The limousine pulled up to a private parking area, one where other luxury cars like Mercedes and BMWs had already parked. Security guards in dark suits with ties stood at various points and a red carpet led to a set of double doors.
From the limousine emerged two men. One was tall, handsome, in a dark chauffeur's suit. He looked in his mid-to-late thirties, with dark brown hair and long features. Moving smoothly, he went from his own driver's seat to the back door without a pause, opening the back door with military precision. The blonde man emerging from the back was at least ten years younger. His own suit, clearly from Savile Row for those who knew what to look for, was gray tweed.
The businessman went straight for the entrance, his chauffeur in tow.
Curtains hung along the walls. A string quartet played in the corner of the room while tables covered the length of one entire wall. Upon the tables lay a variety of objects, which were being examined by the guests. The guests themselves, an eclectic group to the say the least, chatted amongst themselves while accepting drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Some wore tuxedos. Others had robes, one with a train held by two short retainers with feathers instead of hair. At least three had donned uniforms of different styles.
The businessman and his chauffeur entered without much fanfare. He took a fluted glass of champagne from a waiter then wandered over to one of the tables. Picking up a program, he began to browse, while the chauffeur remained at his side.
"Ah," said the businessman, checking his program and heading for a particular table. Upon it were three objects. One was a seemingly simple wooden box. Second was a ring of crude gold with a large black stone. A triangle within a circle was carved into the stone. The businessman paid no attention to either of these.
His eyes were drawn to the third object - a cylinder a foot high built within an elaborately carved cabinet. The cabinet was covered with icons, depicted a bearded figure with a halo as well as what looked like Byzantine-style spiders. The cylinder itself looked of old glass, milky enough to obscure the contents, which looked like some kind of scroll.
"The reliquary of St. Josephus of Tyre," said a voice behind them. Arching an eyebrow, the businessman turned around. Behind him was an older man with graying hair in a three-piece suit.
"Simon Reede, is it not?" he said in an English accent to the businessman. He held out his hand. "Winston Giles. I represent the Watchers' Council of London."
"Yes," said Reede, his eyebrow still arched. "Still seeking to acquire some of my collection?"
"We are, after all, more than willing to compensate you."
"My parents insured that is not a concern." Reede managed to make the boast an insult against anyone not born to extreme wealth.
"Ah, I was speaking more along the lines of rare objects, works of art - that sort of thing."
Reede considered. "The Nyzarian Scroll is not for sale under any circumstances. And I should warn you, my security systems are not intended to leave any intruder alive."
Mr. Giles gave him the smallest of grins, which only lasted a brief moment. "So we surmised. Actually, we were hoping for a more modest item -The Gospel of Glorificus."
"Hardly my most valuable prize."
"Meaning those you will not part with, save under the most dire of circumstances?"
"Possibly not even then." Reede took a slow, deep breath and examined Winston Giles. "Your offer?"
"A trade - an authenticated map of the city of Poictisme."
For once, Reede looked surprised. "Such an item, if authentic, would be nearly priceless."
"But for our purposes, nearly useless - Hence the trade."
"We are also interested in one or two other items - again, not those you yourself prize the most, despite their rarity. The Diary of Cassandra of Bruges, for example."
"You tempt me, Mr. Giles."
Mr. Giles once more afforded him a tiny grin. "Such was my hope."
Their negotiations were interrupted by the sound of a shuddering gasp. Reede's chauffeur was bent over the table, his hands hovering over the lid of the box. The lid was already lifted a couple of millimeters, revealing the tiniest sliver of black. Its contents were of course invisible to the human eye.
Instantly, the chauffeur snapped out of his reverie and let the lid go. The box snapped shut again. Lehane looked at Reede with unfocused eyes.
"Who knew that you so longed for unemployment," said Reede with an unpleasant smile, "And with two daughters so dependent upon their dear father. Well, well, I suppose they had to begin to learn the harsh facts of life sooner or later, didn't they? Such as what a fool their father really is."
"Mr. Reede," began Lehane, "honestly, I have no idea why I did that - you know I've been-"
"I know that I need to find a new chauffeur," said Reede.
"But - my little girls. And my wife, she's sick -."
"Of her pathetic life, no doubt." Reede made a gesture, and one of the servants approached. This one had the air of being in charge. "This man is no longer in my employ. I wish him escorted off the premises at once. Should he resist, I can't say I care what happens."
"Very good, sir." The servant, an older man with ice-cold eyes, looked at Lehane. "Come along. Now."
For a few seconds, Lehane did nothing. Then, his features shifted from shock and fear to one of resentment. "I see," he said, voice low. "I finally see."
Without another word, he was escorted out.
Felix sat listening to Willow.
�So back to the drawing board then?� he asked.
�Yeah, but on a positive note I learned what WON�T work,� she said optimistically.
Felix smiled as the door opened.
"Ah, Miss Summers, Miss Lehane," said Felix, looking up as Faith and Buffy entered the room, dressed in jogging clothes. "Glad you could both make it. I apologize for the early hour."
"No problem," Buffy said. "Anything to get me out of Faith's jog-till-you-hurl program," she said, smirking at Faith. "I have yet to hurl," Buffy said proudly.
Giles raised an eyebrow. "Yes, well, congratulations on your lack of regurgitation."
She smiled but as she took a seat at the head of the table the expression vanished - replaced by one of pain. She rubbed the top of her thighs as her lips formed into an 'o' shape. Faith watched her with a grin as she plopped into the chair between Buffy and Xander's with no problem, which denoted her physical fitness. Others at the conference table included Willow, Lori, Kennedy, and Giles.
Buffy did a double take of Willow. "You cut your hair. Looks cute!"
"Thanks," Willow replied. "Got tired of cleaning spit-up out of the longer stuff."
"Now that's a lovely image," Faith said to Willow before turning to Felix. "So...what's new?" she asked.
"In this case, we're dealing with something old," was his answer. "A contract by Bureau Nine that has come back to haunt us. Frankly, we always thought this might one day turn out to be a problem."
"Which makes it our problem now," said Buffy.
"Yeah, I get that," said Faith.
Felix pressed a button and the screen lit up, showing a picture of what looked like a golden box. Instead of a lid, it seemed to have doors and within was a cylinder of milky glass. "This photograph was taken for insurance purposes."
"Looks like a reliquary," said Giles.
"Of St. Josephus of Tyre." Felix nodded. "A somewhat obscure saint, to be sure, and had he not died a martyr it is unlikely the Church would have canonized him. You see, he was a skilled practitioner of magic in the second century."
"So he was a pagan?" This from Willow.
"No, quite a devout Christian of the era. Technically, one might consider him more a part of the Orthodox tradition than the Roman Catholic, but this was prior to the Great Schism so he is and was counted among the latter's-"
"Could we cut to the chase?" asked Xander. "Unless theology has something to do with, I don't know, what-ever-it-is?"
"Quite right," said Felix with a smile. "St. Josephus gave his life destroying - or perhaps just defeating - a demon called Abbadon the Destroyer."
Willow and Giles did tiny takes. "I'm guessing folks have heard of this guy," said Faith.
"Abbadon is the herald of the end of epochs," said Lori. "He - or she, it depends - manifests by possessing living things in this reality and destroying all it can."
"Destruction and pain are the only kinds of pleasure Abbadon can experience," said Giles. "Legends say it becomes drunk on the sensation."
"Jason was telling us," said Giles, "the museum that houses the reliquary hired Bureau Nine years ago to design a security system for their mystical artifacts."
"And the reliquary was stolen last night," Felix said. "So we are sending a team to investigate immediately. I'll be leading it, because the museum officials already know me and I'm familiar with the case. Quite frankly, I was hoping for some Council personnel as well, all the more since the precise nature of the reliquary remains a mystery. The owner, while allowing it to be displayed - for tax reasons I believe - was adamantly opposed to any examination of the artifact. And there is the troubling fact that several demonic magic users and cults have attempted to steal the reliquary before now."
"When was the last attempt?" Lori asked.
"Okay," said Buffy, "who do you want?"
"Willow for one. Our own on-staff magic-users are simply not up to her caliber and I'd rather be safe given the number of unknowns. Miss Rosenberg, do you mind what will hopefully be a short trip to Boston?"
"I'll have to ask Ro to double check, but I'm fine with that."
Xander shot a quick look of concern to Faith, who then turned to address the table.
"Then I'm going with," said Faith. "Boston's my home town, and besides, me and Red have this whole pattern going. She has my back. I'll watch hers."
"Well, thanks, Faith. That's kinda sweet."
"Just as a point of information," said Felix, "I was going to invite Jeff and Hope along as well. They make an effective team and Hope is as familiar with Boston as you are, Miss Lehane. Possibly more so, since she left the city later than yourself."
"Yeah," said Faith, "but she's not a slayer, and Lorinda might be coming along, but she's not up to my level."
"True enough," said Felix. "I've arranged for a helicopter to pick us up in two hours if that is all right, Miss Summers?"
"Hey, its efficient as all get out. I like it."
"And what about my request for Jeff, and Hope?"
Lori limped out of the command center, but paused briefly. Forty feet across from her, near the elevator, Xander and Faith were standing next to each other but very deliberately not talking. She watched them for a few moments. Then headed in their direction.
When the elevator doors opened, Xander and Faith stepped inside and didn't wait. The doors slid closed before Lori could reach them. She stared at the numbers above the elevator, watching them change.
"You think this is it too, huh?" Xander asked.
"Oh yeah. Why do you think I insisted on tagging along?"
Xander nodded, chewed his lip for a few moments. "We're not ready."
"Then we'd damn well better get ready!" Faith hissed. "If we don't, then Willow could be a goner. Whatever the hell this whole reliquary thing is, Felix knows more than he's saying and that puts a target on Red's backside. She'll have nothing but B-Niners all around her!"
"Backup. I'll get Kennedy to talk to the Watchers Boston Branch. Have them ready."
Faith nodded. "And make sure that when stuff starts hitting the fan Casey at least stays here, along with some loyalists," Faith instructed.
"Right." They rode the elevator in silence for a few moments. "Maybe Ro will ask Will to stay behind and we won't have to worry." Faith just gave him a sarcastic expression that showed chances are that wouldn't happen. "Hey, it was wishful thinking, okay?"
Faith grinned. "I'll give you points for originality."
"So, what do you think's really going on in Boston?"
"God only knows," said Faith.


I've just completed the Hunt Club Area website for the Hunt Club and Traders Point areas near Zionsville, IN. The website will be a source of timely news regarding potential development and other projects in the Zionsville, IN area that could potentially affect the quality of life for area residents. Several years ago the first steps towards preserving this historic rural area near Indianapolis, IN were taken with the formation of the Hunt Club and Traders Point Rural Historic Areas. The Rural Historic Area designation recognizes the historic character of the area and provides some limited protections. Hopefully the website will build on the work that has already been done to protect this unique rural area from encroaching development.


Re "We aren't NIMBYs for wanting planning promises kept" (March 17): Our elected politicians are aiming to Los Angelize us.
Do we want that or to remain more laid back and not be in a hurry to promote more gridlock and destruction of our neighborhoods?
Apparently, these elected politicians want increased density, traffic and, best of all, more tax revenue. Please remember at the ballot box.
Why are we changing San Diego in such a fundamental way?
No more parking spaces for some? No parking spaces is a problem we are starting to have in neighborhoods that until recently, didn't have them.
I remember being able to park in North Park once upon a time.
Why ruin neighborhoods? In the quest for what? Coronado isn't ruining itself. Aren't we, with respect to the rest of the nation, a kind of Coronado? We've ruined our freeways after 2 p.m.
Why ruin the rest of our town? For affordability? It's already unaffordable.


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Science Biology Zoology or Animal Biology Health Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species All Topics
Animal Life | Santiago (Chile)
Where is santiago?
Santiago is the capital of Chile
Is Santiago a state or city in Chile?
Santiago is a commune (downtown Santiago). but there is also a urban area in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago (RM). That's the reason why there are places called "Las Condes, Santiago", "Vitacura, Santiago" or "Santiago, Santiago".
What has the author Santiago Vidarte written?
Santiago Vidarte has written: 'Santiago Vidarte'
What is the birth name of Santiago Arrieta?
Santiago Arrieta's birth name is Santiago Donado.
Is Santiago a coast?
Santiago is not on the coast.
What is the capital of Chile in spanish?
Santiago Santiago (Santiago de Chile) is the Spanish and English name.
Is santiago a city?
Yes, it is a city. Santiago is the capital of Chile. Santiago is the largest city in Chile.
What is the birth name of Santiago do Rego?
Santiago do Rego's birth name is Santiago Manuel do Rego.
What is the birth name of Santiago Mirabent?
Santiago Mirabent's birth name is Santiago Mirabent Montao.
What is the birth name of Santiago Pedrero?
Santiago Pedrero's birth name is Santiago Pablo Pedrero.
What is the birth name of Santiago Ramos?
Santiago Ramos's birth name is Santiago Ramos Snchez.
What is the birth name of Santiago Stieben?
Santiago Stieben's birth name is Santiago Lautaro Stieben.
What is the birth name of Santiago Tupper?
Santiago Tupper's birth name is Santiago Tupper Jaramillo.
When was Santiago Tupper born?
Santiago Tupper was born on August 13, 1984, in Santiago, Chile.
What is the capital of Santiago?
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile.
What is the birth name of Santiago Guerty?
Santiago Guerty's birth name is Santiago Pedro Geraghty Zabalza.
Is Santiago Chile in a desert?
No, Santiago is not in a desert.
When was the architect Santiago Calatrava born?
Santiago Calatrava, in full Santiago Calatrava Valls, was born on the 28th of July in 1951. Santiago is a Spanish architect, artist and even an engineer.
Santiago is the capital of what country?
Does santiago die?
Santiago does not die at the end of the story.
What is the mountain peak in Santiago Chile?
Santiago Peak
How tall is Santiago Casilla?
Santiago Casilla is 6'.
Where is Santiago located in the region?
Santiago is the capital of Chile.
What actors and actresses appeared in Santiago - 2004?
The cast of Santiago - 2004 includes: Mark Barra as Santiago Marchi
Is santiago in South America?
There are several towns called Santiago, see [[w:Santiago|Santiago in Wikipedia]]. E.g. [[w:Santiago de Chile|Santiago de Chile]] is in Chile, so in South America, while [[w:Santiago de Compostella|Santiago de Compostella]] is in Spain, Europe.
Is Santiago a male or a female in Puerto Rico?
The person named "Santiago" is a female in Puerto Rico. Her real name is Esmeralda Santiago.
How old is Miriam Defensor-Santiago?
Miriam Defensor-Santiago is 66 years old (birthdate: June 15, 1945).
What has the author Santiago Serrano written?
Santiago Serrano has written: 'Santiago Serrano' -- subject(s): Exhibitions, Mixed media painting
How is Santiago written in Hebrew?
Santiago in Hebrew looks like this:
Continent of santiago?
Santiago, Chile, is on the South American continent.
Is Santiago the capital of Chile?
Yes, Santiago is the capital of Chile.
How do you say Santiago in English?
James is the English equivalent of Santiago.
When was Santiago born?
Santiago was born on October 4, 1976.
When was Santiago Amador born?
Santiago Amador was born in 1964.
When was Santiago Armada born?
Santiago Armada was born in 1937.
When did Santiago Armada die?
Santiago Armada died in 1995.
When did Santiago Almeida die?
Santiago Almeida died in 1999.
When was Santiago Almeida born?
Santiago Almeida was born in 1911.
What is the population of Santiago Nonualco?
Santiago Nonualco's population is 37,399.
When did Santiago Bovisio die?
Santiago Bovisio died in 1962.
When was Santiago Bovisio born?
Santiago Bovisio was born in 1903.
When was Santiago College created?
Santiago College was created in 1880.
When was Santiago Cohen born?
Santiago Cohen was born in 1954.
When was Santiago Tréllez born?
Santiago Tréllez was born in 1990.
What is the population of Santiago Juxtlahuaca?
Santiago Juxtlahuaca's population is 33,401.
When did Santiago Rusiñol die?
Santiago Rusiñol died in 1931.
When was Santiago Rusiñol born?
Santiago Rusiñol was born in 1861.
When was Santiago Torres born?
Santiago Torres was born in 1882.
When did Santiago Herrero die?
Santiago Herrero died in 1970.
What is the population of Santiago Ixcuintepec?
Santiago Ixcuintepec's population is 1,441.
When was Francisco Santiago born?
Francisco Santiago was born in 1889.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Thorns FC fell to the North Carolina Courage 4-1 in front of 15,013 fans at Providence Park on Wednesday night. Portland tallied a late goal, but was unable to overcome three second-half goals by the Courage. Appearing in her 100th career NWSL match, defender Katherine Reynolds recorded her first career NWSL goal, converting from inside the box in the 89th minute.
With Wednesday's appearance, Reynolds played in her 100th career NWSL match becoming the 15th player in league history to reach this milestone. Forward Christine Sinclair started her 95th career match for Thorns FC to become the club's all-time leader in career starts.
With her goal in the 89th minute, Reynolds extended Portland's streak to 25 consecutive regular-season home matches with a goal. It was the first goal of Reynold's NWSL career, making her the seventh different player to score a goal for Thorns FC this season.
Portland generated an early chance off a set piece in the third minute. Midfielder Tobin Heath delivered a driven free kick into the box for forward Ana Crnogorcevic, who connected with the ball, sending a flicked header just wide of the left post from inside 10 yards.
In the 27th minute, Reynolds sent a lofted cross into the box from the far right wing. Forward Ifeoma Onumonu trapped the ball in the box and played a short pass off to Crnogorcevic making a late run into the box, but her shot was saved by Courage goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland.
Midfielder Midge Purce came up with a key defensive play just a few minutes later. Defender Abby Dahlkemper delivered a corner kick into the box for forward Jessica McDonald, who directed a pinpoint header on goal, but Purce stepped in front to block the attempt in the 29th minute. Less than a minute later, North Carolina was awarded a penalty kick and forward Lynn Williams converted from the penalty spot to give the Courage a 1-0 lead.
Onumonu had a chance in on goal in the 56th minute when Purce split a pair of defenders and slotted a ball into space for Onumonu running towards the edge of the goal box. Onumonu dribbled towards goal and fired a shot from just inside the box, forcing a save from Rowland.
North Carolina scored three goals in the second half in a span of six minutes to take a 4-0 lead. Midfielder Debinha delivered a snap header from close range into the back of the net in the 58th minute. Williams added the Courage's third goal in the 62nd minute, finishing from close range, and midfielder Sam Mewis added North Carolina's fourth goal less than two minutes later, heading a bouncing ball in the box into the back of the net near the right post.
Reynolds recorded Portland's lone goal of the match in the 89th minute. Heath curled a free kick into the box from the left side that was cleared by Mewis, but Reynolds pounced on the loose ball, hitting a perfect strike into the left side netting.
Following a bye week and a league-wide break for international matches, Portland Thorns FC return to action with a road match against the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday, June 16, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.


So a while back, I was interviewed for a podcast interview with Paul Joyce.
Paul appears regularly for CRC FM and is running his own podcast show over on Soundcloud.
Along with myself, there's other great guests.
You have Kates Curvy Closet, Chef Brian McDermott from Donegal and of course, myself.
On it, I talk about my journey to setting up my own gym and progress so far.


Discover Creative not only lists creative services and showcases some of the work of Kevin Patterson but will provide some information on the creative process.
Discover Creative provides you with the right tools to take you where you need to be.
As a Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Website Designer, Part-time Photographer and Writer, Kevin has worked in the industry for more than two decades. Utilizing his more than 20 years of experience, Kevin has worked with a wide range of clients including small businesses, large corporations, Municipal and Provincial Governments and non-profit agencies to create unique and well executed design solutions for both print and web.
Some of Kevin's portfolio includes work for clients such as: Maine Land, Imperial Oil, Seaway Mall, Stoney Creek Furniture, Pioneer Gas, City of Welland, Mills Lighthouse, Thomas Electronics, West Lincoln Public Library, Easter Seals Ontario, KN Crowder, Pentalift, Ottobock, Redeemer University College, Breakout Educational Network, Mattel, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Henri J. Crystal Gold and Gifts, Yoga City, Dance Time, Government of Ontario, and CEF Ontario just to name a few.
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European Patrols Brace for Rise in Tension Over Report on 2008 War in Georgia
European Union monitors are stepping up their patrols in Georgia ahead of the release of a much anticipated report on the origins of last year's war in South Ossetia, in case the report's conclusions reignite tensions around the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
There has been heated speculation about the European Union report, which will be presented next Wednesday to the organization's Council of Ministers in Brussels. Both Russia and Georgia maintain that they bear no responsibility for the war's outbreak, and each says it hopes that its version of events will be the one that the commission writes into the historic record.
The report could make political waves if it sharply apportions blame, instead of concluding, as many in the West have, that both governments bear some responsibility. Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, in New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly, dismissed a report in the German magazine Der Spiegel that said he would be largely blamed for starting the war.
"Nobody takes this kind of newspaper [sic] quote seriously because everybody who was there — and there were serious people there — everybody knows what happened," Mr. Saakashvili said Tuesday on the CNN program "American Morning." He said Georgia was too small a country to prevail in a war with Russia.
"We are not crazy in any way," he said.
A Russian deputy foreign minister, Grigory B. Karasin, said he expected an "honest and unbiased report." He noted that Russian officials met with the commission's leader for a final round of questioning as recently as last week, making available a major figure: Gen. Maj. Marat Kulakhmetov, who led a detachment of Russian peacekeeping troops in South Ossetia on the night the war broke out.
"We seek the truth, and we are convinced the truth is on our side," Mr. Karasin told the Interfax news service during a trip to Astrakhan, in southern Russia.
In December, the European Union established the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia, under the leadership of a Swiss diplomat, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini. The inquiry was originally scheduled to present its conclusions at the end of July, as tensions were rising on the eve of the war's anniversary. The release was postponed for two months because investigators received a raft of new documents, organizers have said.
Ms. Tagliavini and her two deputies have called on 19 experts in such topics as international law and Georgia-Russia relations, and are also working with an advisory board that includes former government, military and humanitarian officials.
In preparation for the report's release, the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, which has no connection with the war inquiry, is increasing its patrols around South Ossetia and Abkhazia by about 40 percent, especially early next week, said Alexandra Issacovitch, a spokeswoman for the mission. The authorities said they were not expecting violence, but wanted the capability to double-check allegations of gunfire or a military buildup on the boundary, she said.
"Maybe there would be some party that is not very happy with what is said," Ms. Issacovitch said.
In an open letter published Tuesday in The Guardian, a group of European intellectuals — including Vaclav Havel, the former Czech president, and the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy — urged Europe to stand behind Georgia as the commission released its results.
"A big power will always find or engineer a pretext to invade a neighbor whose independence it resents," the letter said. "We should remember that Hitler accused the Poles of commencing hostilities."
But Oksana Antonenko, who organized talks between Georgian and South Ossetian officials in 2005, said she doubted that the report would reach a stark conclusion.
"People somehow think this report is going to apportion blame," said Ms. Antonenko, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "The truth is, this commission really did not have access to the type of intelligence that would have been necessary to indisputably assert something new."
By now, she added, most countries have already adjusted their policies, and people have long since made up their minds.
"Nobody wants to open up any real debate about what went wrong," she said. "This commission comes at a time when all sides want this issue to be closed."
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'Viewers are being deceived': Fired reporter releases videos of local Fox station 'corruption'
'Viewers are being deceived': Fired reporter releases videos of local Fox station 'corruption'
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The now-fired Houston field reporter who went viral this week for vowing to expose Fox Corp. for allegedly "muzzling" her claimed in a subsequently published Project Veritas interview that her bosses had been trying to force her to abide by certain corporate-approved narratives.
"From the inside, yes, there's a narrative. Yes, it is unspoken, but if you accidentally step outside that narrative, if you don't sense what that narrative is and go with it, there will be grave consequences for you," she said.
"It affects the viewers — that's why I'm doing this. The viewers are being deceived by a carefully crafted narrative on some stories. I want out of this narrative news telling. I want out of this corruption," she added.
Listen to her interview with Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe below:
She got her wish. Her bosses at station KRIV, which is owned by Fox Corp., terminated her and then issued a statement to local media accusing her of being "a disgruntled employee seeking publicity by promoting a false narrative produced through selective editing and misrepresentation," as reported late Tuesday by the Houston Chronicle.
The allegedly "selective editing and misrepresenting" shows her bosses, including editors, turning down stories for nonsensical reasons.
In one clip, an editor chooses to not run a story about the highly popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin because she believes a "poor African-American audience" wouldn't be interested in the topic.
"I have passed on Bitcoin stories by almost every single reporter for our five o'clock audience, because that's not our five o'clock audience," the editor says.
"So, there are lots of reasons. If I know our numbers are tanking from five to six and in one particular segment… I may say, yeah, and Bitcoin for poor African-American audience at five, it's probably not going to play. That's a choice I'm making," she adds.
In another clip, KRIV news director Susan Schiller demands that Hecker "cease and desist posting about hydroxychloroquine," the drug that studies have suggested is effective at reducing the symptoms for the sickest coronavirus patients.
"It's not just about the viewers. It's about what our CEO reads," the boss then adds.
Last August, Hecker interviewed a medical professional, Dr. Joseph Varon of Houston's United Memorial Medical Center, as part of an assignment. In the interview, he told her about the success he's had with hydroxychloroquine.
Watch one clip from the interview below:
Dr. Joseph Varon, chief medical officer at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston tells me why he avoids ventilators "like the plague:"
"We know that once you put that tube in, you're pretty much signing a death sentence."
Posted by Ivory Hecker on Monday, August 10, 2020
But she apparently wasn't allowed to talk about any of this on air. Nor did her bosses appreciate her posting this clip to her own Facebook page.
"They sent me to interview Dr. Joseph Varon, a highly respected doctor who did 1,600 media interviews. They banned me permanently — after my interview — from covering COVID-19 medical treatments," she told O'Keefe.
Varon's comments on hydroxychloroquine were never published by KRIV.
In one instance, Schiller accused her of having "failed as a reporter" for not examining the "latest research" on hydroxychloroquine.
The research on hydroxychloroquine has actually been mixed. Some studies have found it to be beneficial, while others haven't. As for the actual doctors who've been out on the field prescribing it, they've mostly had nothing but praise for it.
Patients — including one Democrat politician from Michigan — have also reported finding success with it:
Michigan Democratic lawmaker with coronavirus credits President Trump with saving her life https://t.co/aZXm1AWCBj via @BIZPACReview
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) April 7, 2020
"What's happening within Fox Corp is an operation of prioritizing corporate interests above the viewer's interest and, therefore, operating in a deceptive way," Hecker continued in her remarks to O'Keefe.
One of those "corporate interests" is allegedly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In another clip, this one reportedly obtained by an uncover Project Veritas investigator, station KRIV sales coordinator Jennifer Bourgeois admits that the CDC influences stations such as KRIV because of all the money it spends on ad campaigns.
"Yeah, they [CDC] are spending money. They are spending money because they can. Yeah, they can. They [CDC] are in the pocket. You know? They're there," she says.
According to Hecker, this is why local stations like KRIV have been hyping up for the coronavirus vaccine.
"Vaccines are a potential money maker for Fox. Fox gets paid for that. As a viewer you need to look at who is advertising on this TV station, and you've got to realize — surely that the TV station doesn't want to hurt its advertisers," she said.
Vivek Saxena
V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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BSF Raising Day: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh extend wishes
On the 56th Raising Day of the Border Security Force, PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh extended their best wishes
Five infiltrators shot dead by BSF along India-Pak border in Punjab
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Coronavirus pandemic: 30 more BSF personnel test positive
Thirty more Border Security Force personnel, including two posted at its headquarters in Delhi, have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the overall infections in the force to 223
IndiaMar 1, 2020, 11:56 AM IST
Delhi riots: BSF to rebuild burnt house of one of its constables
BSF will rebuild the house of one of its constables whose house was burnt in the Delhi riots
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From MHA on Indian citizenship to PM Modi's meeting on CAA protests, watch MyNation in 100 seconds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed with his council of minister regarding the security measures in place to tackle violent protests across the country, even as Pakistan media said Muslims are better off in India than anywhere else. BSF jawans battled freezing weather to guard LoC at Jammu and Kashmir. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
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BSF jawans battle weather to guard border at Jammu, Kashmir
BSF Jawans brave effort to guard the border in freezing temperature should get every Indian's attention
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Centre's gift to Jawans: Now soldiers will get to spend 100 days with family in a year
Speaking on 55th Raising Day of BSF, MoS Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai said that the government has increased the retirement age of 'jawans' to 60 years and is committed to providing modern technology to them.
BSF Raising day: 5 facts that make Border Security Force special
On 55th Raising Day of Border Security Force, PM Modi and leaders have wished the frontline in the Indian defence. Here are five interesting facts about the BSF.
IndiaDec 1, 2019, 10:21 AM IST
PM Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh extend greetings to BSF personnel on Raising Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh poured in wishes to all the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for diligently protecting the borders
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Siliguri: BSF, Bangladesh troops exchange sweets at Indo-Bangladesh border on Diwali
Border Security Forces (BSF) of India exchanged sweets with Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) on the occasion of Diwali.
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BSF, BGB exchange sweets ahead of Diwali
The exchange of sweets during Diwali between India and Bangladesh along the border is a traditional practice aimed at improving bilateral relations
Uttar Pradesh: BSF soldier killed in firing by Bangladeshi troops cremated with state honours
The relatives of the deceased BSF soldier demanded that a government school and a park be named after him in the village in Uttar Pradesh
FIR lodged against Border Guard Bangladesh for BSF soldier's killing
An FIR has been lodged against Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over the killing of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF). Refuting claims by the Bangladeshi border force that its patrol team "had to open fire in self-defence", a senior official of the BSF said not a single bullet was fired from the Indian side.


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What's New With Amazon This Week?
Amazon reveals (and conceals) in its fight against the anti-trust inquiry
· WNWA This Week
I have just one topic this week, because it's kind of a beast of a topic:
Amazon's response to the US Congress' anti-trust inquiry
(Click to see the actual PDF Amazon submitted)
So, a bit of background on this first: the anti-trust case focuses on the dominant position of Amazon in the eCommerce space in the United States, where it takes approximately 50% of all online retail sales. The debate is whether Amazon uses its platform and information dominance to compete directly against the companies who list products on their website, who are also Amazon customers.
The EU is investigating the same issue.
Amazon says it is simply doing what any other major retailer is doing: "Private label products are a common retail practice, frequently recognized by economists and shoppers alike to offer great value to customers because of their strong value proposition and low price, as evidenced by the popularity of these products in many retailers' stores."
Although that is a perfectly reasonable sounding statement, consider the tweet below for contrast. Has Amazon taken this approach to the extreme?
Some interesting facts and figures from the report:
There are a huge amount of third party sellers active on Amazon. As of September 29, 2019, there were approximately 384,000 active "individual" seller accounts in the U.S. and approximately 514,000 active "professional" seller accounts in the U.S. (There are a lot more globally)
Amazon has 158,000 (!) private brand products across 45 brands in the Amazon store, in addition to the private brand products sold by Amazon Fresh. Recode says it is more than 70, by the way. The vast majority of these brands have completely separate names and cannot easily be recognised as being a part of Amazon.
Amazon (controversially!) says it does not include the following factors for product ranking:
Whether a merchant is enrolled in Fulfilment By Amazon (FBA)
Whether a merchant has purchased ads on Amazon
Whether a product is private label sold by Amazon itself
What it fails to mention within this paragraph is that (1) FBA products typically get a preference to own the "Buy Box", which drives the majority of sales, which drives ranking, (2) paid ads show up above organic search results and consumers don't bother to scroll down much, and (3) private label products are displayed within search result areas that are not accessible to any other vendors.
In fact, Amazon goes further and states: "There is no advertising space reserved for Amazon's private brand products"
Errrm...?! I'm pretty sure I've seen some huge banners going across the page full of Amazon Basics and other Amazon private label brands previously. Miraculously, I can't seem to find them now...
Of course, most platforms and marketplaces would favour their own products if it could. In fact, many large companies do exactly the same thing. But is Amazon too big and too powerful to be allowed to compete on its own platform?
With more and more sellers joining the platform, it becomes ever easier for Amazon to pick off the high-performance categories, copy the best products within that category, and then push their products to areas of the platform no-one else can compete on, other than Amazon.
Jeff Bezos seems to argue the opposite though. In his annual letter to shareholders in April 2019 he said: "Third-party sales have grown from 3% of the total to 58%. To put it bluntly: Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly."
But I'm sure Jeff absolutely loves to have his butt kicked this way. Amazon makes a huge amount of money from these third party sellers, and that turnover is mostly risk-free for Amazon.
You can't help but wonder, was Bezos already planning for an information war when he made this statement? Did he need something "on the record" to prove his innocence?
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Q: Backup SSRS Encryption Keys Using Powershell I have made the following script from google for backing up the SSRS Encryption keys:
cls
$pwd = "sa@123@123"
$SSRSClass = Get-Wmiobject -namespace "root\microsoft\sqlserver\reportserver\rs_BPSSRS\v10\admin" -class "MSReportServer_ConfigurationSetting"

$key = $SSRSClass.BackupEncryptionKey($pwd)
$stream = [System.IO.File]::Create("c:\\SSRS.snk", $key.KeyFile.Length)
$stream.Write($key.KeyFile, 0, $key.KeyFile.Length)
$stream.Close()

But I'm getting the following errors:
Method invocation failed because [System.Object[]] doesn't contain a method named 'BackupEn
cryptionKey'.
At line:5 char:38
+ $key = $SSRSClass.BackupEncryptionKey <<<< ($results)
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (BackupEncryptionKey:String) [], RuntimeEx
   ception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodNotFound

Exception calling "Create" with "2" argument(s): "Positive number required.
Parameter name: bufferSize"
At line:6 char:35
+ $stream = [System.IO.File]::Create <<<< ("c:\\SSRS.snk", $key.KeyFile.Length)
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At line:7 char:14
+ $stream.Write <<<< ($key.KeyFile, 0, $key.KeyFile.Length)
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Write:String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At line:8 char:14
+ $stream.Close <<<< ()
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Close:String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

I'm using powershell v2. I tried finding about this but no luck. There are around 50+ SSRS servers in our environment and doing backup manually is tiresome. Hence, we came up with this automation. Kindly provide your comments.
Thanks

A: Using WMI to backup RS key might not be so efficient. You may try the below script that I found at http://powershell-tips.blogspot.com/2015/05/backup-report-server-encryption-key.html
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#     Script : Backup_RSKey.ps1
#     Author : Som DT.
#    Purpose : Backup Report Server Encryption Key with Powershell
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#     Syntax : Powershell .\Backup_RSKey.ps1 -InstanceName <InstanceName> -PassWord <Password> -BackupLocation <BackupLocation>
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    Example : Powershell .\Backup_RSKey.ps1 -InstanceName "MSSQLSERVER" -PassWord "rsdal@2015" -BackupLocation "C:\temp"
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

param (
    [string]$InstanceName="MSSQLSERVER",
    [string]$PassWord="rsdal@2015",
    [string]$BackupLocation="C:\temps"
)

cls
$FileTimestamp=$(get-date).tostring("yyyyMMddHHmmss")

function Backup-RSKey([string]$InstanceName , [string]$PassWord, [string]$BackupLocation)
{
    Trap {
        echo  "Failure : $($Error[0].Exception.Message)"
        return
    }

    $KeyFile="${BackupLocation}\KEY_$InstanceName_$FileTimestamp.snk"

    echo "Backing up to file : $KeyFile"

    $Error.Clear()

    Out-String -InputObject( echo "Y" | RSKeyMgmt.exe -e -f"$KeyFile" -p"$PasWord" -i"$InstanceName")

    if (!(Test-Path "$KeyFile") )
    {
        return "Failure : Error occured while backing up [$KeyFile]."
    }
    else
    {
        return "Success"
    }

}

$Output=Backup-RSKey "$InstanceName"  "$PassWord"   "$BackupLocation"

echo $Output

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-- End of Program
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of central government schools in India that have been instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It comprises over 1,000 schools in India and three abroad. The system came into being in 1963 under the name "central schools" and has been affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) since then. Later, the name was changed to Kendriya Vidyalaya. Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations.


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Q: How to use OR function with FIND in Excel I'm trying to clean a column of addresses (Column J) for geocoding in ArcMap. To clean the specific column of addresses I have, I need to remove excess characters that come after the address. For example, I'm trying to reduce
1053 COLEMAN RD BLDG # 1

to
1053 COLEMAN RD

To do so I've attempted using:
=LEFT(J2,FIND(" DR ",J2)+3)

How do I use an OR function to include other strings such as " ST " or " RD "?

A: use AGGREGATE to iterate the array:
=LEFT(J2,AGGREGATE(15,6,FIND({" DR "," ST "," RD "},J2)+3,1))


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La Rectoria de Llabià és una obra gòtica de Llabià, al municipi de Fontanilles (Baix Empordà), inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

Edifici de dues plantes situat dins el conjunt medieval del Carrer Major, amb coberta a dues aigües cap a les façanes laterals, construïdes amb teula àrab.

Els murs que formen l'estructura portant, són de pedra. Edifici mitjaner en la seva banda esquerra.

Cal destacar la seva porta gòtica a la façana principal.

Referències

Patrimoni monumental de Fontanilles
Edificis gòtics del Baix Empordà
Llabià
Edificis de Fontanilles

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Sun looking to light Sparc with UltraSparc IV+ chip
Hoping to keep up with IBM and HP in the Unix server space, Sun unveiled the UltraSparc IV+ chip, which it said boasts twice the performance over the previous generation -- for the same price.
Luke Meredith, News Writer
Hoping to keep its Sparc chip technology relevant in the face of growing competition in the Unix server space from chips such as IBM's Power and Hewlett-Packard/Intel's Itanium, Sun Microsystems Inc. unveiled the UltraSparc IV+. Sun said this new chip will feature twice the performance capabilities within the same power envelope and footprint at half the power usage as UltraSparc IV -- without a price hike.
Sun said the 1.5 GHz UltraSparc IV+ chip delivers a five-fold performance increase over UltraSparc III. It is available immediately for customers purchasing Sun Fire V490, V890, E2900, E4900 and E6900 boxes.
The move comes just a week after Sun unveiled its Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chip-powered Galaxy line.
It's been a rough go of things for Sun in the Unix space as of late; its share of the marketplace fell from 38% to 33% in the second quarter of 2005, according to Gartner Inc. But the release of UltraSparc IV+ is a clear sign that Sun is doing everything it can to keep its existing customer base in the fold.
Charles King, principal analyst for Hayward, Calif.-based Pund-IT Research, said it appears Sun is "coming out swinging" against IBM and its Power line, which he said has been trouncing Sun for the past two years.
"The fact that they are doubling performance within the same footprint, for the same price and using half the power is something big," King said. "The basic message is, 'We are alive and well' and that Sparc is still a viable and innovative platform."
Sun said these new offerings deliver the industry's only "on the fly" upgrade path that allows customers to use the binary compatibility of the UltraSPARC microprocessor and the Solaris operating system. According to Sun, Dell is "de-committing" to Itanium, and the impending end of life of Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX line has signaled the start of a two-horse race between Sparc and Power.
IBM grabs lead in Unix server revenue
Sun hopes to gain new ground with Galaxy line
Sun is touting its upgrading capabilities in relation to IBM, saying it costs half as much to upgrade with Sparc as it does with an IBM system, and that these new Sun Fire servers offer better price/performance than servers using IBM's Power5 processors and IBM AIX operating system.
King said UltraSparc IV+ will allow Sun to leapfrog the competition in the price/performance game. But with the expected release of Power5+ sometime before the end of this year, don't expect Sun to sustain that edge for long.
"Every vendors' first order of business is to please their existing customer base, and doubling performance for the same price will make Sun's existing customer base really happy," King said. "These new chips will be welcomed with open arms by Sun's customers … [but] I don't imagine a lot of new customers are going to go to Sun just because of this new performance jump."
Let us know what you think about the story; e-mail: Luke Meredith, News Writer
Sun, Sparc struggle in economic downturn
New Sun/Fujitsu servers boast quad-core Sparc64 chip
Sun successfully boots Solaris on "Rock" processor
By: Bridget Botelho
Sun chips away at UltraSPARC server line
Is your IT ready to compete in the digital age? –Intel
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Another week of Auctions is well underway! Began the week with a three hour flight delay so arrived in AZ at 3am on Tuesday. After a brief sleep and morning review of upcoming lots hit Barret Jackson. Now I know BJ is geared more towards Americana Restomods ( both in metal and flesh), the odd P-car makes on appearance. No surprise that this years pricing is on par and even slightly higher than last. '71 911T with S-spec engine hammered at US$84,000, '94 928 GTS. 5 speed in the high 50's, and '02 996 turbo tip in the high 40's ( gin tonics were at play by this point).
Hitting Gooding and Company today. Some fine examples up for grabs but will be keeping my hands firmly in my pockets. Will update on the crazy $$'s spent today. Highlight today for me is the 356 outlaw.
Awesome, our very own WRR "man in the trenches"...looking forward to your updates & buy something nice for yourself!
Looking forward to an article on th is trip from you Paul! We can alway use a new scribe for the Ramblin Rose. Enjoy your time down south.
The price on that 904 GTS was below estimate - lovely looking car though! Well bought for whoever the lucky SOB was.


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Amnesty program set for this month in Ridgeland
Fines could be due to traffic violations, misdemeanors, criminal offenses
Updated: 1:38 PM CST Feb 4, 2013
The city of Ridgeland is offering amnesty this month for those facing outstanding warrants for unpaid fines.The fines could be due to traffic violations, misdemeanors or criminal offenses, city officials said.The program, which runs Feb. 11-22, offers the opportunity to satisfy outstanding fines with the possibility of having the contempt of court fees waived. Under state law, those convicted of contempt of court face up to six months in jail and the possibility of a fine up to $1,000, city officials said.The program is for those who have an outstanding fine with the Ridgeland Municipal Court and have had an arrest warrant issued against them. To find out if a warrant has been issued, call court services at 601-853-2001.City officials said they are aware that paying off fines may be difficult. Those who take part in the amnesty program may be given an alternative to paying the full fine amount immediately, officials said
RIDGELAND, Miss. —
The city of Ridgeland is offering amnesty this month for those facing outstanding warrants for unpaid fines.
The fines could be due to traffic violations, misdemeanors or criminal offenses, city officials said.
The program, which runs Feb. 11-22, offers the opportunity to satisfy outstanding fines with the possibility of having the contempt of court fees waived. Under state law, those convicted of contempt of court face up to six months in jail and the possibility of a fine up to $1,000, city officials said.
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City officials said they are aware that paying off fines may be difficult. Those who take part in the amnesty program may be given an alternative to paying the full fine amount immediately, officials said


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The original novel—a classic of Japanese and world literature and a stunningly beautiful story Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler's superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure. Supplemented with detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative, this comprehensive edition presents this ancient tale in the grand style that it deserves. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. From the Trade Paperback edition.


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Email: smb258@case.edu
Shannel Blackshear was named the Assistant Coach of the Case Western Reserve University softball team in August of 2016.
Blackshear comes to Case Western Reserve from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where she spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant and team manager for the Division I softball program. While with the Razorbacks, she assisted with the program in a variety of capacities, including coaching, academics and recruiting.
Prior to her arrival in Fayetteville, Blackshear spent a year as a student assistant at her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. She also served as the varsity assistant coach at James Madison Memorial High School and as a volunteer assistant coach with the Wisconsin Xplozion U16 squad.
Blackshear was a standout player for the Badgers during her career (2010-13) as a varsity softball player, graduating as the program's all-time leader in RBIs (137) and walks (95) and home runs (30). She earned All-Big Ten Third Team honors in 2010, and was an All-Region honoree during the team's NCAA Tournament run in 2013. Blackshear ended her Wisconsin career with 61 extra-base hits and 175 total hits.
Blackshear received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Wisconsin in 2014, and her Masters of Education, Recreation and Sports Management from Arkansas in 2016.


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By Ruth Leigh - September 13, 2022
When we look back on the second decade of the twenty first century, what will stand out? Unrest in Eastern Europe and the looming shadow of Russian expansionism, lockdown and Covid-19, America being run by an orange-tinged millionaire with a shaky grasp on reality, the fallout from Brexit, Partygate and our third woman prime minister in thirty five years?
Undoubtedly, all of these things will feature in the history books and be woven into the stories our children tell their children. But it's not war, or conflict, or pandemics or politics that I want to focus on today.
All over the world, the front pages and the airwaves are full of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the world's second longest-reigning monarch (Louis XIV just pipped her to the post). And so they should be. She was a remarkable woman and it's not just in Britain and the Commonwealth that we're wondering what on earth life will look like without her.
I was born in 1966, fourteen years into her reign. I came to consciousness seeing a short, smiling woman in a succession of hats with a large handbag over her arm shaking hands with people, cutting ribbons (for what purpose I did not know) and occasionally pictured with her family. My grandmother, an ardent Royalist, had nothing but good to say of her.
"Aye, she's a good wee wumman," she would say, nodding approvingly, every time the Queen was mentioned. "It's just as well yon besom[1] was never crowned."
I should explain that she was Scottish, and often lapsed into dialect. A translation is given below.
The besom in question was Wallis Simpson. Nana was not a fan. Neither did her husband, Edward VIII come in for much praise. The Queen's father, George VI and his Queen, Elizabeth, however, were often spoken of in the warmest terms and I grew up feeling that they were somehow part of our family, people we may never meet but who, nonetheless, were working hard on our behalf. Upstairs, there was a bag of old money with the King's head in profile. We also had some of his father and I used to love to play with the excitingly-shaped coins.
At Christmas, the tradition was always the same in our house. Nana would stay over in my bedroom while I shared with my sister (she only lived down the road, but this was a thrilling departure from routine). We would open our stockings, have breakfast, go to church, return for Christmas lunch and then sit reverently by the radiogram (a Dansette on spindly legs) to listen to Her Majesty address us. We were not allowed to speak, wriggle or in any way distract the grown-ups from whatever it was our monarch wished to say. Once she had finished, Nana would sigh deeply and say, "Aye, Jeanie, she's a lovely speaker. I mind[2] her poor father and his speech. We would sit there and will him to get his words out. Of course, the Queen Mother was sitting with him, poor wee man."
Nana had been married to a sailor and occasionally lapsed into saltier language than we were used to. Once, in a smart Glasgow department store in the late 1930s, she was walking around with my mother, then a schoolgirl and was transfixed by a woman wearing what she deemed to be unsuitable headgear.
"Och, Jeanie, that's a bugger of a hat!" she boomed, causing my poor mother to blush and slink away into the coat department. She was equally open in her views on the Royal Family. Edward and Mrs Simpson ("bad, selfish, drove the poor King into an early grave"), Princess Margaret ("of course her father spoilt her"), Princess Anne ("very plain, but she's a hard worker"), Prince Philip ("aye, he's got a twinkle in his eye, so he has) and Queen Mary ("she must have been black affronted[3] with that son of hers abdicating").
Nana was born in 1897 and lived through the reigns of six monarchs. She could just remember the Old Queen dying in the winter of 1901 and the mourning into which the country was plunged. During Edward VII's brief but surprisingly successful reign, she entered her teenage years and George V and his upright, pearl-bedecked toque-wearing consort Queen Mary met with her full approval as she became a young woman and met and married my sea captain grandfather. Along with nearly everyone else, she was scandalised by the glamorous but racy Prince of Wales' shenanigans with Mrs Simpson and his abdication and breathed a sigh of relief as the shy, stammering Duke of York took the throne with his good Scottish wife and two little daughters.
The Queen's Silver Jubilee took place in 1977, my last year of primary school. We planted red, white and blue flowers in the school garden, made posters and collages, received commemorative mugs and waved Union Jacks as our radiant Queen toured the UK. It's as fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday. Nana died in 1985, still a huge fan of Elizabeth II, still with plenty to say about the wider family. How amazed she would have been to see her monarch chatting to James Bond, celebrating her Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees and evolving from the young, untried woman in a glittering tiara and furs to the great-grandmother in the digital age.
I'm going to miss her. I think most of us will and writing this has brought back a whole host of memories. There they all are, a great cloud of witnesses, our ancestors who have gone before, a huge part of what makes us what we are.
The Queen always worked hard not to let the daylight in to spoil the magic and she will be much missed.
Images by Pixabay
[1] Yon means "that" and a besom (pronounced "bizzum" is an impertinent or disrespectful woman
[2] Remember
[3] Deeply embarrassed
jubilee King George VI Mrs Simpson Queen Elizabeth II
Joy Margetts said…
Beautiful reflection written through the eyes of your grandmother. Loved reading this. Bought back memories. My Grandfather had the same opinion of Wallis Simpson, and he WAS a sailor so his language unrepeatable. I also remember that we had to stand during the queens speech at Christmas, if grandad was with us. He would salute the TV screen! I inherited that respect for a monarch who proved she was worthy of it. Over and over.
Ruth Leigh said…
Thank you Joy. I didn't know three out of my four grandparents, but Nana more than made up for it! We would have to be silent when the national anthem played on the television. As you say, she was worth it.
Allison Symes said…
Lovely post, Ruth.
Thanks Allison!
Katherine Roberts said…
Lovely post, thank you. I remember being given a silvery-blue budgie in 1977 by a friend who bred them, and calling it 'Jubilee' :-)
How lovely! I remember the Jubilee Line being opened that year too.
SC Skillman said…
Yes but what would this lovely plain speaking lady have said about today's shenigans amongst the royal clan??In fact,reading your post I can.imagine what she would have said.


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Q: Plot breaks due to deprecated function I am trying to reproduce the plot from this question, but code is deprecated and I cant seem to figure out why it always gives the error.
Error: Discrete value supplied to continuous scale.

I thought I had omitted each row for being discrete to figure uot what was going on, but anyway I do it it alyways breaks because of that. There are some minor errors due to axis.ticks.margin and panel.margin as well as vjust but I don think they are the main issue. Although not 100%.
Find the reproducible dataset here:
groupData <- dput(structure(list(ID = 1:12, Group = c("Renal Failure", "Renal Failure",
"Diabetes", "Diabetes", "PA Disease", "PA Disease", "CV Disease",
"CV Disease", "Sex", "Sex", "Age", "Age"), Subgroup = c("No",
"Yes", "No", "Yes", "No", "Yes", "No", "Yes", "Female", "Male",
">70 yr", "<70 yr"), NoP = c(4594L, 66L, 2523L, 2228L, 4366L,
385L, 4296L, 456L, 908L, 3843L, 1935L, 2815L), P_S = c(0.2, 0.37,
0.84, 0.06, 0.37, 0.33, 0.18, 0.69, 0.21, 0.47, 0.17, 0.77),
    P_G = c(0.51, 0.51, 0.13, 0.13, 0.54, 0.54, 0.41, 0.41, 0.46,
    0.46, 0.46, 0.46)), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, -12L)))

Code
## REQUIRED PACKAGES
require(grid)
require(ggplot2)
require(plyr)

############################################
### CUSTOMIZE APPEARANCE WITH THESE     ####
############################################
blankRows<-2    # blank rows under boxplot
titleSize<-4
dataSize<-4
boxColor<-"pink"
############################################
############################################

## BASIC THEMES (SO TO PLOT BLANK GRID)
theme_grid <- theme(
  axis.line = element_blank(),
  axis.text.x = element_blank(),
  axis.text.y = element_blank(),
  axis.ticks = element_blank(),
  axis.title.x = element_blank(),
  axis.title.y = element_blank(),
  axis.ticks.length = unit(0.0001, "mm"),
  axis.ticks.margin = unit(c(0,0,0,0), "lines"),
  legend.position = "none",
  panel.background = element_rect(fill = "transparent"),
  panel.border = element_blank(),
  panel.grid.major = element_line(colour="grey"),
  panel.grid.minor = element_line(colour="grey"),
  panel.margin = unit(c(-0.1,-0.1,-0.1,-0.1), "mm"),
  plot.margin = unit(c(5,0,5,0.01), "mm")
)

theme_bare <- theme_grid +
  theme(
    panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
    panel.grid.minor = element_blank()
  )

## LOAD GROUP DATA AND P values from csv file
groupData

## SYNTHESIZE SOME PLOT DATA - you can load csv instead
## EXPECTS 2 columns - integer for 'ID' matching groupdatacsv
## AND 'HR' Hazard Rate
hazardData<-expand.grid(ID=1:nrow(groupData),HR=1:6)
hazardData$HR<-1.3-runif(nrow(hazardData))*0.7
hazardData<-rbind(hazardData,ddply(groupData,.(Group),summarize,ID=max(ID)+0.1,HR=NA)[,2:3])
hazardData<-rbind(hazardData,data.frame(ID=c(0,-1:(-2-blankRows),max(groupData$ID)+1,max(groupData$ID)+2),HR=NA))

## Make the min/max mean labels
hrlabels<-ddply(hazardData[!is.na(hazardData$HR),],.(ID),summarize,lab=paste(round(mean(HR),2)," (",round(min(HR),2),"-",round(max(HR),2),")",sep=""))

## Points to plot on the log scale
scaledata<-data.frame(ID=0,HR=c(0.2,0.6,0.8,1.2,1.8))

## Pull out the Groups & P values
group_p<-ddply(groupData,.(Group),summarize,P=mean(P_G),y=max(ID)+0.1)

## identify the rows to be highlighted, and
## build a function to add the layers
hl_rows<-data.frame(ID=(1:floor(length(unique(hazardData$ID[which(hazardData$ID>0)]))/2))*2,col="lightgrey")
hl_rows$ID<-hl_rows$ID+blankRows+1
hl_rect<-function(col="white",alpha=0.5){
  rectGrob(   x = 0, y = 0, width = 1, height = 1, just = c("left","bottom"), gp=gpar(alpha=alpha, fill=col))
}

## DATA FOR TEXT LABELS
RtLabels<-data.frame(x=c(rep(length(unique(hazardData$ID))-0.2,times=3)),
                     y=c(0.6,6,10),
                     lab=c("Hazard Ratio\n(95% CI)","P Value","P Value for\nInteraction"))

LfLabels<-data.frame(x=c(rep(length(unique(hazardData$ID))-0.2,times=2)),
                     y=c(0.5,4),
                     lab=c("Subgroup","No. of\nPatients"))

LegendLabels<-data.frame(x=c(rep(1,times=2)),
                         y=c(0.5,1.8),
                         lab=c("Off-Pump CABG Better","On-Pump CABG Better"))

## BASIC PLOT
haz<-ggplot(hazardData,aes(factor(ID),HR))+ labs(x=NULL, y=NULL)

## RIGHT PANEL WITH LOG SCALE
rightPanel<-haz +
  apply(hl_rows,1,function(x)annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"],alpha=0.4),as.numeric(x["ID"])-0.5,as.numeric(x["ID"])+0.5,-20,20)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 1.5, yend = 1)) +
  geom_hline(aes(yintercept=1),linetype=2, linewidth=0.5)+
  geom_boxplot(fill=boxColor,size=0.5, alpha=0.8)+
  scale_y_log10() + coord_flip() +
  geom_text(data=scaledata,aes(3,HR,label=HR), vjust=0.5, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=RtLabels,aes(x,y,label=lab, fontface="bold"), vjust=0.5, size=titleSize) +
  geom_text(data=hrlabels,aes(factor(ID),4,label=lab),vjust=0.5, hjust=1, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=group_p,aes(factor(y),11,label=P, fontface="bold"),vjust=0.5, hjust=1, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=groupData,aes(factor(ID),6.5,label=P_S),vjust=0.5, hjust=1, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=LegendLabels,aes(x,y,label=lab, fontface="bold"),hjust=0.5, vjust=1, size=titleSize) +
  geom_point(data=scaledata,aes(2.5,HR),shape=3,size=3) +
  geom_point(aes(2,12),shape=3,alpha=0,vjust=0) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = 0, xend = 2.5, yend = 13)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 1.8),arrow=arrow(),linetype=1,size=1) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 0.2),arrow=arrow(),linetype=1,size=1) +
  theme_bare

## LEFT PANEL WITH NORMAL SCALE
leftPanel<-haz +
  apply(hl_rows,1,function(x)annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"],alpha=0.4),as.numeric(x["ID"])-0.5,as.numeric(x["ID"])+0.5,-20,20)) +
  coord_flip(ylim=c(0,5.5)) +
  geom_point(aes(x=factor(ID),y=1),shape=3,alpha=0,vjust=0) +
  geom_text(data=group_p,aes(factor(y),0.5,label=Group, fontface="bold"),vjust=0.5, hjust=0, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=groupData,aes(factor(ID),1,label=Subgroup),vjust=0.5, hjust=0, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=groupData,aes(factor(ID),5,label=NoP),vjust=0.5, hjust=1, size=dataSize) +
  geom_text(data=LfLabels,aes(x,y,label=lab, fontface="bold"), vjust=0.5, hjust=0, size=4, size=titleSize) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = 0, xend = 2.5, yend = 5.5)) +
  theme_bare

## PLOT THEM BOTH IN A GRID SO THEY MATCH UP
grid.arrange(leftPanel,rightPanel, widths=c(1,3), ncol=2, nrow=1)

A: The issue is that in your right panel plot you first map a continuous value on x via geom_segment and afterwards a discrete value via geom_boxplot. To fix that you could add a scale_x_discrete at the start of your code. Additionally I fixed the minor issues related to vjust in geom_point and a duplicated size argument in one of your geom_text layers.
## BASIC PLOT
haz <- ggplot(hazardData, aes(factor(ID), HR)) +
  labs(x = NULL, y = NULL)

## RIGHT PANEL WITH LOG SCALE
rightPanel <- haz +
  ### Init the discrete x scale
  scale_x_discrete() +
  ###
  apply(hl_rows, 1, function(x) annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"], alpha = 0.4), as.numeric(x["ID"]) - 0.5, as.numeric(x["ID"]) + 0.5, -20, 20)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 1.5, yend = 1)) +
  geom_hline(aes(yintercept = 1), linetype = 2, linewidth = 0.5) +
  geom_boxplot(fill = boxColor, size = 0.5, alpha = 0.8) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  coord_flip() +
  geom_text(data = scaledata, aes(3, HR, label = HR), vjust = 0.5, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = RtLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, size = titleSize) +
  geom_text(data = hrlabels, aes(factor(ID), 4, label = lab), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = group_p, aes(factor(y), 11, label = P, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 6.5, label = P_S), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = LegendLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), hjust = 0.5, vjust = 1, size = titleSize) +
  geom_point(data = scaledata, aes(2.5, HR), shape = 3, size = 3) +
  geom_point(aes(2, 12), shape = 3, alpha = 0) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = 0, xend = 2.5, yend = 13)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 1.8), arrow = arrow(), linetype = 1, size = 1) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 0.2), arrow = arrow(), linetype = 1, size = 1) +
  theme_bare

## LEFT PANEL WITH NORMAL SCALE
leftPanel <- haz +
  apply(hl_rows, 1, function(x) annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"], alpha = 0.4), as.numeric(x["ID"]) - 0.5, as.numeric(x["ID"]) + 0.5, -20, 20)) +
  coord_flip(ylim = c(0, 5.5)) +
  geom_point(aes(x = factor(ID), y = 1), shape = 3, alpha = 0) +
  geom_text(data = group_p, aes(factor(y), 0.5, label = Group, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 1, label = Subgroup), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 5, label = NoP), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = LfLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = titleSize) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = 0, xend = 2.5, yend = 5.5)) +
  theme_bare

## PLOT THEM BOTH IN A GRID SO THEY MATCH UP
grid.arrange(leftPanel, rightPanel, widths = c(1, 3), ncol = 2, nrow = 1)

EDIT To get rid of the gap in your horizontal line and/or to extend the lines on the left and the right set yend=Inf and/or y=-Inf in the geom_segmentwhich draws the line.
library(gridExtra)
library(ggplot2)

## BASIC PLOT
haz <- ggplot(hazardData, aes(factor(ID), HR)) +
  labs(x = NULL, y = NULL)

## RIGHT PANEL WITH LOG SCALE
rightPanel <- haz +
  ### Init the discrete x scale
  scale_x_discrete() +
  ###
  apply(hl_rows, 1, function(x) annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"], alpha = 0.4), as.numeric(x["ID"]) - 0.5, as.numeric(x["ID"]) + 0.5, -20, 20)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 1.5, yend = 1)) +
  geom_hline(aes(yintercept = 1), linetype = 2, linewidth = 0.5) +
  geom_boxplot(fill = boxColor, size = 0.5, alpha = 0.8) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  coord_flip() +
  geom_text(data = scaledata, aes(3, HR, label = HR), vjust = 0.5, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = RtLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, size = titleSize) +
  geom_text(data = hrlabels, aes(factor(ID), 4, label = lab), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = group_p, aes(factor(y), 11, label = P, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 6.5, label = P_S), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = LegendLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), hjust = 0.5, vjust = 1, size = titleSize) +
  geom_point(data = scaledata, aes(2.5, HR), shape = 3, size = 3) +
  geom_point(aes(2, 12), shape = 3, alpha = 0) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = 0, xend = 2.5, yend = Inf)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 1.8), arrow = arrow(), linetype = 1, size = 1) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2, y = 1, xend = 2, yend = 0.2), arrow = arrow(), linetype = 1, size = 1) +
  theme_bare

## LEFT PANEL WITH NORMAL SCALE
leftPanel <- haz +
  apply(hl_rows, 1, function(x) annotation_custom(hl_rect(x["col"], alpha = 0.4), as.numeric(x["ID"]) - 0.5, as.numeric(x["ID"]) + 0.5, -20, 20)) +
  coord_flip(ylim = c(0, 5.5)) +
  geom_point(aes(x = factor(ID), y = 1), shape = 3, alpha = 0) +
  geom_text(data = group_p, aes(factor(y), 0.5, label = Group, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 1, label = Subgroup), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = groupData, aes(factor(ID), 5, label = NoP), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 1, size = dataSize) +
  geom_text(data = LfLabels, aes(x, y, label = lab, fontface = "bold"), vjust = 0.5, hjust = 0, size = titleSize) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 2.5, y = -Inf, xend = 2.5, yend = Inf)) +
  theme_bare

## PLOT THEM BOTH IN A GRID SO THEY MATCH UP
grid.arrange(leftPanel, rightPanel, widths = c(1, 3), ncol = 2, nrow = 1)


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Q: SFTP clients uploading files with too restrictive rights I have the following setup:

*

*Ubuntu 14.4 server offering SFTP service in a front-end area.

*External clients have the ability to upload files.

*A back-end process (on another server) tracks uploaded files, triggers some back-end tasks and modifies the files back according to the outcome of the tasks.

SFTP users have ownership of the files they upload. SFTP users and back-end process are members of the same group. With a umask of 0007, back-end process can access and modify these files.
However, some users upload files with 600'ish rights, making the back-end process unable to handle these files.
There are plenty of ways to restrict rights (umask, acl) but I could not find a way to automatically grant group access to files uploaded with too restrictive rights.
Is there a way to automatically transform files uploaded with 600 or 640 rights to 660?

A: This is common ever-green for sftp. From SuperUser:
Background
This is ever lasting problem of sftp and sharing files. It is because of the resulting permissions are based on the original permission of the file on the user side and umask (-u) argument is not forcing such permissions, but only stripping the unwanted permissions. This means that only if user tries to upload file with permission 0777, it is applied and stripped down to 0775. Otherwise it is just left as it was. For example if the user has file stored on his file system with permission 0700, it will appear also after upload as 0700.
Solution
Recently we solved this issue in Fedora by applying patch which is forcing exact permission of new uploaded files, which is based on this one:
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1844
This will be available in CentOS in few months, not sure about debian.
Workaround
There is no other elegant solution except some periodical running script (from cron), which is fixing the wrong permissions. It would be some one-liner in bash, but I guess you can think of some. I can elaborate on this more if you are interested.
Debian?
For debian-based systems, there is probably workaround using bindfs: Basically it mounts one directory into another and you can force all permissions to behave however you like.

A: Ok, I finally used iwatch.
/etc/default/iwatch:
START_DAEMON=true
CONFIG_FILE=/etc/iwatch/iwatch.xml

/etc/iwatch/iwatch.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "/etc/iwatch/iwatch.dtd" >

<config>
  <guard email="" name=""/>
  <watchlist>
    <title>Fix SFTP rights of uploaded files -- grant group access</title>
    <contactpoint email="" name=""/>
    <path type="recursive" alert="off" exec="chmod g+rw %f" events="close_write">/home/sftpusers</path>
  </watchlist>
</config>

Where /home/sftpusers is the place where sftp users have their home directories.
This way, each time a file has been uploaded (close_write triggered) by an sftp user, it gets instantly a chmod g+rw treatment.
This fixed my issue pretty well.


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