As any vegan knows, sometimes things can get a little challenging – and other time, you can't imagine not being on a vegan diet. Sometimes the only thing for it is to take to social media. Read on for some tweets that every vegan will relate to.
1. When resisting temptation becomes second nature.
3. When sometimes you can't have what you want and it stings.
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12. And when sometimes you just need to be snarky.
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15. But really, you wouldn't have it any other way.
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Djurgården/Älvsjö has today been negotiating the conditions for the transfer of Norwegian goalkeeper legend Bente Nordby and Danish international defender Dorte Dalum Jensen with their financially stricken Norwegian club Asker FK. Asker, that today recieved the anticipated decision from the Norwegian FA's licensing board that this year's Norwegian Cup winners does not qualify for a licence for the 2006 season, seems ready to part with Nordby and Dalum Jensen, but wants to get as much money out of the deal as possible. Asker's price for Nordby's contract alone is rumoured to be somewhere close to NOK 100,000. The negotiations are set to continue tomorrow.
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Uncle Sam to pay $133 million to protect OPM hack victims
Computer hackers have taken over, in popular culture as well as in real-life situations adversely affecting the lives of millions of individuals.
And we're all paying the price.
Hacker extraordinaire Eliot Alderson, played by Rami Malek in USA Network's hit show Mr. Robot, crashed the computer system of Evil Corp. to free billions of global consumers from the giant company's financial clutches. Real-life hackers aren't as benevolent, generally opting to take over individuals' identities to access their bank and credit accounts. (Photo courtesy USA Network)
The latest case in point is Uncle Sam's decision to pay more than $133 million to provide identity theft protection services to the 21.5 million people whose personal information was stolen in the hack of the Office of Personnel Management.
More ID theft help for OPM victims: The contract, negotiated by the OPM and the Defense Department with Identity Theft Guard Solutions LLC, covers the first of three years of ID theft protection OPM has promised.
Exercising the contract option for the additional two years of coverage will bring the total cost to $329.8 million. The Pentagon will cover most of the contract cost.
The Portland, Oregon-based company, which operates as ID Experts, will provide the hack victims and their dependent minor children three years of free credit monitoring, identity monitoring, identity theft insurance and identity restoration services.
This new ID protection agreement comes on the heels of the June deal in which the federal government paid about $20 million to offer 18 months of protection services from CSID to the 4.2 million current and former federal employees, including me, whose data was compromised by the OPM data breach.
Letters have already been sent to the original 4-plus million individuals who are getting free CSID services. OPM and DoD say letters to the additional millions who will receive ID Experts protection will start going out at the end of September.
Tax-free ID theft protection: The good news, as the Internal Revenue Service announced earlier, is that folks who get the free identity theft protection services won't face any tax consequences.
The bad news is that they still have to worry about the prospect that their lives could be upended by crooks.
"Millions of individuals, through no fault of their own, had their personal information stolen and we're committed to standing by them, supporting them, and protecting them against further victimization," said Beth Cobert, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management in announcing the latest identity theft services contract.
"And as someone whose own information was stolen," added Cobert, "I completely understand the concern and frustration people are feeling."
Oversight chair is tax ID theft victim: Someone else who knows the emotional toll of having his identity stolen is Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
The stolen identity problems for the Republican U.S. Representative from Utah, however, don't appear to come from the OPM hack. Chaffetz was, like millions of others, simply the victim of tax identity thieves.
As I noted in today's post at Bankrate Taxes Blog, Chaffetz learned earlier this year that he was a tax ID theft victim when he tried to e-file his tax return. He was informed that a 1040 with his name and Social Security number already had been sent to the IRS.
Chaffetz's situation is not unusual, but is it proof that the tax gods have a wickedly ironic sense of humor.
Chaffetz is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In that post, he's been a thorn in the IRS' side about, among other things, how it deals with taxpayer identity theft.
His overall dissatisfaction with the federal tax collection agency has led him to call for the firing of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
One person, one critical vote: Also last this week at my other tax blog, I looked at a proposed tax hike vote in one Missouri city that truly depended on one vote.
Businesses in a Columbia, Missouri, community improvement district, or CID, wanted to raise their sales tax by half a cent. They thought the CID was set up so that they could vote.
However, just before they were to vote, officials found that a lone individual lived in the CID. And state law says that individuals -- or in this case, one individual -- get final say on tax changes. If the resident wasn't there, which is what designers of the CID had planned, then the business owners would have been able to vote.
Rather than risking that the single resident would nix the tax hike, the CID canceled the sales tax vote.
Remember this story the next time you think about not going to the polls, be it for a local, state or national election. Every. Vote. Does. Count.
I usually post my other tax thoughts over at Bankrate on Tuesdays and Thursdays and then blog about them the following weekend. But the news of Uncle Sam's latest identity theft protection services contract caught my eye today -- plus, I'm still reeling from the season finale of Mr. Robot and wanted to use that photo -- so I'm sharing my other blogs' items early.
As a bonus, that means you and I will have a little more tax-free time during the upcoming long Labor Day weekend!
You also might find these items of interest:
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IRS working with tax industry, states to upgrade security
Uncle Sam could use hacking skills of TV's tech savvy characters
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Tips for first-time filers — Welcome to the tax paying club! The only initiation rite for this large society is filling out your first Form 1040. These tips for first-time taxpayers can make the process a little less intimidating. Even if you're a tax veteran, check them out; some of the advice applies to all us filers. (Jan. 24, 2023)
The 2023 Tax Tips offer ways to file your annual return, along with post-filing advice, important tax news and, of course, ways to cut your current tax year bill. You'll find the monthly assemblages on their own respective pages: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Remember, tax tasks and tips don't stop after you file your annual return!
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Happy New Tax Year! Are you ready to file your 2022 tax return? Me neither. But at least this year we're getting some extra time to file and pay any tax we owe. Even better, it's not COVID-19 pandemic related. Tax Day 2023 is Tuesday, April 18. This later date is because April 15, 2023, is on Saturday, and the next business day, Monday, April 17, is Emancipation Day.
When this Washington, D.C., holiday falls on the day our federal taxes are due, it bumps Tax Day nationwide to the next business day. So this year, we have until Tuesday, April 18, to finish our federal forms and, if we find we owe, come up with the money for Uncle Sam. The states that follow the federal tax calendar, which is most of them, also tend to abide by this date change.
The countdown clock below should help us from missing out on making important tax-saving moves the rest of this year. Plus, the Tax Moves below the counter will list some timely tasks to take care this first month of 2023, and each of the remaining 11 when they arrive. They'll speed by quickly when you're having tax fun!
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Hello 2023! I cannot tell you how happy I am to see you! I know, I said that about 2021 and 2022, but I really, really mean it. And I'm hoping you reciprocate, you brand spanking new year, on the personal front by letting go of COVID-19, and, on the tax side, by making this the year that taxes also get back to normal. Don't laugh. A gal can hope!
Jan. 1: Once more for the official date — Happy New Year! One way to make things more enjoyable on the tax front is to get organized this month. Early this month. It will help you keep track of the myriad tax documents — W-2 earnings statements, 1099 forms, charitable donation receipts, year-end account statements — that will soon be on their way to your email or snail mail box. You'll need those (and more) to file your 2022 tax return as soon as the Internal Revenue Service starts accepting them.
Jan. 3: It's the first official work day of 2023. It's also a deadline for employers, including those who are self-employed, who took advantage of the COVID relief option in 2021 to defer the employer's portion of the Social Security payroll tax; that's 6.2 percent of each worker's wages. If you didn't remit thr taxes before the end of December, today is the absolute final due date for paying the balance of those postponed tax collections.
Jan. 6: It's Friday, the end of the first holiday-shortened work week of 2023. Even though most of us are thinking about filing our 2022 returns when the IRS opens filing season later this month, we also need to start our 2023 tax planning. Start with the inflation adjustments that apply to a variety of tax situations. You can find this year's figures in the ol' blog's 10-part tax inflation series.
Jan. 9: Tonight, TCU's Horned Frogs and Georgia's Bulldogs face off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to decide the men's college football championship. Thousands of fans are rooting for their teams. Even more people with no personal connections are betting on the game, thanks to the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling to allow states to accept sports wagers. If you're one of those bettors and your pick pays off, remember that you'll owe taxes on your winnings. The good news is that you won't have to share your luck with Uncle Sam until you file your 2023 return next year. The better news is that there are ways to reduce your taxable winnings.
Jan. 10: Do you work as a server at a restaurant or at any other establishment where gratuities from customers are part of your compensation? I hope you got lots of financial thanks for doing your job well, but remember that those tips are taxable income.
Whether you're dining in or, still COVID leery and getting food delivered to your home, if a tip isn't included on your restaurant or delivery bill, click the image above to calculate how much to tip the person who brought it to you.
If you got at least $20 in gratuities in November, you must account for the tips today by using Form 4070 to report last month's tips total to your employer.
Jan. 13: It's the first Friday the 13th of 2023. That might not worry you, but even non-superstitious folks are frightened a bit by taxes. However, on this or any other day, don't fear, or fall for, these 13 scary, but wrong, tax myths.
Jan. 16: Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day, millions of people commit to a day of service.
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Taking time on the Rev. Dr. King's holiday to volunteer at a charity isn't tax deductible, but some costs associated with volunteering could help reduce your tax bill if you itemize.
Jan. 17: Today is the due date for the final estimated tax tax payment for the 2022 tax year. It's usually on the 15th, but that fell on Sunday. Then Monday was the federal MLK Day holiday. So the final estimated tax payment deadline was shifted to the next business day, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Jan. 17: This date isn't firm yet, but the IRS and its Free File Alliance partners usually offer their no-cost online tax preparation and electronic filing program Free File around the middle of January. When the special Free File website at IRS.gov is available, take advantage of it if you qualify.
Free File last year was open to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income was $73,000 or less, but that earnings limit should be bumped up a bit for the 2023 filing season. Whatever the amount, the income level applies to all filing statuses.
Jan. 23: If you make too much to use Free File, and don't want to use its Free Forms option, you always can purchase your own tax prep software or high a tax pro to handle your taxes. If you looking to hire someone, get to it now. At this point, if you can find a tax preparer taking new clients, you'll be at the end of the filings list. But at least you'll be on the list.
Jan. 27: It was this week last year that the IRS started accepting and, more importantly, processing tax year returns. If you plan to be among the earliest of filers, you need to make sure you have all the necessary information and documentation. Check out this list of the statements, documents, and forms you'll need before you start work on your return.
Jan. 31: Wow! The first month of 2023 is over? Time really does fly when you're having tax fun. We'll keep it going here in this new year with new Tax Moves to Make each month, which you also can find on their monthly tax tips pages. January already is filling up!
Small Business Tax Calendar: Important filing, deposit and record keeping dates throughout the year that your company needs to know. You can get more tax calendar information at the IRS' online calendar page and view the full year's important business and individual tax dates in IRS Pub. 509.
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Don't forget your state taxes!
Forty-three states and D.C. collect personal income taxes. But even if you live in of the seven states without an income levy, you still face other state (and local) taxes.
State Tax Departments provides links to your state's Web page. The companion page, Tax Tidbits, is the compilation of blurbs about each state's tax laws. And for more state tax news, check out all our state tax bloggings.
Thanks to our increased use of tax preparers and computer software, many of us don't see our tax forms until we sign and file them. But knowing what's on these documents, either in paper or digital form, and why the IRS wants it is key to understanding our tax system. And knowledge definitely is power, especially when it comes to tax savings. Find this valuable information in the ol' blog's special Tax Forms 2023 page.
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New Castle built a 22-point third-quarter lead and held on for a Section 2-AAA win over Blackhawk.
The Lady Cougars got no closer than the final margin.
The victory also clinched no worse than a share of the section title for New Castle courtesy of Hopewell's 44-31 verdict over Ambridge. The Lady Vikings (5-3, 14-4) and Lady Bridgers (5-3, 10-7) trail the Lady 'Canes (7-1, 16-2) by two games with a pair to play.
New Castle can sew up the section outright with a win at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Hopewell. The Lady 'Canes finish up section play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when they host Ellwood City Lincoln (0-8, 5-14).
"We don't talk about things like a section title; we won't talk about it until it's done," New Castle coach Luann Grybowski said.
The Lady 'Canes, ranked second in the WPIAL by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, led just 22-18 at the break before outscoring Blackhawk 19-6 in the third period.
"I was pleased with the effort; we gave a great effort in the third quarter," Grybowski said.
LaShauna Brothers notched 12 of her game-high 20 points in the third quarter for the Lady 'Canes. She also had eight rebounds.
JaNia McPhatter was next for the winners with 10 points and Shelby Rodgers contributed seven markers and eight boards. Jazelle Dennis handed out seven assists.
Alexa Hayward led Blackhawk with 16 points.
New Castle struggled at the foul line, going 7 of 17, including 4 of 12 in the final frame.
The Lady 'Canes shot 20 of 50 from the floor, compared to 15 of 45 for the Lady Cougars.
New Castle won the battle on the glass, 32-22, but turned it over 19 times. The Lady Cougars committed 17 turnovers.
Delvona Dennis 0 1-2 1.
Casey Emege 0 0-0 0.
3-point goals — New Castle (Rodgers 1), Blackhawk 1 (Hayward 1).
JV score: New Castle 58, Blackhawk 33. High scorer: NC — Breanna Beshero 15, Christina Talbert 12, Delvona Dennis 12.


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Chef Juan Chan: Cook to the Boxing Stars
April 8, 2015 by Amy Green 15 Comments
The perception of fighters making weight and maintaining diets is often bleak and unappetizing. Picture Rocky Balboa gagging down raw eggs. Imagine unpalatable meals- ground turkey, carrots and apples- poorly prepared, not that great nutrition wise, and totally lacking in imagination. Those things combine to leave a fighter both hungry and frustrated. Definitely a recipe for disaster.
Brandon Rios dealt with weight struggles, but eliminated the issue during his last two fights by employing chef Juan Chan. "He keeps me not hungry so I don't cheat on my diet," Rios said with a laugh. "With his cooking I made weight perfect. He does an amazing job."
At 28, Juan is not yet a household name to culinary enthusiasts but he's becoming well known in boxing circles and carrying on in family footsteps.
"I became interested in cooking when I was seven," Juan said. "I learned a lot from my parents. Practically my whole family are chefs. I used to go into the kitchen with my dad when I was a kid. He worked at a restaurant near Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, so every time I visited him at work, I'd see the students. And I said I'd go to that school."
Juan did get the Cordon Bleu training, and combined those skills with his early family experience. But it was his mother, Elsa Chan who ushered them both into boxing, and worked for both Fernando Vargas and Robert Garcia when they fought.
"My mother worked at Cholo's Mexican Restaurant," Juan said. "Fernando Vargas ate there, and he hired her. I was 15 when she came home and said he offered her the job. From then, I remember my mom did all the healthy stuff, and it was really interesting. From there I told her I was interested in working with fighters."
By this time, Elsa had made friends in the boxing industry, and Juan was on his way. His first assignment was working with Ponce de Leon when he fought Jhonny Gonzalez, Ponce then referring him to Jesus Soto Karass. "Soto Karass started referring me, and I met other trainers from Mexico," Juan said, " then I worked with Omar Chavez. People started getting to know me."
Social media also played an important in Juan's increasing popularity. "I started posting food photos, and who I was cooking for on Facebook, and with the fighters eating my food, and got lots of good comments and questions from other fighters."
Being in the right place at the right time led to Juan's next assignment. Juan was visiting Robert Garcia in Oxnard when Marcos Maidana was in the gym. He overheard Maidana complaining to Alex Ariza about the chef they were using.
"Ariza asked me who I had worked for, then his assistant James called and asked if I'd cook for Maidana for the first Floyd fight. The initial meal Juan prepared for Maidana- a well done rib-eye and mashed potatoes, won him over. "Ariza approved and Maidana liked it," Juan said, "and the job was mine."
When Ariza left the team, Robert Garcia called Juan and asked if he'd like to work with Brandon Rios, and that's when he became more involved with his teams. His growing list of fighters include Jesus Cuellar, Felix Diaz, Rios, and David Maidana.
Juan works with his fighters only during training camp, and has been able to teach them nutrition can be a positive thing. He says Brandon Rios is a perfect example.
"Rios at first was not supposed to be very disciplined," Juan said. "I took it as a challenge and made it very positive for him. I taught him you don't have to kill yourself to eat well."
"He wasn't used to positive support and nutrition," Juan continued. "He'd eat fast food so it (eating healthy) was new for him. I wanted to prove people wrong who said he had all these problems . He made weight perfectly for Chavez and Alvarado, he said he felt strong. His color was even better."
One of the positive things Juan did for Brandon was make a hamburger, but not your greasy, fast food variety. He used a lean cut of beef, which he ground, then seasoned, served on a good wheat roll. Better prepared, with fresh, choice ingredients gave Rios a better hamburger than the fast food he was craving, and satisfied him enough to keep with the good training diet.
Variety and creativity are two things Juan employs when cooking for fighters, as well as motivating and encouraging them to experience new foods that are healthy and have great taste. Rios and other fighters on the Garcia team enjoy Mexican food, which can be difficult to prepare in a healthy way.
"I buy low sodium condiments," Juan said, "and I will saute meats with olive oil for flavor, and everything is steamed never fried, and I use wheat tortillas instead of flour."
"I try to do something different every day," Juan said, and offered breakfast as an example. "Blueberries in oatmeal, with cinnamon, and OJ or egg whites, turkey bacon, with wheat toast and a natural juice like pineapple. I try to switch it up so they don't get bored with the same foods."
The difficulty in maintaining and developing the clean eating habits Juan says depends on the fighter. "They have different ways they maintain," he said. "I don't think it's too difficult. But after they get out of camp and go back to old habits, the first week in camp is a little frustrating," he admits. "Getting them back into the healthy routine when they're not used to it. It's almost like taking care of kids," he laughed. "You have to keep them motivated so they will listen to you."
When he's not in camp with fighters, Juan stays busy as a sports therapist at a clinic in Los Angeles and enjoys cooking for himself, making authentic, international Mexican cuisine. His favorite dish to prepare is pork with achote sauce, wrapped in banana leaves. Juan also keeps an eye on his peers in the culinary world, noting Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Rick Bayless as some of his favorites. "I would like to cook with Ramsay," Juan said of the chef noted for his outrageous temper.
Chef Ramsay might have met his match if Juan has as many boxing skills as he does in the kitchen.
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Martin: "It was a workmanlike, hardworking team performance"
Spireites manager Martin Allen felt that his side "totally dominated" Saturday's fixture away at Dagenham and Redbridge, when speaking to Spireites Digital after the game.
The boss said: "I thought it was a very disciplined, organised, 1-0 away win. Then one moment of madness on the halfway line has cost us.
"It was a poor decision to try and win the ball when he could've stood behind and just let the play go out.
"I think they had one shot at our goal in the whole game, and that was from about 40 yards and it's gone in.
"It's particularly disappointing, but it's two games now unbeaten after what has been a difficult spell.
"I would say we have totally dominated the game without playing beautiful football. It was a workmanlike, hardworking team performance, which at times has sadly been lacking."
New signing Tom Denton made his debut for the Spireites on Saturday and the manager was very positive when commenting on the striker's performance.
Martin said: "I thought he played very well. It was obvious he was going to get tired on 70/80 minutes. We kept him on to help us with defending set plays, which he did in the last ten minutes.
"I thought he did very well. He is a good signing for us and he's an asset that we do need to use. It doesn't mean I just want to play route one 'boot it ball'. We've still got to get it down and play and move the ball around because we have got good players here."
Denton partnered Lee Shaw up front and it was clear to see the two forwards complemented each other well. Allen was impressed with the connection between the pair during the game and stated that it is a partnership that will continue to grow in the future.
He said: "They are both very hungry. They both absolutely love the opportunity that we have given them.
"They are absolutely delighted to be playing for Chesterfield and I think that is quite an important trait."
Charlie Carter made the trip with the team but was not part of the matchday squad, with Martin saying that he still isn't sure whether the winger will be fit for next Saturday's game against Gateshead.
"We'll have to wait with Charlie. He's working hard, he's training hard but we have got to make sure that his ankle is 100 per cent.
"He's come here and (Sam) Wedgbury has come here. We have got a very tight squad who are a very good group of lads."


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Class CellReflector

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  CellReflector

@Beta
public final class CellReflector
extends Object

Useful static methods to inspect Class instances that have been annotated with
 Cell and read their contents.

 This requires the class have annotated Cell and
  Label and Value

  The auxiliary methods require the class has one or more fields annotated
  with CellAuxilaryField

Method Summary

static

<T> T

getAuxiliaryValue(Class<T> clazz,
                  Object obj,
                  String name)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to find a value for some field
 annotated with CellAuxiliaryType with a matching name attribute.

static String
getColFam(Object cell)

          Retrieve the column family value from any arbitrary cell with the ColumnFamily annotation.

static String
getLabelAsString(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and returns the String representation of the label, or
  throws an error if malformed, missing annotation, or null.

static Field
getLabelField(Object obj)

          Get the label field for a given cell, if present.

static byte[]
getValueAsBytes(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a byte[] value.

static Double
getValueAsDouble(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a double value.

static

<T> T

getValueAsInstance(Class<T> clazz,
                   Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a value of type T.

static int
getValueAsInt(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a int value.

static long
getValueAsLong(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a long value.

static String
getValueAsString(Object obj)

          Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a String value.

static byte[]
getValueBytesIfPrimative(Object cell)

          Produce a byte array if the provided class contains
 an Annotated Value and that value can
 be treated as either a String, long, double, int, or byte[].

static Field
getValueField(Object obj)

          Get the value field for a given cell, if present.

static Class<?>
getValueType(Object obj)

          Get the class instance representing the annotated
 Value field in the supplied cell instance.

static boolean
hasColFamField(Object cell)

          Check to see if a given object has a field annotated with ColumnFamily.

static boolean
hasNamedAuxiliaryField(Object obj,
                       String name)

          Check to see if the given cell object has an CellAuxiliaryField with
 the given name.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getLabelAsString

public static String getLabelAsString(Object obj)
                               throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and returns the String representation of the label, or
  throws an error if malformed, missing annotation, or null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read the label.

Returns:
String label

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if any parsing error occurs while reading the field.

getValueAsString

public static String getValueAsString(Object obj)
                               throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a String value.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type String.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to String.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read String value

Returns:
String value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getValueAsDouble

public static Double getValueAsDouble(Object obj)
                               throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a double value.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type double.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to double.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read double value

Returns:
double value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getValueAsInt

public static int getValueAsInt(Object obj)
                         throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a int value.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type int.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to int.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read int value

Returns:
int value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getValueAsBytes

public static byte[] getValueAsBytes(Object obj)
                              throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a byte[] value.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type byte[].
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to String.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read byte[] value

Returns:
byte[] value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getValueAsLong

public static long getValueAsLong(Object obj)
                           throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a long value.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type long.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to long.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
obj - cell to read long value

Returns:
long value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getValueAsInstance

public static <T> T getValueAsInstance(Class<T> clazz,
                                       Object obj)
                            throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to return a value of type T.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the Value annotation on a field of type T.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to T.
 4) Value is null.

Type Parameters:
T - Value class type.
Parameters:
obj - cell to read String value

Returns:
T value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing annotations or null value.

getAuxiliaryValue

public static <T> T getAuxiliaryValue(Class<T> clazz,
                                      Object obj,
                                      String name)
                           throws CellExtractorException

Looks at any arbitrary cell class and expects to find a value for some field
 annotated with CellAuxiliaryType with a matching name attribute.

Type Parameters:
T - auxiliary field type.
Parameters:
clazz - Auxiliary field class of type T
obj - cell instance
name - auxiliary name attribute to find.

Returns:
Auxiliary value instance for the given cell.

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing CellAuxiliaryAnnotation, or null value.

hasNamedAuxiliaryField

public static boolean hasNamedAuxiliaryField(Object obj,
                                             String name)
                                      throws CellExtractorException

Check to see if the given cell object has an CellAuxiliaryField with
 the given name.

Parameters:
obj - cell to check
name - name to find.

Returns:
true or false if the cell has the auxiliary name.

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if ClassCastException, missing CellAuxiliaryAnnotation, or null value.

getColFam

public static String getColFam(Object cell)
                        throws CellExtractorException

Retrieve the column family value from any arbitrary cell with the ColumnFamily annotation.

 The class will throw a CellExtractionException if the object if any of the following conditions occur
 1) obj is missing the Cell annotation
 2) obj is missing the ColumnFamily annotation on a field of type T.
 3) The obj has the Value annotation on a field type that cannot be cast to T.
 4) Value is null.

Parameters:
cell -

Returns:
String colfam

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if missing ColumnFamily annotation or the field is null.

hasColFamField

public static boolean hasColFamField(Object cell)
                              throws CellExtractorException

Check to see if a given object has a field annotated with ColumnFamily.

 See ColumnFamily

Parameters:
cell - to check

Returns:
true/false if the ColumnFamily annotation is present.

Throws:

CellExtractorException

getValueBytesIfPrimative

public static byte[] getValueBytesIfPrimative(Object cell)
                                       throws CellExtractorException

Produce a byte array if the provided class contains
 an Annotated Value and that value can
 be treated as either a String, long, double, int, or byte[].

Parameters:
cell - to read field value as bytes

Returns:
byte contents of the value.

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if the Value type does not match the five main fields,
                              an illegal argument is found, or the value is null.

getValueType

public static Class<?> getValueType(Object obj)
                             throws CellExtractorException

Get the class instance representing the annotated
 Value field in the supplied cell instance.

Parameters:
obj - cell instance to get value type

Returns:
Class of value type.

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if obj is not annoated as Cell

getLabelField

public static Field getLabelField(Object obj)
                           throws CellExtractorException

Get the label field for a given cell, if present.

Parameters:
obj - cell to get label field

Returns:
Field annotated with Label

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if obj is not annotated as Cell
      or multiple fields are annoted with Label

getValueField

public static Field getValueField(Object obj)
                           throws CellExtractorException

Get the value field for a given cell, if present.

Parameters:
obj - cell to get value field

Returns:
Field annotated with Value

Throws:

CellExtractorException - if obj is not annotated as Cell
      or multiple fields are annoted with Value

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8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers
...that linger well after the final page.
May 10, 2022 By Brian Lebeau
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Tucked under the autumn foliage and blended into spring's vibrant colors, floating unseen in the stagnant air of a summer heatwave and drifting quietly under a winter blizzard, New England's romantic landscapes conceal the mystical creatures, myths, and legends they harbor, affording a dreamlike setting with unsettling undercurrents. Seeded with independent spirit and rooted in puritanical values, New England's path has been the story of America. For its climate, mythology, and history, New England continues to provide an excellent backdrop for mysteries, chillers, dark romances, and psychological thrillers.
There's no denying the suspenseful tone set by the sinister storm drains of Stephen King's It, the polluted waters of Dennis Lehane's Mystic River, and the dizzying August heat and humidity in Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done. The woods of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts were my drug of choice for my debut novel, A Disturbing Nature. Raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, I endured a childhood education littered with historical accounts of Lizzie Borden, the Salem witch trials, and the tragic whaling tales of nearby New Bedford. Knowing A Disturbing Nature would be dark and employing the well-worn adage, "write what you know," southern New England offered the perfect setting. As I collected my thoughts to begin writing, I reflected on other New England-based stories that have inspired me. Below are eight novels that have elements I find both fascinating and disturbing.
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, published in 2001, is a seminal psychological thriller and ranks among my all-time favorite novels. The story follows three childhood friends who navigate adulthood burdened by past trauma. Things come to a climax after the murder of one of their daughters. As the story plays out in a working-class neighborhood of Boston, Lehane uses the nearby Mystic River as a metaphor for the past, the future, and karma. Despite being dirty and polluted, the river washes characters clean of their sins. Mystic River gets us thinking about the lingering impact of childhood trauma and leaves us wondering how we might've turned out if certain events had unfolded differently.
I started my final year of college in 1986, around the same time Stephen King released It. After reading his novel, I was glad I wasn't fifteen when it came out. It unfolds as a disturbing coming-of-age story that blends horror and dark fantasy. King covers themes such as the power of fear and the different forms of evil, complicated by character memory gaps and loyalty tests. And everything plays out in the small town of Derry, Maine, where seven friends unite to combat supernatural forces lurking in the marshy wastelands shrouded under sheets of torrential New England rain. It makes us question what we fear and how much power threats, real or imagined, have over us.
Published in 2020, Megan Collins' Behind the Red Door is a mysterious psychological thriller that takes place in New Hampshire. A woman struggles with memories from her past after a girl from her youth goes missing for a second time. When she revisits her childhood home, the main character has trouble distinguishing truth from fiction and reoccurring nightmares from reality. An unreliable narrator and a primary character plagued with suppressed memories unwind this twisted and haunting tale. The classic New England settings that include dark forests and creepy cabins are memorable, as is the thought-provoking writing style.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, 1992, utilizes the inverted detective structure when a student reflects on the circumstances surrounding a friend's murder years prior. Set in Vermont, The Secret History explores themes such as the burden of secrets, corruption in academia, fascination with death, and the philosophy of fate. The main character is from sunny California and becomes buried under New England rain and snow and a mountain of books as he works to acclimate himself. The story focuses on the lingering effects of a murder on the characters rather than the murder itself, making it more relatable.
In the strictest sense, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959, is a gothic horror novel. However, because Jackson uses complicated character relationships and layers them with mysterious events in the house, it qualifies as a supernatural psychological thriller. Hill House is set in Massachusetts, southwest of Boston. Setting and theme cross over, as this house is not a home, with its unwelcoming aura and the dread and isolation it harbors. The beauty of this work is that it makes us wonder about the nature of relationships on our psyche, even relationships with non-living things.
Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done came out in 2017. It's a fictional account of the historical Lizzie Borden murders in my hometown. Schmidt incorporates multiple perspectives for the events of August 4th, 1892, a sweltering summer day in Fall River, Massachusetts. As a psychological thriller, this work of historical fiction absorbs us, with characters questioning their own accounts of what happened as other characters are shown to have had a motive to kill besides Lizzie. It examines what we think we know and offers a refreshing take on a time-honored mystery.
Being a true master of psychological thrillers and a personal favorite, Dennis Lehane appears twice on this list, releasing another brilliant novel in 2003, Shutter Island. Crossing into other genres, Shutter Island is also a period piece with detective, horror, and fantasy elements. In Boston Harbor, two officials arrive on fictitious Shutter Island in 1954 to find a missing patient accused of murder. Lehane combines the depression of a mental facility, the isolation of an island, and the desperation of a hurricane to create a haunting scene stretching across four turbulent days. Themes of tension between past and future are addressed, along with sanity among the presumed sane.
Published in 1850, almost a century before the psychological thriller genre, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter represents the standard for Dark Romance, incorporating themes still relevant today, including the prejudice, hate, and jealousy aimed at those who do not conform. His story offers the reader insight into the treatment of New England scenery at that time. In addition to the mysterious woods that the locals fear, Hawthorne also makes excellent use of New England's spiritual and mystical folklore. And in proper psychological thriller form, Hawthorne leaves us wondering where the real monsters reside.
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One month after The Beatles arrived, with much fanfare, in America, Brian Lebeau was born, unceremoniously, in Fall River, Massachusetts, home of the infamous Lizzie Borden. After being awarded an "A" in high school English once and denied a career in music for "lack of talent" repeatedly, he taught economics at several colleges and universities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before moving to Fauquier County, Virginia, to work as a defense contractor for two decades. In the psychological thriller "A Disturbing Nature," Mr. Lebeau merges three key interests: a keen fascination with everything World War II, a morbid curiosity surrounding the motivations and mayhem of notorious serial killers, and a lifelong obsession with the Red Sox. "A Disturbing Nature" is Mr. Lebeau's first book.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to arrange direct talks between South Sudan's president and the country's top rebel leader, in hopes of ending four months of deadly violence.
Kerry spoke to reporters in Juba on Friday after meeting for more than an hour with President Salva Kiir.
"I told President Kiir that the choices that both he and the opposition face are stark and clear. And that the unspeakable human costs that we have seen over the course of the last months and which could even grow if they fail to sit down are unacceptable to the global community."
Later, Kerry spoke by phone to rebel chief Riek Machar. U.S. officials say Machar did not make a commitment to attend talks, but also did not rule it out.
Kerry said projected talks between the men could take place next week in Ethiopia's capital, where peace talks between South Sudanese government and rebel forces have made little progress.
Also Friday, the United Nation's special advisor on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng, said that the conflict in South Sudan has quickly deteriorated into ethnic violence and said there is a risk it could turn into genocide.
"The violence that broke out on 15 December following a power struggle within the rulings Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) between former Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir, has quickly degenerated into ethnic violence. The recent brutal attacks in Bentiu, Unity State and Bor, Jonglei state, seem to have changed the trajectory of the conflict. And if such attacks are not immediately halted could plunge the country into serious violence that could spiral out of control. In the current situation we see elements that we could categorize as risk factors of genocide and other atrocity crimes.''
Fighting erupted across South Sudan in December after Mr. Kiir accused Machar of attempting a coup. The violence has killed thousands and displaced more than 1 million people.
Kerry is on a multi-nation tour of Africa that has largely focused on security and human rights issues.
On Saturday, Kerry is due to meet in Addis Ababa with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Kerry and the Somali leader are expected to discuss the country's efforts to fight al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab.
On Thursday, Kerry held talks with AU officials on the Central African Republic, where Muslims continue to flee their homes to escape attacks by Christian militia.
Later on Saturday, he travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital to meet with President Joseph Kabila. The two will discuss recent security gains against rebel groups in volatile eastern Congo.
After a stop in Angola, Kerry returns to Washington on Monday.


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Micromax Canvas Turbo review
by Unknown 11:34
The Micromax Canvas Turbo (A250) is the company's first smartphone to feature a full-HD display. The Indian handset giant is backing the smartphone's launch with a high-level marketing campaign, featuring Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, to make sure it doesn't go unnoticed. There's also a major shift in terms of the build of the phone and in some other attributes.
Will the Canvas Turbo put Micromax in the league of A-list players, with all the new features and a big marketing push? We try to find out in our review.
Build/ Design
From a distance, the Micromax Canvas Turbo looks like any random Android smartphone from the company, however, on closer inspection we realised that we'd seen the same design on the Canvas Doodle 2, Micromax's other big screen smartphone. The construction of the phone is better than the Canvas 4 and Canvas HD, and it even feels more compact. The phone sports rounded edges. It's available in Pristine White and Midnight Blue colour variants and we received a Midnight Blue one as our review unit.
The front of the Canvas Turbo features a 5-inch full-HD display, three capacitive touch buttons for navigation below it, and the earpiece, front camera, notification LED and the sensor array above it.
The frame along the Canvas Turbo's edges appears to made of plastic and features the Power / Screen lock key and the Volume rocker key at the right hand side, and two micro-SIM trays at the left side. The Micro-USB port sits at the top edge of the phone, while the 3.5mm headset jack is located at the bottom edge.
The back of the Canvas Turbo is dominated by a non-removable aluminium cover which is flanked by two plastic strips at the top and bottom. The top strip also houses the 13-megapixel camera lens that protrudes out a little, and a big LED flash.
The bottom strip houses the speaker grill of the phone. There's some Micromax branding at the middle of the Canvas Turbo in the form of a logo.
Just like the Canvas Doodle 2, the Canvas Turbo also does not feature any removable parts, so you won't be able to replace the battery on your own.
Overall, the build quality of the Micromax Canvas Turbo can be considered the best among all other Micromax smartphones. The phone is well-built, exudes a feeling of durability and feels nice to hold. Despite sporting a 5-inch display, the phone is perfect for one-hand use.
The Micromax Canvas Turbo comes with a 5-inch full-HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display with 1080x1920 pixels resolution and pixel density of 440ppi.
The full-HD screen is one of the phone's headline features, and thanks to that text and images looked crisp and sharp but we were not very impressed with the display's colour reproduction, specially how it displayed blacks. The Canvas Turbo's screen also looked a bit dull, and brightness levels were below par if you compare it with full-HD phones like the Gionee Elife E6.
The display offers decent viewing angles and good sunlight legibility however. Overall, we expected the Canvas Turbo's to offer a better display, and despite being full-HD, it disappoints.
The Micromax Canvas Turbo sports a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front facing camera. Micromax offers its own camera app that includes Normal, HDR, Smile detection, Panorama and Scene detection shot modes. It also offers a burst mode, letting users click up to 99 shots at once, in addition to GIF Animation, 3D Panorama and Remove Object modes.
The photo mode allows you to modify settings like Exposure, colour effect, ISO and white balance, among others. There's a self timer of up to 10 seconds and a Zero shutter delay setting, as well.
In our use, we found the camera of the Canvas Turbo to be a bit off in terms of white balance and it softened the tone to a cooler shade. Images clicked with the phone's rear camera lacked warmth and at times looked very bland. Images taken during the day were still passable but the ones taken in indoor light appeared totally different from the prevailing ambient light conditions.
The Canvas Turbo's camera also failed to take good quality images in low-light conditions.
The camera app on the Canvas Turbo features an animated GIF mode captures an image and allows you to select portions to animate with your fingers, while the Remove Object mode allows you to erase objects after capturing an image. Both the modes did not return satisfactory results.
The camera is capable of recording full-HD video and takes good quality videos depending on the ambient light. However, the Canvas Turbo saves video clips in .3GP file format, which is an older file format.
The 5-megapixel front camera on the Canvas Turbo takes decent quality pictures, and can be used for video conferencing.
Overall, the cameras on the Canvas Turbo are strictly average for a phone in this segment.
Software/ User Interface
The Micromax Canvas Turbo runs Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, which is a very recent version of the OS and comes with some skinned elements of the UI like the app icons.
Micromax's custom UI layer is not as radical as HTC's Sense UI or Samsung's TouchWiz UI, but does add some customisation and third party apps. The Canvas Turbo has also been given four preloaded themes, namely Mint, Mocha, Raspberry and the default theme that bring minor changes in the phone's colour scheme.
The notification tray on the Canvas Turbo features a settings shortcut and a clear-all notifications button, along with expandable notifications (expanded with the two-finger pull gesture). It features the same setting toggles shortcut that's found in stock Android and adds some of its own as well, for quick access to Airplane Mode, Battery status, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data connection, Data usage, User (audio) Profiles, Brightness, Screen backlight timeout and Auto rotation.
Similar to most other Android devices, there are five customisable home screens on the Canvas Turbo's UI that can be filled with app shortcuts and widgets. The three capacitive buttons, Home, Menu and Back help in navigating through the phone, with the Home button also doubling up as an app switcher on long press.
You also get lock-screen widgets on the Canvas Turbo - an Android 4.2 feature. You can choose from the Clock, Camera, Gmail, Google Now and Messaging widgets in addition to widgets offered by third-party apps installed on your phone. These widgets offer 'glance-able' information from the apps and allow users to perform certain app actions even when the phone is locked.
The phone also offers another Android 4.2 feature, Daydream, that displays photo albums or the clock while the phone's charging. The option to wirelessly mirror the Canvas Tubro's display with an HDMI enabled device through a wireless display adapter is also present.
Just like the Micromax Canvas 4, the Canvas Turbo also features some software tricks, including a new lock screen mechanism that allows the phone to be unlocked with a blow of air or if the phone is shaken. This can be activated through the M! Unlock app that has been developed in partnership with FoneClay. It works as promised but disables the lock screen widgets, so we just feel it's too gimmicky. It's not enabled by default.
Most of the other software features on the Canvas Turbo are similar to the Canvas 4 and you can learn more about them by reading our review of the phone.
In addition to other features the Canvas Turbo also includes an iFloat Tray, a circular assistive button that stays on the screen and offers shortcuts for launching the Phone, SMS, Video Player and Browser apps in floating mode for easier multitasking. For instance you can read and reply to an SMS while using another app, without switching to the SMS app through its floating app.
The Canvas Turbo also offers FM radio and FM radio recording. The phone also offers gestures like flip to silent, ability to answer the phone by bringing it near to the ear, and dial the number on the screen when the user brings the phone near the face.
Micromax has replaced its own instant messaging app, HookUp with a Micromax-branded version of Hike, the mobile messaging app from Bharti Softbank. It has also pre-installed the movie streaming app Spuul, that allows users to watch movies for free.
The Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo is powered by a 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6589T quad-core processor with 2GB RAM onboard, and PowerVR SGX544MP GPU. There is 16GB of internal storage, 13.4GB of which is available to the user.
With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the overall experience of navigation through the interface was pleasant, thanks to the phone's quad-core processor. We did not experience any lag while launching apps, playing games, scrolling web pages or switching between apps. It is safe to say that performance wise, the Canvas Turbo scores well. We were able to play games like Jetpack Joyride, Subway Surfers, without encountering any lag. However, graphics intensive games like Asphalt 7 did not run smoothly on the phone.
We were also able to play full-HD clips on the Canvas Turbo, with the phone supporting formats like .AVI, natively, though we experienced some issues with audio while playing an MKV format video. This was easily fixed by downloading a third-party video player. The speaker on the phone delivers average quality sound at high volume levels, but there's some minor muffle when the phone lies on its back, as the speaker grill is located on that side. The headphones that come with the phone offer average quality sound output. Call quality was good, during our testing process.
The Canvas Turbo comes with a 2,000mAh battery, and based on our experience, it will last you a full day. With medium to heavy usage, including 1-1.5 hours of phone calls, two e-mail accounts with push notifications, screen at maximum brightness, playing some music and video clips (about an hour), casual web browsing, Twitter notifications and WhatsApp chats, the phone lasted 8-9 hours. We had put the phone on Wi-Fi for about a few hours while the rest of the day it was connected to data via 3G. We had turned off auto-brightness, and the phone was on the highest level of brightness. Altering these settings might help in running the phone for a longer duration, depending on your usage pattern.
The Canvas Turbo is a minor upgrade over the Canvas 4, leaving aside the full-HD display, which in our opinion is not the best one we've seen. At a similar price range, the Gionee Elife E6 is a better option in terms of display quality and overall performance. The Spice Pinnacle FHD Mi-525 at a lower price, also makes for a better alternative.
The best part about the Canvas Turbo is its build quality, though you'll need to compromise with things like the absence of a memory card slot or removable battery.
The camera is still below par when compared to other phones in the segment, making the Canvas Turbo a very average full-HD phone, at best.
It offers the same software features that were first seen on the Canvas 4. We found these features to be gimmicky and these can be added with the help of some third party apps available on the Google Play Store.
Available at a price point of Rs. 19,990, the Canvas Turbo tries to pack in a lot of features but doesn't excel at anything. In the same price range, you could also perhaps look at the Nokia Lumia 720, the Sony Xperia C and the HTC Desire 500.
Price: Rs. 19,990
Great build quality
Decent performance
Underwhelming display
Camera performance could be better
Design: 3.5
Display: 3.0
Performance: 3.0
Software: 3.5
Battery Life: 3.5
Value for Money: 3
Camera: 2.5
Micromax Canvas Turbo review Reviewed by Unknown on 11:34 Rating: 5
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Codek is staying with his current fosters and the advert for a new foster placement has been removed. His SA has improved massively this last week, he still has a long way to go but is making progress and has gained more weight so he will be booked in to be neutered soon.
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Q: Finding an explicit formula for a recursive sequence. How to show that the recurrent formula
$$A_n=A_{n-1} + A_{n-2} +4.$$
gives a sequence of the form      $f(n)=cr^n+cr^n$?
The only way we are allowed to solve it, is with the quadratic formula $(r^2-r-1)$...

A: Hint: Consider $B_n = A_n+4$. Then $B_n=B_{n-1}+B_{n-2}$, which is a famous recurrence.

A: Consider $B_n=A_n+4$, to get $B_n=B_{n-1}+B_{n-2}$.
Now you can solve the chactaristic equation $r^2-r-1$.
This gives $r=\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}$, $r=\frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}$.
Therefore we have $$B_n= A \left(\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n+ B \left(\frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n$$
Therefore
$$A_n= A \left(\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n+ B \left(\frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n -4$$
Where $A,B$ depend on your initial conditions.

A: More generally,
suppose that
$a_n
=\sum_{i=1}^k c_i a_{n-k} + u
$.
To get rid of the
constant term,
so this will be a
homogeneous recurrence,
let
$a_i
=b_i-v
$.
Then
$b_n-v
=\sum_{i=1}^k c_i (b_{n-k}-v) + u
=\sum_{i=1}^k c_i b_{n-k}-v\sum_{i=1}^kc_i + u
$
or
$b_n
=\sum_{i=1}^k c_i b_{n-k}-v(-1+\sum_{i=1}^kc_i) + u
$
Therefore,
if we choose
$v = \dfrac{u}{-1+\sum_{i=1}^kc_i }
$,
this is what we want.
Of course this assumes that
$\sum_{i=1}^kc_i
\ne 1
$.
If
$\sum_{i=1}^kc_i
= 1
$,
we have to do something else.

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House of Cards Season 6 Review: Claire's Reign Is Overdue, But Comes Too Late
You won't miss Kevin Spacey but that's not necessarily a good thing
Malcolm Venable Nov. 2, 2018 at 12:55 p.m. PT
The sixth and final season of Netflix's pulpy, overwrought, mega-hit House of Cardskicks off with a major mystery: How did Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) die?
Of course, we all know what happened to the man who played him and that Frank would be killed off in the aftermath, but as the first episode of Season 6 concludes, the actual circumstances around Frank's demise remain unclear. One of those patented House of Cards speeches to the camera divulges that President Claire Underwood's (Robin Wright) spouse was said to have croaked in bed with her -- hogwash to all those who knew they didn't share a bed anyway -- but as time crawls on viewers come to understand that some nefarious force may have gotten to him, possibly Claire herself. Juicy! All that should have set up a juicy conspiracy, right? One that would let the oft-sleepy series to end on terms more confident and bold than its past few snooze-worthy seasons, right? Not really. House of Cards never quite maintains momentum, again; the first five episodes sent to critics are sometimes promising, sometimes plodding.
In that sense, House of Cards is as good, and as polarizing, as it's ever been, wrapping up a pioneering series with at least its singular voice still intact. Claire still talks to the viewer on the other side of the fourth wall; Claire still sneaks cigarettes; Claire still connives to take down her enemies while wearing that same stiff expression (and some pretty amazing D.C. power suits and sheaths). But it's as slow as Congress, even with murder mysteries and backstabbing aplenty, which makes it fairly apparent that House of Cards's instability after its early seasons was never really all Frank's fault.
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It is refreshing, it must be said, to see Claire get the power she always wanted; between Wright and her departed co-star Spacey, she's always been the more chilling and captivating player. And the introduction of the shady Shepherd family, which includes old-friend-turned-industry-titan Annette (Diane Lane), her deep-pocketed brother Bill (Greg Kinnear) and her media maven son Duncan (Cody Fern), makes scenes crack with a sense of danger for Claire since they hold money and secrets that threaten her safety if she doesn't do as told. But it just goes so slowly; even with a murder attempt (I won't spoil who), the action, or lack thereof, moves so methodically that sustaining interest is hard. Again, House of Cards fans who respect watching chess moves gradually turn into something consequential may appreciate the ways Claire's cunning serves as ammunition against her many foxy foes, including the still-present weasel Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly). As for people who expect House of Cards' supposed high-stakes moves to turn into something high energy, patience is required.
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There are bright spots. Literally, the dark look of the show seems to have been lifted to make way for a lighter, brighter atmosphere, one that suits Claire's posturing and positioning well as she jockeys for respect in the space she's supposed to be controlling.
That latter part is the most interesting however: Claire, as capable and commanding as any other president or world leader, struggles to yield the authority she ought to be given, and House of Cards' exploration of female power in the face of blatant undermining and pandering from men gives Season 6 the meaty and timely discourse it probably wouldn't have had if Frank had stayed on. It's a true joy watching Claire challenge colleagues and constituents both male and female, querying their backtalk and questions about her decision-making with cold, emotionless aplomb and then doing whatever the hell she wants anyway.
It's probably obvious and insulting to point out that there is nothing House of Cards, born in a completely different time, could show now that would be as compelling as the insane antics coming out of the real White House (which makes Season 6 a fitting time to conclude no matter what). But its final episodes are at least moored to an prickly exploration of the effects of challenging the "reign of middle-aged white men" as Claire puts it in a social media video -- a narrative that's provocative even if a little slow going.
House of Cards' final season begins streaming on Netflix Nov. 1.