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Buyers stand behind a fence as they wait to enter an auction of government vehicles Beijing, March 18, 2015. The auction was held to sell off more than 100 high-end vehicles that were in use by public officials.
China's Leaders Are Poised to Strike a Blow to Its Legal System
by Stanley Lubman
Stanley Lubman
Stanley Lubman (AB, LLB, LLM, JSD, Columbia University) has specialized on China as scholar and practicing lawyer for over fifty years. He is Resident Lecturer (retired) and Research Associate at the...
President Xi Jinping has escalated China's war on corruption with a proposed new law that would expand the reach of the Chinese Communist Party in an unprecedented manner. Under current law, two formally separate entities deal with cases of corruption: A Party Commission that focuses on illegal and improper conduct by Party members, and China's judicial system and state agencies which handle corruption cases for everyone else.
The new law, which Xi announced in 2017, could go into effect as early as March 2018 and will be debated over the next two days at the Second Plenum of the Communist Party's Central Committee, which began yesterday. If it is enacted, the law will create one organization, a hierarchy of "Supervision Commissions," to investigate and punish extra-legally, unregulated by laws on criminal procedure, not only Party members, but also many millions of non-Party-members who work as state employees across a wide range of professions and positions.
All nations use law to implement policy. In nations that adopt the rule of law it is the supreme authority, but in China Party policy can take precedence.
Adoption of the new law would mark a significant departure from the separation between the Party and the justice system, which has existed since the creation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. It would shift a portion of prosecutorial authority away from the country's prosecutor's offices or Procuratorates (which are part of China's justice system) to Party organs unbound by the law, giving the Party new powers to punish Chinese citizens outside the formal legal system.
Currently, Party members suspected of corrupt conduct are investigated by the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and frequently detained extra-legally. If after investigation they are found guilty (many confess), local Party Inspection commissions decide whether to expel them from the Party and hand them over to the government for criminal prosecution or other punishment.
Under current law and practice, criminal bribery cases by non-Party members are investigated by the police and Procuratorates, and tried by the courts. Commercial bribery cases are investigated by the Antimonopoly Bureau and the Unfair Competition Bureau of the State Administration of Commerce (SAIC), which may impose administrative penalties or refer cases to the police or Procuratorate for criminal prosecution.
Before final review and vote by the National People's Congress (NPC), the draft law will be deliberated. The NPC will then debate an amendment to the Chinese Constitution granting constitutional status to the new Supervision Commissions. The Constitution is involved because the new law represents a novel blending of state and Party institutions which at present are, at least formally, separate from one another.
The new law will establish these main changes:
As described by Jeremy Daum for China Law Translate, the new Commissions will investigate "illegal and criminal misconduct" by any state employees, including not only government employees but managers of state-owned enterprises and "Personnel engaged in management in public education, scientific research, culture, health care, sports and other such units" as well as "Personnel engaged in collective affairs management at basic-level mass autonomous organizations."
All illegal conduct and offenses under criminal law previously investigated by the Procuratorate will be investigated by the Supervision Commissions and then, if criminal conduct is found, are to be handed over to the Procuratorate for prosecution. The Commissions will have powers like those of the police and Procuratorate, without being restrained by many protections provided by the Law on Criminal Procedure.
The Commissions will also have the power to recommend improvements in performance, and will be able to hold leadership accountable for problems.
Under current practice, any member of the Party may be detained for investigation to account for allegedly ill-gotten gains at a "designated location at a designated time"; the system is known as shuanggui, or "double designation." According to a 2016 report by Human Rights Watch, those summoned are often deprived of liberty for days, weeks, or months, during which time they are repeatedly interrogated and often tortured. Typically, this "ends when the official confesses to corruption or other alleged disciplinary violations." Then, in many cases, the subject of the interrogation is stripped of his or her Party affiliation and the case is generally transferred to the criminal justice system for prosecution.
The proposed new system, known as liuzhi ("detention in place" or "retention in custody"), would formally authorize extra-legal detention not only of 88 million Party members but also anyone who receives a salary from the government, a group of people that includes many millions of "public servants," not only government officials but managers in state-owned enterprises and people who work in a wide range of state-affiliated institutions. This form of detention would apply in "major or complicated" cases or in which flight or suicide, concealment or destruction of evidence, or other obstruction of investigation might occur. The Commissions would not be subject to the Criminal Procedure Law, which applies to operations of the police, prosecutors, and courts.
Jiang Ming'an, a professor at Peking University Law School, explained to the South China Morning Post that restricting detainees' legal representation was intended to compensate for the difficulty of collecting evidence in corruption cases. "These cases are heavily dependent on the suspect's confession," Jiang said. "If he remains silent under the advice of a lawyer, it would be very hard to crack the case." But he also cautioned, as the Post put it, that because liuzhi "broadened the targets of the anti-corruption crackdown," it "fueled fears of further abuse."
The problems inherent in the adoption of the new extra-legal system are made very clear by an official CCDI statement, that:
The Party's leadership and the socialist rule of law are in complete accord. We must avoid falling into "the trap of the law" [and] "the trap of democracy"; we can never place the two in opposition to one another, and in stressing the rule of law, avoid all mention of the leadership of the Party. For the Party's leadership to persist, we must show our colors, remain firm in our position, and absolutely not equivocate or fail to speak clearly.
It remains to be seen how broadly the new law, if implemented, will be applied in practice to non-Party state employees. This was possible in practice before the draft appeared, but the new law's applicability to them may increase the number of cases in which rules against corrupt or otherwise unethical conduct may be found to have been violated.
Notably, in these days of increased repression of dissent, prominent law professors have criticized the proposed Supervision Commissions publicly for not honoring the Party's oft-intoned commitment to the rule of law. One professor, speaking at a meeting of legal scholars, declared that "the powers of the supervision commission would be too broad, and it lacks official checks on its power."
Such open criticism is most significant because it comes at a time when the repression of criticism of Party-state policy is strong and increasing. Lawyers representing activists are already punished for vaguely defined offenses such as "inciting ethnic hatred" and "picking quarrels." The professors who have spoken out put themselves personally at risk for challenging the most recent manipulation of the law.
Only the Party can initiate the formal three-step legislative process required under the Constitution to bring the law into force, and it has already decided to proceed. After the period for public comment expired, on December 27 the Politburo announced it would convene the Second Plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the Party in January 2018. The principal item on the agenda for that meeting is discussion of proposals for amending the Chinese Constitution. The formal legislative process begins after the Central Committee decides on those proposals.
The Central Committee would submit the proposed amendments to the State Council and then, after discussion, they would be submitted to the NPC, together with the proposed Supervision Law, probably in early March. The NPC would then deliberate and adopt the proposed amendments. Changes other than "minimal" are not expected.
We can only speculate that some erosion of the criminal justice system is likely. Until the text of the new law is adopted, its applications beyond the scope of current separation of law-related state and Party functions cannot be predicted. This law imposes increased extra-legality and tighter control on Chinese society, which suggests the existence of a very high level of anxiety within the highest levels of the Party leadership about social unrest in Chinese society. It also echoes once again the recurrent emphasis in Party policy on reaffirming both Xi Jinping's central role in leading nation and Party—as well as a continuing tendency toward harsh repression that has marked his dominance.
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Politburo, Constitution, Law, Anti-Corruption, Corruption, Chinese Communist Party, Judicial System, Xi Jinping


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Family of bereaved suspect foul play; demand justice from Gurugram Police
Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN) | Publish Date: 6/28/2021 1:38:20 PM IST
Family of late 23-year-old Samuel Sangma, found dead inside his rented room in Gurugram, has alleged foul play and demanded justice from the authorities.
The family settled in Dimapur, recently suffered double-tragedy when two members died within a few days from each other in Haryana. It all began when Samuel's aunty- Rosy Sangma, who had been admitted to the ICU of a hospital in Gurugram, died after some staff allegedly fed her with "ice cream".
A video on social media alleged that Samuel was assaulted when he filmed the video while questioning the hospital authorities. The next day Samuel was found dead in his room. The body of Samuel, which arrived Dimapur Sunday, was laid to rest at Tinglijan, Garo village.
Taking to Nagaland Post, the father of Samuel Sangma urged upon the investigating officer of Delhi police and O.C. in-charge to investigate the matter and deliver justice.
He also appealed to all not to spread rumours, but extend support and cooperation to the family in their quest for justice.
The father stated that Samuel and his uncle took Rosy to the hospital after she complained of pain in her left arm and leg on June 23 early morning.
She was admitted to the ICU of the Alfaa hospital, Basai Goan Sector-10, Gurugram.
After treatment, he said the hospital staff assured that she was normal and would be get better. On learning about her improved condition, the uncle went out for meal while the nephew was asked to get medicines. On their return, the young man found out that the hospital staff were feeding her with ice cream. On seeing that, the uncle threw away the ice cream and demanded to know why was she fed with ice cream?
The father said his son(Samuel) was badly assaulted by some hospital staff when he took video shots with his mobile while questioning them as to why they fed Rosy with ice cream in the ICU?
Not long afterwards, Rosy died and instead of doing post mortem to ascertain the cause of death, the hospital arranged a mortuary van to carry the body without informing the relatives present there. The father has said the cause of death was certainly due to "medical negligence".
He said Samuel called up the family on June 25 morning to inform that he was not going to return home till justice was delivered.
The father said he and some family members tried to contact Samuel many times but there was no response. Another shock lay in store when it the family came to learn that Samuel was found dead in his rented room. The father said,the incident came to light only after some of the friends alerted the police and the family members.
Samuel's father refuses to believe that his son had committed suicide. He said his son was a brave boy who had stayed back to seek justice on the death of his aunty(Rosy). He said there was no marks around the neck and so death was not due to suicide. However, he said the lips were swollen and several bruises on the forehead and body.
The father of the deceased expressed gratitude to the Naga Students Union Delhi (NSUD) and Sumi Students Union Delhi (SSUD) for volunteering to provide assistance to the family.
Delhi-based social worker, J Maivio, who has been monitoring the incident, told Nagaland Post that the police have been conducting preliminary enquiry based on the statement given by the family and friends. Several complaints have been lodged with the Delhi police, he said.
All the evidences, documents and videos have been collected and handed over to the investigating officer probing the incidents, Maivio said, adding that post mortem report was awaited for carrying out fair investigation.
The police, student unions, special police from the North East region, Nagaland house Delhi and others who are part of the case were coordinating their efforts to pursue the case, he said.
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Why Wolfgang Van Halen Doesn't Cover Van Halen at His Shows
Martin Kielty Published: July 18, 2022
Wolfgang Van Halen addressed the accusation that he hates his dad's band Van Halen but that's not why he doesn't cover any of their songs at his Mammoth WVH shows.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the son of late guitar icon Eddie was at pains to explain that there was a small possibility it could happen in the future, but that doesn't mean it's a certainty.
"People are like, 'Oh, don't mention Van Halen. He hates Van Halen!'" Wolf said. "It's like, 'It's my fucking name! Why would I hate it? It's my dad! I love my dad! I was in the fucking band! I don't hate it at all. ... All I've ever said is I don't want to play Van Halen music at Mammoth shows. I'd rather bomb with my own stuff than gain attention for playing Dad's."
He recalled covering Alice in Chain's classic "Them Bones," noting that "before playing it, I would kind of tiptoe into it and be like, 'OK, we're gonna do a cover right now.' And everybody in there [whispered,] 'Van Halen!' And I was like, 'And I'm not gonna play a Van Halen song,' and you'd hear people go like, 'Aww.' … I'd be like, 'What, you don't think I love Van Halen?'
"I would always say that expecting to hear Van Halen at a Mammoth show is like expecting to hear Nirvana at a Foo Fighters concert. And getting pissed off that they didn't play Nirvana!" He allowed that had happened on a handful of occasions, but added, "I think my point still stands! Don't expect Van Halen from a Mammoth concert." Van Halen insisted he was "not opening the door" with his comments.
"If anything, the door is cracked very slightly," he said. "Just because you should never say never. But also don't take what I'm saying right now to go 'Oh, man, they're gonna play Van Halen!' I would say like if I happen to play one Van Halen song at one show in the next 15 years, don't come back to me like an asshole and go, 'Well, you said you hated Van Halen!'"
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Investors eligible for exclusive remedies: Arkansas court
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Principles and shareholders of a company convicted by the widow of employees killed in the job are entitled to exclusive rights determination of employee compensation in Arkansas. A state appeal court was held on Wednesday.
Myers v. Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. ., The Arkansas Appeal Court, Division 1 in Little Rock, confirmed in a decision 5-1 an Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, claiming that passive investors / shareholders are considered employers for the Arkansas workers' purposes of the Compensation Act.
In 2014, a Newport shooter employee, Arkansas-based steel maker Arkansas Steel Associates LLC, was killed at work when a lot of molten metal spilled and covered his body. The employer did not dispute that his death was work-related, and the insurer paid out death benefits to his widow.
The meadow left an erroneous death procedure against Arkansas Steel in the White County Circuit Court, but the company, which no longer exists, was dismissed from the action. A subsidiary of Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd., together with several other companies, was the main shareholder of Arkansas Steel at the time of the accident and was named in place. The jurisdiction of the Court was transferred to the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, which claimed that the parent company of the steel company, including Yamato Kogyo, was entitled to the exclusive right of the Compensation Act. The widow appealed the decision.
The appeal court in Arkansas confirmed the Commission's decision. The Court found that the Commission found that the other business entities named in wrongful deaths were employers for the purpose of the exclusive remedy clause since they were the principal or shareholder of Arkansas Steel. Although the widow argued that the entities were third parties that could be brought to work against the security of the workplace, the Appellate Court agreed with the Commission that the State word in Arkansas State Charter supports the Commission's conclusion that an "employer" includes its principals and shareholders. Since the widow had received benefits according to a workmate, she was "not allowed to sue the parent companies in damages for alleged workplace shortages," the appeal court said.
The Court also dismissed its arguments that the Arkansas statutes are unconstitutional, which is applied by the Commission because it "infringes immunity against a defendant who does not have a relationship with the victim." The Court of Appeal, however, noted that the Court has taken a "narrow picture" of attempting to seek harm beyond the exclusive legal action of the law and upheld the Arkansas Constitution.
In his opposition, Judge Phillip Whiteaker said he did not agree on the majority decision and that he did not believe that investors or shareholders were entitled to exclusive cure clause.
"I conclude that with the ordinary language of the state," principals "and" shareholders "enjoy the exclusive legal remedies for workers' compensation rules only when they" act as an employer "and not when they act as passive investors / shareholders," he wrote. in his trade-off.
Lawyers for the widow and investors did not immediately respond to the request for comment.


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Reduction of levy fee great news for Carlow Radio – Deering
Fine Gael TD Pat Deering, said local radio in Carlow will greatly benefit from the reduction in the broadcasting levy approved by cabinet this week.
"Irish people love listening to their local radio stations. They play an essential role in bringing our communities together, keeping us informed and entertained. I am very pleased at the reduction in the broadcasting levy approved by Cabinet this week.
"This reduction will reduce the broadcasting levy by up to 50% and we would expect that smaller community radio stations will be exempted altogether. This is a major boost for our local and regional independent radio stations, such as KCLR96FM.
"KCLR96FM provides a great local service and is an intrinsic part of our local community. Local radio keeps us connected with what's going on in the locality here in Carlow.
"Regulated broadcasters currently pay between €30,000 and €200,000 a year under the levy, and it has been a key commitment of Fine Gael to reduce it."
Reacting to the announcement, John Purcell, Chairman of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland also welcomed the reduction.
"The proposals accepted by Cabinet show that Fine Gael and Independent Government Ministers have not only an understanding but also an appreciation of the valuable public service contribution of independent radio stations throughout the country.
"The commitment to scrapping the burden of the broadcasting levy on independent radio stations was included in the Fine Gael election manifesto and confirmed by Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten."


My favorite pastime before I discovered sculpting was collecting bits and pieces of timber and then deciding what piece of furniture I could create from that timber rarely working to a preconceived plan. I have been sculpting wood for about 12 months.
I live by the sea at http://sunrise1770.com.au at Agnes Water, and am fortunate to have my own driftwood beach collection at my front door. Finding a piece of timber that I can work with is nearly as exciting for me as creating something from it. Nearby rivers and creeks to the south produce an abundant supply during the wet season as the logs are washed down the rivers and use our particular section of the coastline to beach themselves.
Imagine rescuing a three metre log to discover it was Huon Pine all the way from Tassie, or a four metre trunk that turned out to be Cyprus which in all probability has come from a long way inland. Each piece has its own story which I am enjoying adding another chapter to.


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Q: PHP POST Data to HTTPS Fail with 404 error! Even with (CURL, fopen and file_get_contents) All my efforts failed! I can't POST data to HTTPS Even by using CURL, fopen and file_get_contents!
I always getting a 404 error!
However, when I leech the page using GET method it open with no errors!
But when I using POST method for that page with its same URL it always fail with a 404 error!

My PHP code :
<?php
###########################################
    function curl_fopen_getContents( $functionName='curl', $method='GET' )
    {
        $post_data = http_build_query(array( 'a'   => '1' ));
        $cookies   = 'a=1';

        $opts = array('http' => array(
            'method'     => strtoupper($method),
            'header'     =>
                            "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"
                           ."Content-Length: " . strlen($post_data)."\r\n"
                           ."Cookie: $cookies\r\n",
            'content'    => $post_data,
            'timeout'    => 60
        ));
        $context = stream_context_create($opts);

        ///////////////////////////////////

        // you can decode it
        $https_url = 'my_url_here';

        if( $functionName=='fopen' )
        {
            $result = fopen($https_url, 'r', false, $context); @fpassthru($result); @fclose($result);
        }
        elseif( $functionName=='file_get_contents' )
        {
            $result = file_get_contents($https_url, false, $context);
        }else{
            $result = curl_post($https_url, $method, $post_data, $cookies);
        }
        return $result;
    }

###########################################

    function curl_post( $https_url, $method='GET', $post_data='', $cookies='' )
    {
        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,$https_url);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIE, $cookies);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
        #curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1);

        if( strtoupper($method) !='GET' )
        {
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data);
        }

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, 1);
        $data = curl_exec($ch); if(!$data){ $data=curl_error($ch); }
        curl_close($ch);
        return $data;
    }

###########################################

    /*
        curl_fopen_getContents( $functionName, $method );

        $functionName = curl/fopen/file_get_contents
        $method       = GET/POST
    */
    echo curl_fopen_getContents( 'curl', 'GET' );

###########################################
?>

Can you help please? Thanks Alot.

A: The problem was that I forget to pass some cookies..

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Q: pybuilder and pytest: cannot import source code when running tests so i have a project:
<root>
|- src
     |-main
         |-python
            |-data_merger
                |- common
                |- constans
                |- controller
                |- resources
                |- rest
     |-tests
         |-unittest
         |-integrationtest

data_merger is marked as root (I am using Pycharm).
This is part of my build file:
@init

def set_properties(project):
    project.set_property("dir_source_main_python", r"src\main\python\data_merger")
    project.set_property("dir_source_integrationtest_python", r"src\tests\integrationtest")
    project.set_property("dir_source_unittest_python", r"src\tests\unittest")
    project.set_property("unittest_module_glob", "*_test.py")
    project.set_property("unittest_test_method_prefix", "test_")
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_command",
    "py.test %s" % project.expand_path("$dir_source_unittest_python"))
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_propagate_stdout", True)
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_propagate_stderr", True)
    project.set_property("teamcity_output", True)

when I build my project i get the following error that it cannot import my source code:
 ←[1m[INFO] ←[0;0m  ERROR collecting src/tests/unittest/python/data_merger/controller/comparator_autom_params_test.py
←[1m[INFO] ←[0;0m src\tests\unittest\python\data_merger\controller\comparator_autom_params_test.py:6: in <module>
←[1m[INFO] ←[0;0m     from resources.diff_table import DiffTable
←[1m[INFO] ←[0;0m E   ImportError: No module named resources.diff_table

A: This is a known issue: https://github.com/pybuilder/pybuilder/issues/13.
I ended up using pytest-pythonpath. Here is the relevant part of my build.py :
from pybuilder.core import init, use_plugin

use_plugin("exec")
use_plugin("python.core")
use_plugin("python.unittest")

@init
def initialize(project):
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_command", "py.test %s" % project.expand_path("$dir_source_unittest_python"))
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_propagate_stdout", True)
    project.set_property("run_unit_tests_propagate_stderr", True)

And here is my pytest.ini :
[pytest]
python_paths = src/main/python

And now it works perfectly:
$ pyb run_unit_tests


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WENDY MURPHY: Mass. law gives rapists the right to be fathers at expense of victims and kids
Wendy Murphy
Feb 26, 2016 at 5:00 PM Feb 27, 2016 at 8:24 AM
The Massachusetts Legislature amended a domestic violence law to grant parental rights to convicted rapists who impregnate their victims. The unprecedented bill was passed two years ago and got no media attention either before or after Gov. Deval Patrick signed it into law in August 2014.
Lawmakers in this state – without informing their constituents – voted for a law that for the first time in Massachusetts history turned convicted "impregnation rapists" into "Daddies."
Some advocacy groups were aware of the bill, including the Women's Bar Association and Jane Doe, but they stayed silent.
Not a single elected official or advocacy organization objected even though the law empowers sex offenders to force their victims to appear in family court side-by-side, for years, so that a judge can determine whether it is in a child's "best interests" to have "visitation" with the man who raped the child's mommy. This is the law even if a 50-year-old guy is convicted of raping a 12-year-old child.
Under the new law, family courts are mandated to conduct "best interests" hearings, which means victims must submit to protracted, government-ordered unwanted legal proceedings with their attackers. And if the judge orders visitation, the victim can be ordered to co-parent with her attacker for up to 18 years. Imbuing convicted sex offenders with such "rights" allows them not only to control the lives of their victims, but also to impose substantial burdens on victims who will have to hire lawyers to protect themselves and their children, and spend time appearing in court over and over again to indulge and respond to the demands of their attackers. And make no mistake, many offenders will offer to give up their parental rights in exchange for the victim not reporting the crime to police, or asking for financial support to help raise the child. In any other context such deal-making would be called obstruction of justice.
Stranger still is that if the judge thinks there should be visitation on the grounds that raping the mother doesn't mean the guy can't be good father, a common ruling in family court, the victim has to somehow find a way to say to her child: "Sweetie – you have to go spend time with this man, even though you don't know him – because he attacked Mommy and got in trouble with the police and the judge said that because he did such a bad thing, he is allowed to be your daddy."
All the Commonwealth's senators who voted approved the bill, as did all the members of the House who voted. Not a single legislator voted against convicted rapists parental rights. Seriously.
Some 20,000 babies are born from rape every year in the United States, yet few states address whether impregnation rapists should be able to assert parental rights. Which means few lawmakers understand that rape-sperm is worth nothing on the fatherhood scale. Indeed, it is a weapon akin to a knife or a gun – not a font of fertility.
I wonder whether the Legislature would have felt differently about a bill to impose "fatherhood" on men whose sperm is stolen by women who use it to cause their own pregnancies. I'm guessing here, but I suspect the legislators would have though it poor public policy to allow women convicted of felony theft to be able to use their crime to force fatherhood on their non-consenting male victims.
Some lawmakers want to propose an amendment that would terminate parental rights upon proof of rape by clear and convincing evidence (75 percent proof). But that wouldn't help because there would still be a biological presumption of parental rights until a court rules otherwise. It's not asking a lot to expect our elected officials to create a legal presumption against rights for rapists, and to ensure that offenders, not victims, bear all legal burdens of proof.
Moreover, only a mere "preponderance" of evidence (51% proof) should suffice to prove sexual misconduct that causes childbirth because preponderance is the admissibility standard in family court for other harmful behaviors, such as drug dealing. When a totality of evidence amounts to clear and convincing proof of "unfitness," parental rights are forever terminated. Why would lawmakers want only sexual misconduct to be subjected to a higher degree of proof?
In a civilized society, we wouldn't need to codify the obvious – and we certainly wouldn't codify the obscene idea that rapists whose victims are ovulating at the time of the crime should be rewarded with the privilege of fatherhood. But then, in a civilized society, rapists wouldn't have lobbyists.
Wendy Murphy is adjunct professor of law at New England Law in Boston and a television legal analyst. A former prosecutor, Murphy specializes in the representation of crime victims in civil and criminal litigation. Her first book, "And Justice For Some," was released in paperback in 2013.
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ROME -- Located in the crowded Buffalota neighborhood north of Rome near a gigantic shopping center, the spires of a huge new Mormon temple make a striking addition to the Roman skyline. To be inaugurated in March, the 40,000-sq. foot building, under construction for a decade, covers 15 acres which include fountains and gardens. Inside is a roomy visitors center plus a family history center that will be open to the public. The entire temple is described as "religious and cultural center," . Of the 162 temples worldwide, this is the 12th to be built in Europe and the very largest; another is to be built in Portugal.
The Rome congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the formal name) vaunts 5,000 members while all told Italy hosts some 26,000, scattered in 100 congregations. The relationship with Italy began when a Sardinian immigrant to Boston, Mass., named Giuseppe Taranto, known in the US as "Joseph Toronto", was baptized there and then returned to Italy with two fellow American Mormons in 1849. These early Mormon missionaries were particularly active in Piedmont, where they made proselytes in the Waldensian territory.
In the visitors center is a wall-sized, five-panel stained-glass mural depicting scenes from the life of Christ. Under the direction of artist Tom Holdman, 25 skilled assistants cut by hand and installed 6,000 pieces of colored glass. Incorporated in these stunning panels are gold coins that date from Jerusalem in the time of Christ plus salt from the Dead Sea and a shell from the Sea of Galilee. In an adjacent rotunda are life-sized statues of Christ and the Twelve Apostles which replicate those created by the famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen for the Church of Our Lady in Denmark. Thorvalsen, who spent much of his life in Italy, is the only non-Catholic sculptor to have carved a funeral monument in St Peter's Basilica for Pope Pius Vii.
"The church is growing, and this new temple can be a determining factor in encouraging people to discover our church," said Elder Massimo De Feo. The aim is for the temple to be a place to know and to appreciate, he added. Unlike most Christian churches, the two spires soaring into the sky are not atop large places of worship. Inside are a series of fairly small rooms in which the aim appears to be a family-style friendship and intimacy. In its design energy efficiency including solar energy loomed large, with predicted savings of over 50% over building code minimums.
Speakers also made clear that a key goal is to demonstrate their activism in Italian civil society, including with helping migrants. In recent years the Mormon church has made conscientious efforts to work together in charity projects with other organizations in Italy, including the Vatican and Roman Catholic religious communities here. In 2015, 14,000 hygiene kits were prepared and distributed in collaboration with the Roman Catholic Sant'Egidio Community in Milan, Calabria, Palermo and Rome.
That same year the Mormons donated to the Italian Red Cross a camp kitchen for preparation of 900 meals daily for the needy. The following year another 6,000 hygiene kits were prepared and delivered for distribution to Sant'Egidio in Rome. by The Mormon youth organization in Venice prepared another 3,000 such kits -- they included diapers, toothpaste, soap, toiletries -- distributed to refugees arriving across the Alps into Italy. Packages of underwear and shoes went to the underprivileged in Rome, and aid to the victims of the Perugia earthquake zone in 2016.


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5 Wuxia Novels for March
Spring is taking its sweet time this year. The nights are still long, and so we've put together a few novels we've enjoyed reading this winter. Some of these you may be familiar with, but we hope you'll give the others a chance! In no particular order:
I Shall Seal the Heavens
Chapter count: 1616 chapters
Author: Er Gen
Tags: Exciting, Clever Protagonist, Dramatic
The protagonist, Meng Hao, is a troubled young scholar. After his parents' passing, he spent the majority of his inheritance on his tuition in the hopes of one day becoming a rich official. Starving and unable to pass the imperial exams, his fate is dramatically changed when he is kidnapped by an immortal. Suddenly forced to join the Reliance Sect, "I Shall Seal the Heavens" tells the tale of Meng Hao's unexpected rise to greatness as a cultivator in the Martial World.
This is a long story, and it takes some patience getting into. The author takes his time setting up plot points and exploring the dynamics of the Reliance Sect and the Martial World beyond it. Meng Hao begins his journey in the servant quarters, but doesn't stay there long. "I Shall Seal the Heavens" is a great read for those who enjoy a long read with clever protagonists.
Douluo Dalu
Chapter count: 336 chapters
Author: Tang Jia San Shao
Tags: Fantastical, Hard-Working Protagonist, Emotional
Also known as "Soul Land", "Douluo Dalu" tells the story of Tang San who - unable to bear the guilt of stealing his sect's secrets - throws himself from a cliff and is reborn in a new world. Realizing he still carries memories of his past life, Tang San decides to continue the teachings of his sect in this new world. Together with a group of dependable allies, Tang San fights against enemies old and new, and slowly establishes the mighty Tang Sect.
The world building in "Douluo Dalu" is very deep and features both a unique bestiary and power system. A large part of the fun of this series is getting to explore the continent and discover things with the main cast. The story spans a period of more than a decade, so the author really gets to flex their skills at creating a lot of growth and development over the course of their journey. Things that seem straightforward become much more dark as the author reveals things to the audience. "Douluo Dalu" has also been adapted to a live-action and an animated television series. This is a must-read for anyone that enjoys xianxia stories.
Desolate Era
Author: I Eat Tomatoes
Tags: Exciting, Fantastical, Dramatic
Ji Ning originally lived on Earth. His parents were well off, but Ji Ning never got to enjoy a comfortable, or even mundane, life. He was a sick child and spent the majority of his life in hospital beds. Unable to stand the monotony, Ji Ning creates a business online. Right before he passes away, he donates the money he's made to poor and sick children across the country. In the Netherworld, he discovers that this act of kindness has merited so much good karma that he's going to be reborn in Heaven as an immortal. Unfortunately, something goes wrong and, before he knows it, Ji Ning finds himself reborn in the Mortal Realm with his memories intact. With a healthy body and a mature mind, Ji Ning resolves to never be weak again.
I Eat Tomatoes is a very popular web-novelist whose other popular works include "Coiling Dragon" and "Stellar Transformation". Readers who enjoyed these series will enjoy "Desolate Era" as it follows similar themes in a fresh light. For those who haven't read anything by I Eat Tomatoes, this is a very solidly written xianxia series that will definitely leave you wanting more.
Legend of the Condor Hero
Chapter count: 40 chapters
Author: Jin Yong
Tags: Exciting, Romantic, Dramatic
Two sworn brothers and fathers-to-be, Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin, live peaceful lives in a quiet village. One day, Yang Tiexin's wife saves an injured warrior. This warrior, who turns out to be a prince, returns to destroy the village. In the scuffle, Guo Xiaotian is killed and Yang Tiexin goes missing. Yang Tiexin's wife is forced to marry the prince she saved and Guo Xiaotian's wife wanders into Mongolia. There, she gives birth to our protagonist, Guo Jing, who ends up being raised by Genghis Khan. "Legend of the Condor Hero" follows Guo Jing and his lover Huang Rong as they travel, meeting and learning from the greatest martial artists in the Martial World.
Jin Yong is widely considered to be the greatest modern wuxia writer. "Legend of the Condor Hero" alone was adapted into eight movies and ten television series - not to speak of the works it more loosely inspired. This is a very classic wuxia tale, and well worth the read.
Renegade Immortal
Tags: Dark, Antihero, Exciting
Unlike the other stories on this list, "Renegade Immortal" is the story of a boy with no talent. He was born sickly and spent the majority of his youth reading. When his uncle gets him an invitation to the exam recruiting students to an immortal sect, he leaves with confidence. Then he is told he has no talent. Perseverance doesn't save him. No one takes pity on him. Everything seems hopeless - until he finds a strange bead. Using the strange bead and his wits, the boy makes his way into the world of cultivation.
Er Gen is, like I Eat Tomatoes, a very popular web-novelist and the author of "I Shall Seal the Heavens". Unlike "I Shall Seal the Heavens", "Renegade Immortal" is a fairly dark story. The protagonist lives in a harsh world and he fights very hard to stay in it. For those who enjoy a more heavy plot, "Renegade Immortal" features deep and interesting character writing.
by S. Howie
Immortal Staff
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A POPULAR Langley chippy has been recognised as one of the best in the country.
CHIPPY extraordinaire ... Sotos Yiasoumis is delighted that his shop is in the top 100 in the country.
The Langley Friery on Wood Street is a seven-time winner of the prestigious Sea Fish Industry Auth-ority award, and has now been honoured in a new book that names the top 100 fish and chip shops in Great Britain.
In researching the book, author Tony Mudd visited countless chippys in Bri-tain, spending three or four hours in each, stringently checking the cleanliness and condition of the kitchens, customer service, and perhaps, more importantly, the quality of the food they serve.
Owner Sotos Yiasoumis said: "We're delighted that our hard work has led to us being in the top 100 fish and chip shops. The success is down to hard work and great support and service from the staff here. To be named in the book is a great achievement in a tough competition. The quality check took about three times longer than a health inspector does."
Champion chipper Sotos came to Britain from Cyprus in 1974, buying his first shop in Sale, before opening the Langley Friery 16 years ago. Only last year Sotos' much-loved status was confirmed after it was voted the best chip shop in the Middleton area by Guardian readers.


On the Monday, June 24th 8 O'Clock Buzz, host Brian Standing was joined by Jon Peacock, research director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, which runs the Wisconsin Budget Project. The Council has been informing the public of state spending effects for more than a century. What will the budget mean for our schools, unemployed workers and access to healthcare, among other budget provisions?


BOCA RATON, Fla. - A laser procedure eliminates redness resulting from rosacea and spider veins in just one treatment.
Years of too much fun in the South Florida sun left Karyn Premock with a common facial skin problem.
"When I turned 50, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, veins,'" said Premock.
Dr. Jacob Steiger, a plastic surgeon in Boca Raton, Fla., said facial redness and broken blood vessels can be a result of a skin condition called rosacea.
"It's still somewhat of a scientific dilemma as to exactly what is causing rosacea," said Steiger. "We know that it's common in certain cultures more than others, but it affects many people and many people are looking for a treatment for it."
To eliminate redness, Steiger is using a device called the Excel V Laser. The device delivers more energy than others, accomplishing in one treatment what it may take in five.
"It feels like a rubber band snapping up against your skin, then when it's finished, it burns for, I'm going to say 10 to 15 minutes, that it, and goes away," said Premock.
The laser can also target post-surgical bruising.
"You see it right in front of your eyes. It just wipes out the bruise and you don't see that with the IPL and pulse dye lasers," said Steiger.
Premock is so happy with the results that for the first time in years, she said she feels confident enough to leave the house without wearing makeup.
Because injections or topical anesthesia aren't necessary, treatment takes between 30 minutes. Laser sessions range in price from $200 to $400 depending on the size of the area being treated.


1. Summer is a long awaited gift. A time of decompression, reflection, & rejuvenation.
2. Summer in NOT totally relaxation & time off. Minds are a-whirling for the year ahead almost before decompression truly sets in.
It is in that gift of summertime (where 12 months have been jammed packed into 9-10 months of late night paper grading and weekend lesson planning) that a bounty of professional development can occur. Likewise, some amazing summer opportunities of workshops, conferences, continuing education classes, professional development, and books on bed stands or in Kindles, waiting to be read.
When & where: ongoing in many locations, just check the website of upcoming free one-day camps to find one near you.
What are some of your favorite summertime professional development offerings?


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The Grout Medic tile and grout cleaning franchise program supports you for the life of your business, with the aim of giving you every advantage in tapping into your area's market potential. With our professional National Call Center, comprehensive marketing program, industry partnerships and online supply ordering, you'll always have resources at your disposal.
Marketing is one of the biggest concerns for anyone starting a business, but our franchisees find that they're ahead of the curve with the backing of The Grout Medic brand. Our franchisees benefit from our experience with what works. Our programs are designed to help ease your transition from a start-up business to an established franchise.
Your Grout Medic franchise includes a comprehensive marketing system that helps you get your new business off to an optimal start.
Our marketing systems have been carefully refined to include everything an owner needs to maintain a Grout Medic franchise. All the collateral and support materials are professionally designed and printed so you'll project a winning image. Our promotional programs are tailored specifically for both residential and commercial markets so you'll win new customers right away. You get the added benefit of our relationship with several leading direct mail providers. National contract pricing reduces your advertising costs and the promotional efforts are coordinated via our corporate office to ensure your marketing activities are executed in a timely and professional fashion.
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Our Internet ordering system provides franchise owners with a convenient and cost-saving source for the products and materials needed to run a Grout Medic franchise. Franchise owners take advantage of our national buying power and negotiated discounts to receive products at a substantial savings. We want your time to be spent building your business and providing superior service, so our time is spent negotiating volume pricing; making supplies available at the lowest cost possible and thereby increasing the profitability of your franchise. Even if you need to place a rush order after business hours, our 24/7 online access makes it easy to keep pace with your growing business.
The Grout Medic is the grout and tile restoration expert of choice for many of the county's leading tile and grout manufacturers. As national service providers, each franchise has a valuable source of customer referrals. In addition, our partnerships with other well known and related service providers like Sherwin-Williams, ADP Group, Angie's List, Home Advisor, and TopFire Media give franchise owners an additional competitive edge when it comes to lead sourcing and lead sharing. Cooperative advertising, complementary Web promotion, and preferred provider status mean that your Grout Medic franchise is associated with a network of national partnerships that drives customer referrals in your local territory.
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Sarrah J. Woods is a writer from Charleston, West Virginia, USA. Between customers at her day job and during her off hours, she zealously fills her notebooks with essays, stories, and poems. She also adores reading and learning about literally anything, and one of her favorite areas of exploration is classic literature. Other pleasures in her life include laughing with her husband, cuddling with her cats, drinking tea and philosophizing about life with good friends, being in nature, knitting, enjoying a wide variety of music, and just pausing to be still.


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Replacement Hartsholme shuttle bus to run during Lincoln road closures
A number of buses have been secured for residents in the Hartsholme ward of Lincoln, whose services were initially cancelled for roadworks. As reported previously, a section of Skellingthorpe Road is to be closed for three consequtive weekends from Saturday, January 14 to allow for an access road to be built to a new 57-home…
By Emily Norton Associate Editor
A number of buses have been secured for residents in the Hartsholme ward of Lincoln, whose services were initially cancelled for roadworks.
As reported previously, a section of Skellingthorpe Road is to be closed for three consequtive weekends from Saturday, January 14 to allow for an access road to be built to a new 57-home housing estate.
The section of Skellingthorpe Road will be closed for three weekends from January 14.
Residents who relied on buses in and out of their neighbourhood faced being stranded during the weekends of the closure.
Hartsholme ward councillor Biff Bean has now said that a replacement shuttle on a reduced timetable has been agreed by Stagecoach and Westleigh Partnerships, who have partnered up to meet the costs for the service.
He said: "I was contacted by residents and spent yesterday speaking with Lincolnshire County Council, Stagecoach and Westleigh Partnerships, who are responsible for the site.
"Huge thanks goes to Dave Skeppel of Stagecoach and Mark Rockley of Westleigh Partnerships.
"They deserve a huge amount of credit for their part in putting on a shuttle bus service for the residents of Hartsholme, costing thousands of pounds for the free service.
"The county council said there were no funds available to help with this issue."
The service will run from Hartsholme estate to Birchwood Avenue on all three weekends at the following times:
Saturdays – buses will run from 7am till 7 pm at 20 mins intervals
Sundays – buses will run every 30 mins, linking up with the 08 and 38 past the hour bus
More information about stops and timings during this period can be found on the Stagecoach East Midlands website.
Mark Rockley, Surveying Director at Westleigh, said: "We are carrying out some important works over January, which will enable residents on our affordable housing development to access Skellingthorpe Road.
"We have sought at every stage to limit any inconvenience to existing local residents, including the decision to schedule the work for weekends to avoid any impact on the school run.
"Following discussions with Cllr Bean, and having listened to some of the concerns raised locally, we were pleased to help facilitate a shuttle bus service, which will maintain access to Lincoln city centre via public transport throughout the duration of the weekend works."
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/**
 * \file Connector.hpp
 * \author Candice Bentejac, Samuel Magness
 * \date November 20, 2015
 * \brief Header for the Connector class.
 */

#ifndef _CONNECTOR_HPP_
#define _CONNECTOR_HPP_

#include "Base.hpp"

class Connector
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Connector constructor.
     * \param string r the representation of the connector.
     * \param bool success the boolean that indicates whether the connector
     * needs the success of the previous instruction to execute the next one.
     * \param int p the precedence level of the connector.
     * \return A new Connector object.
     */
    Connector(std::string r, bool success, int p);
    /**
     * \brief Connector destructor.
     */
    ~Connector();

    /**
     * \brief Returns the string representation of the connector.
     * \return The Connector representation.
     */
    std::string getRepresentation();
    /**
     * \brief Returns the precedence value of the connector.
     * \return The int value.
     */
    int getPrecedence();
    /**
     * \brief Sets the string representation of the connector.
     * \param string r the new representation of the connector.
     */
    void setRepresentation(std::string r);
    /**
     * \brief Indicates if the connector needs the previous instruction
     * to have succeeded to run the next one.
     * \return A boolean: false if the success is not needed; true if it is.
     */
    bool getNeedSuccess();
    /**
     * \brief Sets the "needs success of the previous instruction" condition.
     * \param bool success: false if the success is not needed; true if it is.
     */
    void setNeedSuccess(bool success);

  protected:
    /**
     * \brief String representation of the connector.
     */
    std::string representation;
    /**
     * \brief "Needs success of the previous instruction" condition.
     */
    bool needSuccess;
    /**
     * \brief Int representation of connector's level of precedence.
     */
    int precedence;
};

#endif

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Capturing Robocopy Metrics: Scanning the Log File.
This year in my workgroup we are focusing on capturing metrics on the tasks that we do, and one thing that we do a great amount of is file replication. Whether we are replacing a server, and need to move all of the data to another server, or are simply load balancing the available space on a server's data disks, we use Robocopy for the data replication. Robocopy has a host of features that make it our default copy tool, but the one that relates to our discussion today is its logging capability.
As stated above, part of the metrics focus for the year is to capture the amount of data the we are replicating. The primary method for capturing replication metrics is to parse the Robocopy logs we generate when we perform our daily replications. Using Regular-Expressions, and PowerShell, this blog post will examine a method for extracting the text needed for our metrics. The script file being discussed in this post is called Scan-RobocopyLogs.ps1; it and the test Robocopy log file we are scanning can be downloaded from my Box folder here.To get started here is an image of a Robocopy log file. In this particular screenshot very little new data was discovered, so the amount of files shown as moved is pretty small.
I have renamed the names of the servers in the text file to keep anybody in my company from getting nervous. So it is not an original Robocopy output file, but the values are still valid.
You will see a total of four files marked as either 'New File' or 'Newer'. On a busy day, or a first time replication, many thousands of files could be potentially displayed. This is an incremental replication, and only those files that have been added or changed are actually copied.
Robocopy summary information is contained in the red rectangle that I have overlaid onto the image of the log file. This red bordered area will be the primary focus of the metrics parsing.
In the red rectangle the data is presented in rows called Dirs, Files, Bytes, Times, Speed, and Ended. Also you should notice several columns labelled Total, Copied, Skipped, Mismatch, Failed, and Extras. Notice the number of Copied-Files is 4, and the number of of Skipped-Files is 30916. If any files had not been successfully replicated they would have been listed in the Failed-Files number. So that is the general description of the log file. Now on to the parsing.
Notice that we are capturing a wide variety of data from the text in the log file. As we convert the data into objects it becomes much more useful than plain text: now we can perform mathematical functions, and use the data to feed database tables. So how do we capture and convert this text from a log file into objects? Regular-Expressions!
A lot of information is available on Regular-Expressions (known here after as RegEx). There are many methods to perform the type of RegEx filtering we are doing here. As I write scripts for our team at work, I try to be verbose in the way I do things to make the script readily understandable for all team members. So, the following can be done in a more succinct manner, but I chose this implementation for the sake of clarity. If you downloaded the file previously using the Box link provided above, you can follow along with this general line by line discussion.
Lines 1 – 10: The parameter input for the script. Only 1 parameter is used, -FilePath provides the full path to the log file being scanned.
Lines 15 – 42: Set up the local folder values, and setup the error logging mechanism.
Lines 45 – 51: Set up global variables for use in the script.
Lines 53 – 69: Create an object to hold the values parsed from the text read from the log file.
Lines 71: Test to see if the path to the log file is valid.
Lines 73 – 92: A function to clear the contents of the parsed text data object.
Lines 94 – 110: Set the values in the data object to 'Logfile Corrupted'. This will be used when a log file has been found to be badly formatted. This will occur when a log file is being written to simultaneously by multiple Robocopy sessions.
Lines 112: Read the contents of the log file, and store them into $roboCopyStr.
Lines 113 – 276: Loop to read through each line ($line) of the value stored in $roboCopyStr. When the text in $line matches various RegEx statements it will be assigned as a value for a property in the data object.
The following table is a summary of the RegEx matches used in this script. They are accompanied by an example of the type of text they are looking for, and the variable within the script that is affected. The 'Regular Expression' column in Table 1 should be compared to Lines 113 – 276 of the script.
Table 1: RegExs and Their Affect in This Script.
Line 278: When each line of $roboCopyStr has been read the For loop is exited. The each parsed line of the read text that has matched one of the RegEx expressions has been stored into the data object $dataColl, or one of the other variables: $sourceServer,$sourceDrive,$targetServer,$targetDrive, and $replicatingSysAdmin.
Looking at the output of Fig 3, you can see that when we run the script it provides several valuable pieces of information that were parsed from the log file. The output from this script is intended to be used as the return data from a call in another script.
Today I am feeling ambitious, and I would like to launch a multi-post series on some of the work we are doing this year. Part of our requirements for the year are to capture the metrics that we create for the daily tasks that we do. My first effort toward that end has been to create a process for tracking the amount and sizes of files that we move as part of our daily load balancing or server migration replications.
Capturing Robocopy Metrics: Scanning the Log File. Using regular expressions to parse a Robocopy log file; doing this to extract the amount of data moved, and to count any errors to indicate any replication failures.
Capturing Robocopy Metrics: Setting Up the Replication Log. This is will be a look into the Robocopy template that we use. This is something that we have tweaked and nudged over the years, and I think we have a great replication process in place.
Capturing Robocopy Metrics: Uploading the Results to a Database. Take the results from the Robocopy log files, and add them into an SQL database.
Capturing Robocopy Metrics: Displaying the Results with Cold Fusion. The final output. Display the Robocopy replication metrics in a Cold Fusion page. This will work with a standard HTML page, but we are applying the results to a Cold Fusion server.
I'm looking forward to sharing my results with you, and welcome any comments and suggestions you would like to present.
Continual Ping of a Computer with an Alert When Successful.


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«Одни» — советский короткометражный фильм 1966 года по одноимённому рассказу Василия Шукшина.

Сюжет
Сорок лет прожили в браке простые деревенские люди Антип и Марфа, двенадцать детей подняли, шестерых забрала война, но теперь в доме они одни. Марфа — строгая, хозяйственная женщина, Антип — мужик работящий, колхозный шорник, искусный в своём деле, изредка берущий в руки балалайку — единственную отдушину в трудовых буднях Антипа и… единственный предмет ревности строгой Марфы. За балалайку, по мнению Марфы только отнимающей у мужа время, Антипу и придётся настрадаться и натерпеться, и не от врагов, а от односельчан, родственников и собственной жены…

В ролях
 Павел Кормунин — Антип
 Мария Виноградова — Марфа

В эпизодах: Е. Вольская (жена Устина), А. Заботин, И. Заботин, И. Косых, В. Трифонов, Н. Юдин (возница), Г. Шаповалов.

Музыкальный консультант фильма и исполнитель на балалайке — балалаечник-виртуоз Михаил Рожков.

О фильме
Фильм является дипломной ВГИКовской работой двух выпускников режиссёрского факультета Леонида Головни и Александра Сурина, художественный руководитель — Ефим Дзиган.
Объектом исследований стала природа человеческой личности. Готовясь к дипломной работе вместе со своим другом, тоже выпускником режиссёрского факультета Александром Суриным, Леонид обсуждал замысел будущего фильма. Хотелось, чтобы это был глубоко национальный кинорассказ о прекрасной и щедрой душе, о широте и сложности русского характера. Нашли великолепную основу для сценария — рассказ молодого писателя Василия Шукшина.

Фильм снят по одноимённому рассказу Василия Шукшина, впервые опубликованном в журнале «Новый мир» (№ 2, 1963), и в том же году вошедший в первый сборник его рассказов «Сельские жители», вышедший в московском издательстве «Молодая гвардия», рассказ «Одни» является центральным рассказом сборника.

Cценарий написан самим Шукшиным в 1965 году, писатель переработал текст для кинематографа и дополнил некоторыми новыми сценами, например, эпизодом с пленными японцами, занятыми на строительстве домов и дорог, по мнению литературоведов таким образом им был установлен локальный маркер характерных реалий послевоенного Алтая — малой родины Шукшина.

Эта первая экранизация произведений Василия Шукшина, и одна из трёх ему прижизненных, наряду с фильмами «Конец Любавиных» (1971) и «Сапожки» (1972), не считая снятых им самим фильмов и снятого по его сценарию фильма «Пришёл солдат с фронта» (1971).

Актриса Мария Виноградова говорила, что Шукшин приходил смотреть отснятый материал, и сказал, что ему понравилась её работа, и позже взял её на роль в фильме «Калина красная».

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 Одни // Советские художественные фильмы: 1966—1967. — М.: Нива России, 1995. — стр. 78
 Одни // Показывает «Мосфильм»/ Московская киностудия «Мосфильм». — М.: Искусство, 1967. — 115 с. — стр. 76
 Одни // Василий Шукшин — жизнь в кино. — Гос. музей истории литературы, искусства и культуры Алтая, 2009—350 с.

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Propelling Change: A Venture Philanthropy Shop Gets Behind Progressive Organizing
December 10, 2017 / David Callahan
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During the first years after Sarah Williams and Jeremy Mindich co-founded Propel Capital in 2008, they focused mostly on backing social entrepreneurs trying to scale new solutions to pressing problems, both in the U.S. and globally. They embraced a venture investing mindset, borrowing ideas and language from the VC world—like the importance of providing patient, early-stage growth capital and offering hands-on help to startups. They described their grants and investments as a "portfolio."
In other words, Propel Capital looked and acted like other venture philanthropy shops that have popped up in the past twenty years—places like New Profit and NewSchool Ventures. By focusing on scaling innovation in the social sector and embracing risk, these intermediary funders have drawn support from new donors in the business world, especially tech and finance.
At the same time, venture philanthropy firms kept their distance from traditional kinds of liberal advocacy work. The language of these outfits has been technocratic and non-ideological. They've defined social entrepreneurship mainly in terms of problem-solving. They've rarely talked explicitly about overturning power hierarchies of class and race, or the all-important arena of political combat.
For a long time, the Brooklyn-based Propel Capital positioned itself in much the same safe way. But that was then.
Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks "to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance."
The fund has invested $1 million this year and will spend an additional $2 million in 2018.
"Supported by technology and national armies of volunteers with an unambiguous desire for change, these local mobilization efforts will be the driving force behind a major progressive rebound in 2018 and beyond," said Sarah Williams, co-founder and CEO of Propel Capital. "With additional funding and coordination among like-minded groups, these organizations will have the power to lead a generational transformation in American electoral politics. That's why we're moving our resources now—not in six or nine months."
The fund will move quickly to support partners leading up to the crucial 2018 mid-term election, which will determine party control of Congress and the 2020 presidential contest.
So how did Propel Capital come to chart this new path?
Well, in part, this is a familiar story of donors feeling compelled to change tactics by the rise of Donald Trump. But as Williams told me, Propel Capital's funding had already been evolving before 2016 election. "This is a new portfolio for us," she said of the democracy fund. "But it's very much in line with who we are."
Williams describes herself as a lifelong activist, who did organizing work around HIV/AIDS and reproductive rights before starting a career in philanthropy that's included extensive consulting and helping to create the Pfizer Foundation, the charitable arm of the pharma giant. Mindich has a background in finance (and is the donor behind Propel Democracy), but he was a freelance journalist before that and has been involved in other progressive causes. He's also been a huge contributor to the Democratic Party and MoveOn.org in recent years.
Propel's shift began a few years ago, when it started supporting work on criminal justice reform and became a leading funder of the campaign to close Riker's Island, the troubled New York City jail. Its Propel Justice portfolio includes such organizations as JustLeadership USA and More Just NYC. It's also supported the Working Families Party, a major force in progressive politics in New York State.
Like other donors these days, Williams and Mindich believe that traditional grantmaking has limits, and Propel Capital long been involved in impact investing. As they turned to the policy arena, they also saw the importance of giving to 501(c)(4) and 527 groups. That money tends to be far more scarce in progressive funding circles, but is critical to securing major wins, including through ballot initiatives. In the summer of 2016, Williams and Mindich created an LLC so Propel would have more flexibility in how it moved funds and motivated change—not just on criminal justice, but around the broader challenge of economic inequality.
"Then the election happened," said Williams. "And we really decided to double down on the progressive organizing work."
In ramping up in this space, Propel is drawing on some of the same principles that have guided its investing from the start. Williams said that the kind of funding it's always provided—multi-year general support—is badly needed to bolster grassroots advocacy efforts. "That's very much what these progressive organizing groups want," she said. "That kind of growth capital is really valuable."
One reason for the importance of such funding is that organizing groups often need to pivot quickly and be nimble, she said. They can't be locked into a rigid set of activities and deliverables dictated by program grants.
The inaugural grantees of the Propel Democracy fund include Color of Change PAC for work to increase black voter turnout; the Electoral Justice Project – the Movement for Black Lives, for efforts to bolster black-led grassroots groups; and New Media Ventures Resist and Rebuild Innovation Fund, which is focused on the media side of building a more inclusive democracy.
If you look at the full range of groups that Propel Capital is now supporting, it includes quite a few other hard-hitting activist groups on the left. But as far as Sarah Williams is concerned, the fund is still in the business of backing social entrepreneurs. Many of the groups it's backing are early-stage ventures led by driven, creative leaders determined to improve society, and who bring a "systems change lens" to their work. Williams said, "What we think of as social entrepreneurs, we see a lot of in the progressive organizing space."
That's a great point, and one that will resonate with anyone who's hung around this world. Social movements have produced any number of highly entrepreneurial leaders, going back to the abolitionists. And there's a strong case that these kinds of change agents—those attuned to power and animated by fiercely held values along with, yes, ideology—have been far more effective at reshaping society than those who embrace a narrower problem-solving approach. Historically, large-scale shifts in norms, policy and systems have tended to flow from the success of social movements as opposed to other kinds of actors.
But this isn't generally where the grant money flows, at least from today's newer donors. In recent years, many philanthropists have favored social entrepreneurs, narrowly defined, who are tinkering at the edges of structural inequities—and aren't threatening to a donor class that's benefitted enormously from the existing system.
But achieving deeper change requires backing what we might call social movement entrepreneurs—those keen to challenge entrenched power arrangements and to influence the gut-level values that so often drive political behavior. For some donors, Trump's election has been a wake-up call in that regard.
Propel Capital isn't the only example of an equity-minded funder that's lately swung behind edgier approaches, as we've been reporting. Other newcomers to progressive organizing have also supported grassroots advocacy and movement building with a strong sense of urgency. In fact, as Williams tells it, there's not a moment to lose—donors need to act now to capitalize on the momentum that's been building during Trump's first year in office.
"While the Democratic Party has struggled to define its vision after 2016, grassroots groups are already busy mobilizing for the future," she said. "This year's sweeping victories in Virginia point to the importance of harnessing the new electoral energy and investing deeply in organizing to build a broad coalition of progressives, communities of color, millennials and working-class people."
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Hello! Is anyone able to make a quality midi recording of this piece? I can't pay, but I can give credit on my Youtube. I know it's too much to ask for but I could use the help since I don't have any good software myself to make it.
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After 6 years of absence I finally came up with some new scores and also "improved" the old. Feel free to comment. I never studied music with a tutor nor had any musical lessons due to my medicine studies.
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Hey everyone, I hope this finds you well. I'm on the verge of hopefully purchasing a JWPepper My Score account to start publishing some of my concert band work. But before then, I hear see what you think! All comments are appreciated!
Getting your work played is the goal of any composer out there. With prescribed lists for state-level contests and competition with well-established composers, it really is hard for a lot of emerging composers to get their work played and start to build their name.
As every ensemble needs to develop their sight-reading skills, this presents a unique opportunity for composers to start to get their work out there and actually played.
I propose to create a collection of works of Musescore.com members made available to band directors for the specific purpose of sight reading. I will actively promote this collection to band directors through a number of channels and partnerships.
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i am a tenor saxophone player and am looking for a classical solo with piano accompaniment. I am high school level and can play pretty much anything that isnt outrageous. Thanks!
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I made this piece a little less than a year ago but it is very repetitive and I need help adding a little flare!
I've been in music for around 1 1/2 years and finally got around to making something.
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If anyone could critique my new (and first) original concert band piece titled "wheels of relentlessness," that would be highly appreciated. If you can, please share anything i can do to improve my composing abilities in the future. Thank you.
Danny Elfman 2001 Suite (1 hour music) like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MGndIgeoDI ... but I need the full Suite.
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The Carolina Panthers usually get a day off following a game, but not this week.
After beating the top-seeded Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, to move into a tie for first place in the NFC South, coach Ron Rivera decided to scrap the down time.
The Panthers playoff hopes, looking dismal following the loss at New Orleans two weeks ago, now seem to have improved. Instead of making up two games on the Saints in four weeks, the Panthers now need to just pull ahead in the final three weeks to take the division, a task that seems much more manageable, especially considering the team has two home games over that span.
The team seems to be coming together for the stretch run. The loss in New Orleans has been the only blemish as the team has won six of its last seven. The win over then 10-2 Minnesota was particularly impressive. The Panthers built an early lead on the Vikings, then responded when Minnesota managed to tie the score late.
The Panthers have elevated their play, in part because the team is getting several veterans back just in time.
Ryan Kalil: The five-time Pro Bowl center suffered a neck injury early this season, which had kept him out of 10 of the team's first 12 games. He returned against the Vikings and went the distance. His presence lifted the performance level of the entire offense.
After reviewing the game film, Rivera decided that the team didn't just benefit from Kalil's presence. The veteran center can still play a little bit.
Which brings us to the next resurrected veteran.
Jonathan Stewart: Unlike Kalil, the veteran running back didn't suffer an injury. He just struggled with production early in the season. He seemed to struggle sharing carries with rookie Christian McCaffrey early in the season, before the two players found their own niche. Against Philadelphia, he rushed just eight times for negative four yards. Against Atlanta, he lost two fumbles early in the game.
Stewart has found his legs of late, rushing for more than 100 yards twice in the last four games. Against Minnesota, he broke off a 60-yard touchdown run and scored three times in a game for the first time in his career.
Just as Stewart seems to get stronger as the game goes on, he's peaking as the season nears an end.
Greg Olsen: The All-Pro tight end has returned from a broken foot that landed him on injured reserve. There was a scary moment in the Minnesota game, when he rolled the ankle and had to limp off the field, but Olsen returned to the game.
Olsen didn't have a catch and was only targeted once in the game, but Rivera blamed that on quarterback Cam Newton looking elsewhere.
In other words, the Panthers may not be done getting a boost from a returning vet. That fits in perfectly with Rivera's approach to the stretch run.