (hip) isn't expected to have surgery this offseason and will play in the Pro Bowl.
Fantasy Spin: Landry had a career-high 1,174 receiving yards to go with 83 grabs and six scores. The 27-year-old played in all 16 games for the sixth straight year and will be a low-end WR2 option in drafts next year.
Odell Beckham Jr. Jan 21 12:20pm ET
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (abdomen) underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to fix a core muscle injury. A full recovery is expected. OBJ didn't miss a game in his first season with Cleveland despite fighting through injuries. He caught 74 passes for 1,035 yards and only four touchdowns in what was a very disappointing first year with the Browns. Quarterback Baker Mayfield was extremely inconsistent behind a terrible offensive line, which didn't help matters for Beckham's fantasy owners. Another offseason to gain chemistry with Mayfield should help Beckham rebound in 2020, and he could be a nice value pick as a low-end WR1/high-end WR2.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry (hip) is not expected to undergo surgery, and he will play in the Pro Bowl. It's great news for a Browns offense that will be looking to shake off the disappointment of the 2019 season heading into 2020. Landry was the team's most consistent wideout last year, catching 83 passes for a career-high 1,174 yards and six touchdowns over a full season. In his six NFL seasons, Landry has had at least 81 receptions and four touchdowns and has never missed a game. He's a very consistent WR2/3 in PPR leagues, and the presence of Odell Beckham Jr. should continue to take attention away from him.
Odell Beckham Jr. Jan 21 11:43am ET
Cleveland Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. (abdomen) underwent surgery to repair his core muscle Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Philadelphia. He dealt with the injury for multiple weeks during the season.
Fantasy Spin: OBJ had a miserable season by his standards after most likely being a top-five pick. It's not a lock that he returns to the Browns after considerable drama that comes along with his immense talent. He's a risky fantasy asset because of that, but he'll be a WR1 in drafts again next year.
Deebo Samuel Jan 20 10:40pm ET
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and wide receiver Deebo Samuel combined for just three catches for 65 yards in the NFC Championship victory against the Green Bay Packers. Samuel added two rushes for 43 yards. The Niners opened up the game with a dominant running attack and a 27-0 lead, resulting in quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo attempting just eight passes. While the stat sheet was underwhelming, both aerial playmakers made the most of their opportunities, picking up chunk gains on each touch. With the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs offense on deck, the Niners will conceivably need to throw the ball more in the Super Bowl.
Emmanuel Sanders Jan 20 10:40pm ET
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders failed to record a catch in the NFC Championship blowout win against the Green Bay Packers. With quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo attempting just eight passes, Sanders saw only a single target. The clear third option in a low-volume passing game behind standout rookie wideout Deebo Samuel and tight end George Kittle, Sanders has just two catches in the playoffs. Hell likely be tasked with more work in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Raheem Mostert Jan 20 10:30pm ET
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert exploded for 220 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. He also caught two passes for six yards. Mostert was unstoppable on Sunday, converting three rushing scores of 36, nine and 18 in the first half. He capped his evening with a 22-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The fifth-year breakout player was the star in the Niners easy 37-20 victory and will again lead the backfield into the Super Bowl in two weeks against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jimmy Garoppolo Jan 20 10:30pm ET
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo completed just six of eight passes for 77 yards and no scores in the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers. Garoppolo had little to do but watch running back Raheem Mostert annihilate the Packers rush defense for 220 yards and four scores. With two consecutive easy victories in the playoffs, Jimmy G has attempted just 27 passes this postseason. Sledding will surely get tougher in the Super Bowl against the red-hot Kansas City Chiefs.
Jaquiski Tartt Jan 20 8:13pm ET
San Francisco 49ers S Jaquiski Tartt (ribs) aggravated his injured ribs during the NFC Championship game but should be available for Super Bowl LIV.
Tevin Coleman Jan 20 7:50pm ET
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that running back Tevin Coleman (shoulder) suffered a dislocated right shoulder in the NFC Championship win over the Packers on Sunday. Coleman had his shoulder popped back into place and Shanahan thinks that Coleman has a chance to play in the Super Bowl in two weeks. Only time will tell if the 26-year-old will be able to play against Kansas City. He ran the ball six times for 21 yards before his injury and had a season-high 22 totes for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the Divisional win over the Vikings. Even if Coleman plays, he'll be second fiddle to Raheem Mostert, who ran for over 200 yards and four scores against Green Bay. Matt Breida would spell Mostert in the backfield if Coleman doesn't gain clearance.


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Яков Алексович Файтельсон (род. 28 июля 1946 года в Вильнюсе, Литва) — диссидент-отказник, общественный и политический деятель, исследователь демографических процессов в Израиле.

Биография
В 1969 году окончил Каунасский политехнический институт по специальности инженер-математик ЭВМ. С декабря этого же года член вильнюсского отделения подпольной сионистской организации «Иргун», созданной в Ленинграде.

В сентябре 1970 года был задержан, переслан в Кишинёв, где допрашивался об участии в сионистской деятельности.

С февраля 1971 года один из организаторов акций протеста «отказников». Среди них, первая трехдневная голодовка 32 отказников из Литвы и Латвии в здании Московского центрального телеграфа.

7 января 1972 года репатриировался в Израиль.

С февраля 1981 года избран первым мэром города Ариэль. Находился на этой должности до мая 1985 года. Я. Файтельсон был первым репатриантом из СССР, избранным на такую должность.

С ноября 1988 года по декабрь 1993 года руководил промышленным районом Баркан.

С 1990 по 1993 годы — член Совета директоров и председатель комиссии по компьютеризации израильской электрокомпании «Хеврат хашмаль».

С мая 1994 по август 1995 года — генеральный директор Управления абсорбции (Хайфа).

С июля 1998 года был представителем Джойнта в Белоруссии.

С 2000 года назначен директором департамента Джойнта по строительству и недвижимости в СНГ и руководит крупными проектами в этой области. Один из основных проектов, которым руководил Я. Файтельсон, здание Еврейского Общинного Дома в Санкт-Петербурге «ЕСОД» — этот проект завоевал целый ряд престижных призов, главным из которых была Государственная премия Правительства Российской Федерации в области культуры за 2007 год.

С 2006 года назначен также на должность заместителя генерального директора по специальным проектам во вновь созданной компании АРЕК, принадлежащей Джойнту.

В июле 1987 года опубликовал первую статью о своем исследовании «демографической проблемы» в Израиле. 4 октября 1988 года (во время очередной избирательной кампании в Кнессет) был приглашен компанией «Дахаф» в качестве советника по демографии для Биньямина Нетаниягу).

С 1989 и по 1990 годы включительно вёл на иврите еженедельную передачу на радиостанции Аруц Шева (Седьмой канал).

В январе 2005 года был приглашён присоединиться к американо-израильской группе исследователей демографии Израиля во главе с Беннетом Циммерманом и Иорамом Эттингером.

Отзывы
Выступал с лекциями по демографии перед различными форумами, в том числе в 2007 году на Четырнадцатой и в 2008 году на Пятнадцатой ежегодной международной московской конференции по иудаике. Информация докладчика была оценена следующим образом:

Вопреки повсеместно звучащим прогнозам о грядущем едва ли не «растворении» евреев в арабской среде, вызванном высокой рождаемостью среди арабов, Я. Файтельсон показал, что с 70-х годов XX века пропорции между численностью еврейского и арабского населения Израиля фактически установились. Учитывая то, насколько большую роль играют демографические соображения в определении политической линии в современном Израиле, вывод Я. Файтельсона нельзя не признать крайне важным.

О роли Файтельсона в работе белорусского отделения Джойнта высказался публицист В. Мальцев:

Мощный импульс публикации литературы о жизни белорусских евреев дали недавний глава белорусского отделения американского фонда Яков Файтельсон и его жена, координатор программ по культуре, Аксенова-Штейнгруд, Светлана Александровна. За два года своего пребывания в Белоруссии на месте пустыни они заложили сад, сформировали основные направления издательской политики «Джойнта» в республике.

Публикации
Яковом Файтельсоном опубликовано более 120 статей в различных газетах и журналах. Из них более 60 на иврите, 25 на русском языке и 4 на английском языке. Статьи на иврите печатались в газетах «Гаарец», «Едиот Ахронот», «Маарив», «Иарден», «Макор Ришон», «Башева», в журналах «Некуда» и «Натив». Статьи на русском печатались в газетах «Вести» и «Новости Недели», в сборнике статей «Ближний Восток и современность», издаваемого совместно Институтом востоковедения РАН и Институтом Ближнего Востока в Москве. Статьи на английском были опубликованы «Институтом стратегии сионизма» и в американском журнале Middle East Quarterly.

На иврите
 Демография Иудеи, Самарии и Газы — действительность против «промывания мозгов», «Натив», № 5, ноябрь 1988 года;
 «Массовая алия — демографические аспекты», «Натив», № 3 (20), стр. 34-44, Май 1991;
 Демографические тенденции в Стране Израиля (1800—2007), Институт стратегии сионизма, Иерусалим, 63 стр., 2008 г.

На русском
 Демографические тенденции в Стране Израиля (1882—2006) 17 Апреля 2007 (сборник статей Института Востоковедения РАН и Института Ближнего Востока «Ближний Восток и современность» (выпуск 32, стр. 215—233, М., 2007) Института Востоковедения РАН и Института Ближнего Востока);
 Арабская эмиграция из Иудеи, Самарии и Полосы Газа сборник статей «Ближний Восток и современность» (выпуск 34, стр. 344—357, М., 2008) Института Ближнего Востока и Института Востоковедения РАН;
 Об итогах переписи палестинского населения Институт Ближнего Востока, 20 Февраля 2008.
 Демографические прогнозы населения Страны Израиля и реальность (сборник статей Института Востоковедения РАН и Института Ближнего Востока «Ближний Восток и современность» (выпуск 37) стр. 312—355, М., 2008);
 Новые данные об Естественном приросте населения Израиля 16 Марта 2009 7kanal.com
 «Демография, территория и безопасность Израиля». 16.06.2009

На английском
 Demography — threat or problem, Yakov Faitelson, 18.12.2003.
 Demographic Trends in the Land of Israel (1800—2007), Yaakov Faitelson, the Institute for Zionist Strategies, Jerusalem, 2008.
 The Politics of Palestinian Demography, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2009, pp. 51-59.

Упоминания о персоналии в сборниках «Кто есть кто в Израиле»
 Who's Who In Israel and in the work from Israel abroad 1982-83, the VI-th Hebrew Edition, Bronfman & Cohen Publishers LTD., Who's Who Publications,Tel Aviv. Faitelson Yaakov, page 102,
 Издание на английском: Who's Who In Israel and Jewish Personalities from all over the world 1985-86, 20th Biennial English Edition, Bronfman Publishers LTD., Israeli Who's Who Publications, Tel Aviv. Faitelson Yaakov, page 194,
 Who's Who In Israel and Jewish Personalities abroad 1994-95, 50 years publication of Who's Who in Israel and Jewish Personalities all over the world. Hebrew Edition, Who's Who in Israel and Jewish Personalities abroad Publishers LTD., Tel Aviv. Faitelson Yaakov, page 150,

Примечания

Ссылки
 https://independent.academia.edu/YakovFaitelson
 https://www.facebook.com/yakov.faitelson
 http://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovfaitelson
 Блог Якова Файтельсона

Выпускники Каунасского технологического университета
Политики Израиля
Мэры Ариэля
Социологи Израиля
Сотрудники «Джойнта»
Персоналии:Сионизм в СССР
Социологи по алфавиту

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Hundreds turn out to support police during San Angelo Back the Blue march
Colin Murphey
San Angelo Standard-Times
SAN ANGELO — Hundreds of people showed up Saturday in San Angelo to participate in the Back the Blue walk in a show of support for law enforcement officers.
Weeks of turmoil across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, led to calls from many activists to reform and, in some cases, to defund police departments.
Saturday's event was meant to send a message of support to law enforcement. David Nowlin, who led the march, said he was happy with the amount of people who turned out to demonstrate support from the local community for police.
"I think there should be at least a thousand people here," Nowlin said. "I'm thrilled. At 8:30 a.m., people started to show up. We love and support our police officers and law and order. We need law and order. They are doing a good job. I want to say thank you to the SAPD. They've done a good job for us and we appreciate everything they do."
Colin Murphey is a photojournalist covering all things in West Texas for the San Angelo Standard-Times. Send him a news tip at CMurphey@gannett.com. Consider supporting West Texas journalism with a subscription to GoSanAngelo.com.

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Professor Nouriel Roubini, the famous NYU economist also known as "Dr. Doom" for his predictions about the housing crisis, sounded off on the art market at Davos, the Financial Times reports.
But nine bills submitted in Albany over the years to ban the practice failed. So today, in a city that seeks to regulate soda consumption, chandelier bidding remains 100 percent legal. The law says auctioneers can announce such bids as long as they stop before reaching a sale item's reserve price, the confidential minimum amount that sellers have agreed to accept.
Just one of many examples of the difficulties in regulating the art market. Read more on Prof. Roubini's comments at the FT.


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package org.organicdesign.fp;

import org.organicdesign.fp.function.Function0;
import org.organicdesign.fp.function.Function1;

import java.util.Objects;

/**
 Indicates presence or absence of a value (null is a valid, present value) or end-of-stream.
 This is NOT a type-safe null.
 @param <T>
 */
public interface Option<T> {

    /** Return the value wrapped in this Option.  Only safe to call this on Some. */
    T get();

    /** If this is Some, return the value wrapped in this Option.  Otherwise, return the given value. */
    T getOrElse(T t);

    /** Is this Some? */
    boolean isSome();

    /** Pass in a function to execute if its Some and another to execute if its None. */
    <U> U patMat(Function1<T,U> has, Function0<U> hasNot);

    // ==================================================== Static ====================================================
    /** None is a singleton and this is its only instance. */
    Option NONE = new None();

    /** Calling this instead of referring to NONE directly can make the type infrencer happy. */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <T> Option<T> none() { return NONE; }

    /** Public static factory method for contructing Options. */
    static <T> Option<T> of(T t) {
        if (NONE.equals(t)) {
            return none();
        }
        return new Some<>(t);
    }

    /** Construct an option, but if t is null, make it None instead of Some. */
    static <T> Option<T> someOrNullNoneOf(T t) {
        if ( (t == null) || NONE.equals(t) ) {
            return none();
        }
        return new Some<>(t);
    }

    /** Represents the absence of a value */
    final class None<T> implements Option<T> {
        /** Private constructor for singleton. */
        private None() {}

        @Override public T get() { throw new IllegalStateException("Called get on None"); }

        @Override public T getOrElse(T t) { return t; }

        @Override public boolean isSome() { return false; }

        @Override public <U> U patMat(Function1<T,U> has, Function0<U> hasNot) { return hasNot.get(); }

        /** Valid, but deprecated because it's usually an error to call this in client code. */
        @Deprecated // Has no effect.  Darn!
        @Override public int hashCode() { return 0; }

        /** Valid, but deprecated because it's usually an error to call this in client code. */
        @Deprecated // Has no effect.  Darn!
        @Override public boolean equals(Object other) { return (this == other) || (other instanceof None); }

        // Defend our singleton property in the face of deserialization.  Not sure this is necessary, but probably
        // won't hurt.
        private Object readResolve() { return NONE; }
    }

    /** Represents the presence of a value, even if that value is null. */
    class Some<T> implements Option<T> {
        private final T item;
        private Some(T t) { item = t; }

        //public static Some<T> of(T t) { return new Option(t); }

        @Override public T get() { return item; }

        @Override public T getOrElse(T t) { return item; }

        @Override public boolean isSome() { return true; }

        @Override public <U> U patMat(Function1<T,U> has, Function0<U> hasNot) {
            return has.apply(item);
        }

        /** Valid, but deprecated because it's usually an error to call this in client code. */
        @Deprecated // Has no effect.  Darn!
        @Override public int hashCode() {
            // We return Integer.MIN_VALUE for null to make it different from None which always returns zero.
            return item == null ? Integer.MIN_VALUE : item.hashCode();
        }

        /** Valid, but deprecated because it's usually an error to call this in client code. */
        @Deprecated // Has no effect.  Darn!
        @Override public boolean equals(Object other) {
            if (this == other) { return true; }
            if ( !(other instanceof Option) ) { return false; }

            final Option that = (Option) other;
            return that.isSome() && Objects.equals(this.item, that.get());
        }
    }
}

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An appreciation of David Gray
in Interior & Exterior News
David Lawrence Gray, who passed away on December 19 at the age of 83, was an important figure in Los Angeles architecture who left behind a body of work that deserves recognition and gratitude.
David was a dear friend and mentor whom I revered as my "big brother." Working out of his eponymous downtown firm, he was a generous boss and colleague, a long-time educator at University of Southern California (USC). Confident yet modest, David was not a self-promoter although he connected deeply with people. He let his buildings perform for him: his design prowess with cast in place concrete was breathtaking, and his peers recognized him with multiple Los Angeles/AIA and California/AIA Design Awards over the course of his career.
Sunset Towers (Courtesy Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects)
I first met David in the early eighties when he gave a talk at USC. He had relocated to Los Angeles from his hometown of Seattle, where he was already an accomplished architect and developer. Our friendship was cemented in Chicago in 1993, when we both became fellows of the FAIA. We shared ideas, stories and information, both professionally and personally. We went mountain-biking together. If you are a developer, you are a risk taker: David took too many risks on a mountain bike. But it was that quality that paid off in his success as a developer as well as architect.
The Elysian (Courtesy Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects)
In the late '90s I was contemplating buying an old mortuary in Culver City, which I eventually converted into my office. I had never taken a risk like that, and David said "go go go, own your own building, you can do this!" He also counseled me as I debated taking on partners. David was a fantastic sounding board on how to grow an architectural practice.
David loved Los Angeles, and it pained him to see crumbling early 20th century buildings in the City's downtown. With great passion he bought, restored and adaptively reused many historic architectural treasures, transforming them into more than 500 new units of housing and multiple creative office spaces. He breathed new life into William Pereira's Metropolitan Water District Building, now the Elysian; The Tomahawk and Great Republic Life Insurance buildings in Flatiron Park; and the Orpheum Theater. With sleek, modern interiors, airy living spaces and spectacular views, he lured a new generation downtown and helped spur its economic and cultural revival.
Another stellar gift to L.A. is David's 1988 rescue of Leland Bryant's art deco Sunset Strip masterpiece, the Sunset Towers Building. Squatters inhabited the West Hollywood structure when he bought it on inspired impulse. "He came home one day and said he had put it in escrow," recalled Karen Gray, David's wife of 47 years. "We had 30 days to raise the money. He went shopping and talked to investors, and we scraped enough together to hold the escrow. This was typical of David." Navigating its resurrection through a tough political, design and construction process, he transformed Sunset Towers into a luxury hotel with every amenity that became a hot spot for the glamorous Hollywood crowd. Its majesty glorifies Sunset Boulevard.
Telluride House (Courtesy Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects)
In Telluride David built a retreat for himself and Karen that honors local history by referencing the vernacular language of mines. He constructed Colorado stone, Douglas fir, and Corten steel into a multi-level, pitched-roof contemporary design that steps up the mountain hillside.
When freed of historical constraints, David unleashed pure poetry in concrete, steel and glass. He developed and designed two dynamic office buildings in Santa Monica, and as the architect of the Marina del Rey Costco enlivened the big box with muscular beams and canopies of steel painted bright yellow, his favorite color.
Most of David's residential work is concentrated in Malibu, where the beaches and hills on which he loved to bike are sprinkled with single family homes whose budgets allowed the most powerful expression of his vision. In the 90s he designed and built a Malibu beachfront house where he and Karen were often visited by his daughter Berkeley, her husband Scott and their children Elliott and Amelia. Last year the couple moved into his last residential project in the Malibu Hills. Its composition of taut steel, glass and earthy concrete captures exquisite light and views of the ocean. It is the work of a master architect.
House in Malibu (Courtesy Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects)
David Gray significantly enriched the urban fabric of Los Angeles. His timeless works of architecture reach from the Los Angeles River west to the beach, inspiring the same joy with which they were created.
Steven Ehrlich is a partner of Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects.
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The Oven Bird
by Robert Frost
There is a singer everyone has heard,
Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird,
Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again.
He says that leaves are old and that for flowers
Mid-summer is to spring as one to ten.
He says the early petal-fall is past
When pear and cherry bloom went down in showers
On sunny days a moment overcast;
And comes that other fall we name the fall.
He says the highway dust is over all.
The bird would sing and be as other birds,
But that he knows in singing not to sing.
The question that he frames in all but words
is what to make of a diminished thing.
Midway in Our Life's Journey
The central metaphor in Robert Frost's nontraditional sonnet "The Oven Bird" is that life is a journey along a highway, and that progress through life can be compared to the changing of the seasons. The poem also metaphorically equates songbirds with poets and suggests that the poet of this particular poem is a singer of the same sort as the oven bird, one "who knows in singing not to sing" (11).
The oven bird's song comes in "mid-summer," which symbolizes the midpoint of life's journey, the peak of growth and maturity. The "mid-wood" is full of lush vegetation, rich with life, yet the oven bird is not really celebrating all this evidence of life abounding, as the songbirds of spring seem to do. All of spring's joyous birdsong has quieted, and by the time the oven bird "makes the solid tree trunks sound again" (3), the woods have not been full of song for some time.
What the oven bird's song tells us is that we must not be deceived by the apparently lush life of "mid-summer" and "mid-wood," because "leaves are old" (4) and "for flowers / Mid-summer is to spring as one to ten" (4-5), meaning that the promise and beauty of spring flowers are already 90 percent gone by midsummer. Similarly, life is already half over by the time we reach our peak of maturity, so that no matter how full life seems at that point, it is nonetheless "a diminished thing" (14). Once one reaches the top of the hill, everything is downhill from there.
The fact that life, even at its fullest, contains a tragic element, a shadow cast by the inevitability of decline and death, rises the question of why. How did something as glorious as life become a "diminished thing"? Why is life so marred by mortality?
The answer to this question is hinted at in the symbolism of fall, both in the "early petal-fall" (6) and in "that other fall we name the fall" (9). The "early petal-fall" that comes even in the spring "[o]n sunny days a moment overcast" (8) hints at the "other fall we name the fall" that will come later in the year.
Even during spring's brightest days, we cannot escape the knowledge that it won't last. When the sun goes behind a cloud for a moment, the sudden drop in temperature calls up a wind that blows many of the petals from the trees. Then, even when the sun returns, those petals are lost, and the blossom-laden branches, which will be entirely bare come winter, are already diminished.
"That other fall we name the fall," the season of autumn, comes after the rich harvest of late summer's fruit, but it means that the year is decaying and dying into winter. It also suggests the way mortality got into Nature in the first place--through the Fall of Adam and Eve, yet another "fall we name the fall."
In Eden life was perfect and there was no decay or death. But with Adam and Eve's disobedience and Fall, Nature also fell, and just like mankind, Nature is now subject to death. It is ironic that autumn, the season of decay, is also the season of harvest, so that once again the appearance of life's fullness masks the reality that the year is already a "diminished thing," and death, symbolized by winter, is not far away. Even though the poet never directly mentions winter, that season hangs over the poem like an ominous premonition. As all the other seasons are named, the series is completed by implication.
There is no way to escape the inevitability of loss and mortality, the oven bird says, for "the highway dust is over all" (10). By "mid-summer," halfway through the progress of the seasons (or the progress of life itself), the freshness of spring has already been dulled and soiled by the dust one accumulates along one's journey. The image of dust also suggests the funeral prayer that reminds us of our mortality: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. . . ."
The oven bird is like an Old Testament prophet, voicing difficult truths and issuing warnings against complacency. Three times the poem uses the phrase "He says. . . ." This constant repetition keeps reminding us, as the oven bird himself does, that what we see is illusion, that the beautiful surface of life needs to be understood in a different and far less comforting way.
This bird "knows in singing not to sing" (12), not to engage in the excited but not very thoughtful celebration that marks the songs of the birds of spring. Instead, he sings in a minor key, to prophesy and to ask important, provocative questions. Like the oven bird, the poet's persona in this poem uses his poetry not to sing of love or of life's superficial interests, but rather to complete the job the oven bird has begun. The question that the oven bird "frames in all but words" (13), the poet does frame in words: "what to make of a diminished thing" (14).
Ironically, this poem does not counsel despair. It answers that question by implying that we should make the most we possibly can of the "diminished thing" that life always is, at every point along its way.
If one happens to be a bird, one can also make song out of this diminished thing. And if one is a poet, what one makes of it is poetry.


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Q: How do I handle http requests larger than 1024 bytes in netty? I'm writing a simple reverse proxy using Netty. Since I don't want to deal with the raw bytes myself I've added a request decoder and object aggregator to the handler pipeline, as well as a response encoder and finally my own handler, something like this
ChannelPipeline p = ch.pipeline();
p.addLast(new HttpRequestDecoder());
p.addLast(new HttpObjectAggregator(MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH));
p.addLast(new HttpResponseEncoder());
p.addLast(new FrontendHandler(...));

my FrontendHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<HttpRequest>, so it has a
// Start reading as soon as a request comes in...
public void channelActive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) {
    ctx.read();
}

and a
protected void channelRead0(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, HttpRequest request) {
    // copy request, fix headers, forward to backend server
}

What happens is that the server hangs wating if a request comes in that is larger than 1024 bytes (e.g. it has some cookies). With some trial and error I found that if I set the ChannelOption.AUTO_READ on the handler everything works fine, so it looks like my old code was missing a ctx.read() call somewhere, but I have no idea where. If I do something like
@Override
public void channelReadComplete(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) {
    ctx.read();
}

then I get exceptions inside the channelRead0 that seem to be causes by dealing with a still incomplete http request, which kind of defeats the purpose of using a request decoder/object aggregator. What am I missing?

A: I don't know if the HttpObjectAggregator can handle chunked messages.  You can try using the HttpChunkAggregator, something like:
    pipeline.addLast("decoder", new HttpRequestDecoder(4096, 4096, 100*1024*1024));
    pipeline.addLast("aggregator", new HttpChunkAggregator(100*1024*1024));
    pipeline.addLast("encoder", new HttpResponseEncoder());
    pipeline.addLast("hndlr", new FrontendHandler(...));

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Downtown business finding new customers after staying open later
Written by Brandon Zdebiak Friday, Dec 16 2022, 4:07 PM
Caught In The Cookie Jar is just one of many businesses staying open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays to help bring shoppers downtown.
Have you been downtown lately?
Since November, a Fort Saskatchewan downtown action plan has had local businesses staying open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays to help people get to know them ahead of Christmas.
One of those businesses, Caught In The Cookie Jar, opened up in the city about five years ago and moved into a bigger location in the downtown core just two years ago.
"We've got cakes, brownies, tarts, caramels, candied nuts," said Anita Abriotti, the owner of the Caught In The Cookie Jar. "We've upgraded our product line quite a bit since we moved here."
However, Abriotti says that a lack of foot traffic downtown has been hard on their shop.
"It would be nice if we could find a way for people outside of the downtown area to know that we're here."
Luckily, with the new action plan, they have been able to serve customers from all over the city that they wouldn't normally get to see.
"I found that a lot of people who came into the area were from Westpark, which we don't really see a lot on this side of town," Abriotti said. "They were coming and bringing their kids to a learning facility above us."
"It gave them the chance to come into our business where normally we would be closed."
When it comes to helping support local businesses, Abriotti said there are plenty of ways, from telling friends to sharing your purchases on social media.
"It doesn't cost anything [to share], and it reached a whole new group of people we may not know yet," Abriotti said. "The big thing is to tell your friends."
The action plan will be in effect for one more week, with stores around downtown staying open late next Thursday (Dec. 22).
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La pafia o Tabacco di Spagna o Fritillaria (Argynnis paphia ()) è una farfalla appartenente alla famiglia delle Ninfalidi.

Descrizione
Dotata di una apertura alare di circa 54–70 mm, è facilmente riconoscibile per il colore arancione scuro delle proprie ali che presentano un disegno a righe e a punti neri.

Biologia

Distribuzione e habitat
Particolarmente diffusa in Europa e nelle zone dell'Africa settentrionale a clima più mite.

Predilige le boscaglie decidue, comunque in posizioni ben illuminate e soleggiate, anche se può essere rinvenuta, più raramente, nei boschi di conifere.

Conservazione
Specie in declino particolarmente negli anni '70 e '80, sembra ora in fase di ripresa.

Galleria d'immagini

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Argynnis pandora

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Nymphalidae
Taxa classificati da Linneo


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Prabu Raja, group vice president and general manager for the Patterning and Packaging Group at Applied Materials, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to discuss the trends in patterning, selective processes and other topics. Raja is also a fellow at Applied Materials. What follows are excerpts of that conversion.
SE: From your standpoint, what are the biggest challenges?
Raja: There are a lot of changes happening now. You have transistors, gate-all-around and other things. But the industry has a path to do that. They can go to finFETs or can take an alternate path of gate-all-around. But patterning seems to be the biggest roadblock right now from everything we hear. This is because EUV has been delayed.
SE: Let's say extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is inserted at 7nm and/or 5nm. Will it solve all of the patterning problems?
Raja: Even if EUV comes in, it might be used for one or two passes. And even if EUV comes in, it's not for lines. It's only for cuts and vias. If you really look at the total patterning market, the cuts and vias are maybe only 20% of the total market. The remaining 80% is for the lines and the rest.
SE: So even with EUV, chipmakers will still need to implement a conventional multi-patterning scheme in the flow at 7nm and beyond, whether that's for lines/spaces and other parts of the structure, right?
Raja: You will still need double patterning and quad patterning.
SE: What are the other challenges?
Raja: When you talk about conventional patterning, multi-patterning seems to be the biggest challenge right now. There are a lot of issues that come out of this. Moving beyond that, when you go to 5nm or 7nm, overlay becomes a bigger issue. The layer to layer overlay becomes a big issue. That cannot be solved with EUV. EUV will enable finer layers. But when you have layer to layer, and then try and connect them, this becomes a much bigger issue. We call it edge placement error. Some people call it alignment. Some people call it overlay. That seems to be the next big challenge right now.
SE: So EUV may solve the resolution issues, but it doesn't address overlay or the ability to align the various mask layers accurately on top of each other. But clearly, the industry wants EUV, right?
Raja: The industry wants to make EUV happen. But they have challenges to make EUV work right now. There are cost issues. There are defects issues and pellicles. It is not ready.
SE: Many say EUV could get inserted at 7nm and/or 5nm. Any thoughts?
Raja: In some cases, for 7nm, the primary approach could be without EUV. They also may bring in a back-up approach for a '7nm-plus' node. They will test out a couple of layers for EUV. So moving forward, they can use EUV for more than two steps.
SE: At 5nm, chipmakers might require EUV plus a multi-patterning scheme. But let's say EUV gets delayed again or doesn't work at 5nm. Then, the industry is talking about self-aligned octuple patterning (SAOP). But SAOP also presents huge overlay issues—it may not work. What happens then?
Raja: When you go beyond SAQP, say SAOP, customers are starting to look at alternative paths right now. They are asking: 'Can we do something different? Can you provide better performance? At the same time, can you do it with a fewer number of steps?' That's where we come in. We come in with new capabilities and materials. The new capabilities involve how to remove materials with selective removal. You also have selective deposition. These can change the way they design the process and reduce them to fewer steps. It also could have a significant benefit in terms of alignment, pitch walking and other capabilities.
SE: Now, you are talking about selective processes like removal and deposition. These technologies won't replace traditional lithography. But how do these selective technologies change things?
Raja: The difference is that the industry can introduce new materials they have no experience with. When you introduce new materials, you need to put in new removal steps and new clean steps. It's a bigger change in the scheme. It's a completely different way of looking at the problem.
SE: Let's first talk about selective removal, sometimes called atomic layer etch (ALE). ALE has been in R&D for several years, but the technology is finally here. Selective removal is a complementary technology. What is selective removal?
Raja: In selective removal, you remove certain materials. Typically, you have multiple steps to remove one material. We can remove one material without touching the other materials.
SE: Where is this technology being used?
Raja: Selective removal can be used across a number of applications. The main application is multiple silicon removals. That's where we started. It's already in production right now or pilot production. Now, we are already qualified for oxides. We are being qualified for nitrides. We are being qualified for metal oxides right now. It is expanding into more and more materials right now. It mainly started with logic. Memory is getting in right now.
SE: Can you give us an example of how this is used?
Raja: The idea is we can do anything based on what chemistry we choose and how we do it. Here's a simple example. Let's say you have an alternating stack of silicon and silicon germanium. This is a horizontal etch. Without touching silicon, we can remove only the silicon germanium. If you look at the soft corners, we don't even touch it. That was not possible before. At the same time, we can do SiGe without touching the silicon. The same tool can do it.
SE: I assume this is a slower process, as compared to traditional etch, right? What are the dimensions of these selective removals?
Raja: This is a slow process. But this could be 2nm or 3nm. We can control it to the 10 angstrom level of removals, even less than that. Normally, people want to address very soft and very critical areas. They can use this process.
SE: The example you presented sounds like an application for a gate-all-around FET, a next-generation transistor type that is targeted for 5nm. Will the industry extend the finFET or move to gate-all-around at 5nm?
Raja: People are looking at both. Which way are they going? It remains unclear.
SE: Can you give us another example of what you can do with selective removal?
Raja: Customers are coming back and saying: 'On top of this material removal, I want to remove only the bottom and top material (in a trench). So we not only want to do material-to-material selectively, but we also want material selectively, plus geometry selectively.' We can do it right now.
SE: What's the value in that?
Raja: Suppose somebody wants to grow only on the side. Suppose you want to have a spacer. You can do that.
SE: Let's switch gears. For decades, chipmakers have used traditional deposition. Meanwhile, in R&D, the industry for some time has been exploring a novel technology called selective deposition. Using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) tools, selective deposition involves a process of depositing materials and films in exact places. Where is selective deposition now?
Raja: It's in the R&D stage. People have been talking about it for a long time. Some metals have always been possible. Cobalt was possible a few years back. Epi was possible a few years back. The dialectic was always the biggest challenge. The question is how you grow dielectrics. A breakthrough has happened very recently from our side. We are starting to see that we know how to grow this.
SE: But are chipmakers interested in selective deposition?
Raja: For the last four to five years, we've talked about it. But there was not a real desperate pull from our customers. Now, when you look at this, and you go to 5nm and 3nm, you know that you will be in trouble without it. So we are starting to put our focus on that.
SE: Do you need customized ALD tools to enable selective deposition?
Raja: Regarding the tool sets, they are not a lot different than what we have already. It's really all about playing with the chemistries and materials. Once you have figured out what to do with the chemistries and materials, the tool set is not the challenging part. We can just plug it into our current tool set.
SE: Intel, for one, is pushing selective deposition. They say selective deposition could potentially solve one of the biggest roadblocks in chip scaling—edge placement error (EPE). EPE is measured as the difference between the intended and printed features in a layout. To solve the EPE problem, according to Intel, a futuristic tool selectively deposits a tiny metal strip between two lines in a pattern. In effect, the metal strip acts as a guide between the two lines, preventing a misalignment in the patterning process. Is that the main app for selective deposition?
Raja: It's one of them.
SE: What are the other apps?
Raja: On the transistor side, people are interested in it. On the pattering side, people are interested. Even for the backend-of-the-line, it could be used. There are multiple places you use it.
SE: When will the customer base use selective deposition?
Raja: Can we do it by 5nm or 7nm? We don't know yet, because it's an alternative path. People have to think differently. The device scheme has to change for it. If they use it, how many steps will they use? We don't know that right now.
SE: What are the challenges with selective deposition?
Raja: The challenge that we had before is that the chemistries don't like each other. We call it incompatible chemistries.
SE: How do you solve this?
Raja: The new capabilities we are bringing to the market completely isolate the chemistries. Even though it's the same chamber, the chemistries don't mix at all.
SE: Where is this all going?


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import com.facebook.buck.step.TargetDeviceOptions;
import com.google.common.base.Supplier;

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The Apostle Paul understood what it meant to fill up the sufferings of Christ. As a servant or minister of the gospel, Paul carried the sufferings of the people of God and described them in terms such as hardship and sorrow.
All ministers of the gospel know something of this suffering. I will be the first to confess that I have had a very joyful and fruitful ministry, harvesting that which others before me planted and watered. Even in the midst of great joy and happiness, however, there is a burden I carry for the church of God that came with my ordination. I carry on my heart and mind the sufferings and trials and hardships and disappointments of the men and women to whom I minister. No amount of seminary preparation could adequately prepare a man for bearing the weight of a congregation. But for the grace of God, it is a burden too heavy.
What are some ways that the Lord has brought this necessity to mind? I will share three ways the Lord has pressed this concern upon me.
Elder visitation is an important component of pastoral care in a presbyterian church. Visitation is a means by which the elders share in the suffering of Christ's little ones.
Through the year, names get checked off as families and individuals are visited in homes and cafes. Burdens and cares are shared; plans are made for private reformation and encouragement. Without scientific specificity, I have come to the conclusion that most congregations are like my own. The closer you get to the end of the year, elder visits increase. If there is time, ruling elders' families will be visited before the end of the year, or at least before the congregational meeting. And if one is lucky—pardon the expression—the pastor and his family will be visited last. Yet often the new year comes; the list of visitations is reset; and often, elders go unvisited and the pastor and his family are left without this important component of spiritual care.
Recently I was asked by a spiritually mature young woman, "What is the greatest thing you have suffered and how did you get through it?" I didn't know what to say. I have not had much by way of personal suffering in my 8 plus years of pastoral ministry, but I have shared in the suffering of others.
Quite literally, tears filled my eyes as I considered the suffering that this young lady's family had been through over the past few years. With tears and a broken voice, I answered, "Carrying others' burdens… pastor's carry great burdens." That was my answer. It was all that I could say—and the burdens are great.
Yet, for all the consummate ease with which he presented himself in public, he was a very private man who seldom shared his feelings, and he exuded such an aura of calm competence that none of us thought to ask, 'Are you OK?' Now, too late, we know that he was in pain, and sometimes pain is more powerful than faith, and more powerful than reason, and altogether too much for the balance of our minds. Bereft of him, we are traumatized, our hearts bleeding, our minds stunned and our prayers turned into protests.
Friends, things need to change.
Christians, pray for your pastors as they carry burdens on their hearts and minds that cannot be set aside; they cannot just cease from carrying them. Find ways to encourage your pastor as well as provide him with opportunities for respite. Show him the love of Christ.
Pastors, take care of your physical health through appropriate patterns of eating, sleeping, and exercising. Take care of your spiritual health, abide in the vine (John 15). Spiritual disciplines are to be exercised for the sake of your souls, not merely for the sake of your profession. Keep the Sabbath day.
Elders, schedule family visits with your pastor. Love them. Shepherd them. Know them.


Native to Dallas, Nick Scott graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Radio-Television-Film. In 2009 he began his improv training at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, CA. After moving back to Dallas, Nick enrolled in and graduated from the Dallas Comedy House improv training program. Now, in addition to performing with multiple groups, he teaches improv and sketch classes at DCH. Additionally, Nick has been coached by or taken workshops from instructors from all over the US.
Nick directed the first ever DCH student sketch review 'Great! Expectations' and the DCH sketch student sketch revues 'Sixth Floored,' 'Pandora's Toy Box,' and 'Papa Complex.' He has co-written and performed in three sketch shows: 'Various Artists' inspired by the mixtapes we give each other, 'Hired Gun' a workplace comedy sketch show inspired by Top Gun, and 'Good Morning Apocalypse' a sketch show centered around the end of the Mayan calendar.


LONDON — Britain's information watchdog has fined a firm that offers advice on pregnancy and child care 140,000 pounds ($180,000) for illegally collecting and selling personal information that ended up being used in a database for the Labour Party.
The Information Commissioner's Office said Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma's Diary, sold the information on 1 million people to Experian Marketing Services. Experian created a database to help the Labour Party profile new mothers before Britain's 2017 general election.
The case is part of ongoing investigations into the use of data for political purposes.
"Even though this company was not directly involved in political campaigning, the democratic process must be transparent," Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said in a statement. "All organizations involved in political campaigning must use personal information in ways that are transparent, lawful and understood by the UK public."
The Information Commissioner's Office said the company's privacy policies didn't disclose that the data would be used for political marketing or by political parties. Lifecycle Marketing said it "never previously provided data to a political party" and would "never do so again."
"We are sorry that on this isolated occasion our interpretation of the Data Protection Act has not been in line with the ICO's," the company said.