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Returning Winds Worry Southern California Firefighters
Woolsey fire is about 30 percent contained
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Simi Valley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters were struggling to corral a devastating Southern California wildfire that has ravaged scenic canyons and celebrity enclaves near the ocean.
Crews taking advantage of a weekend lull in the winds had the immense Woolsey blaze about 30 percent contained. But at least 435 buildings had burned — most of them homes — and the hot embers smoldering there could become the sparks for more devastation, fire officials said.
The fire, which stretches from north of Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean, was only 30 percent contained — although that was significant progress from only a few days earlier thanks to a weekend lull in Santa Ana winds.
Fire crews had to stamp out two new blazes on Monday while still working to corral the hot western and eastern sides of the fire, which had burned its way through drought-stricken canyonlands in and around Malibu, burning celebrity houses along with modest mobile homes.
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The hot, dry gusty winds were expected to blow through Wednesday, although not quite as furiously as last week. Winds, coupled with higher average annual temperatures, tinder-dry brush and a lack of rain in recent years, make the "perfect ingredients" for explosive fire growth around the state, said Chris Anthony, a division chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
"I've been doing this job for 31 years and probably in the last five, maybe seven years, every year seems to get worse," California Fire Chief Scott Jalbert told The Associated Press.
The fire has burned more than 80 percent of National Parks Service land in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, officials said.
Fire officials lifted some evacuation orders Monday in Los Angeles County while warning Southern California residents to remain vigilant as strong winds fanned new fires. While some returned home, others were told to leave. As one major freeway reopened, another was closed.
See also Winds Fuel Wildfires in Northern California
The return to normal for some was juxtaposed with the arrival of chaos for others, illustrating how quickly conditions can turn. At least 57,000 homes were still considered threatened, state fire officials said, and more than 200,000 people remained under evacuation orders.
Relief and heartache awaited those who were allowed to return home Monday. Paul Rasmussen, his pregnant wife and 6-year-old daughter fled their mountainside Malibu home Friday for what they thought would be the last time.
Paul Rasmussen gasped Monday as he rounded corners on the road home that revealed the extent of damage with more than a dozen nearby houses reduced to rubble. But their home survived. His next-door neighbor, Randy Berkeley, protected his home and the Rasmussens' house.
Berkeley and his wife, Robyn Berkeley, choked back tears as they recounted their ordeal holding back a 100-foot wall of flames and then repeatedly beating back hot spots that continued to flare up throughout the night and next day.
The couple and their 25-year-old son, Colin, used hoses, buckets of water and chain saws to battle flames and cut back brush as the fire kept coming to life.
See also What's It Like Being a Wildland Firefighter?
"Just when you think everything is dying down, everything keeps coming back," Randy Berkeley said.
The death toll stood at two, a pair of adults found last week in a car overtaken by flames a couple miles from Rasmussen's house. Those fatalities added to California's growing wildfire-related death toll.
At least 42 people were confirmed dead in the wildfire that obliterated the Northern California town of Paradise , making it the deadliest wildfire in recorded state history. The search for bodies continued.
The cause of the Southern California fires remained under investigation.
Southern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission "out of an abundance of caution" that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where the fire started Thursday. The report said there was no indication its equipment was involved in the fire reported two minutes after the outage.
Downed powerlines and blown transformers have been blamed for several of the deadly fires that have burned in recent years.
Melley reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
Woolsey fire is about 30 percent contained By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters were struggling to corral a devastating Southern California wildfire that has ravaged scenic canyons and celebrity enclaves near the ocean. Crews taking […]
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by US SOCCER / on October 20, 2012 at 8:59 am / in CONCACAF NEWS, US SOCCER NEWS
DRAW TO DECIDE CONCACAF HEXAGONAL SCHEDULE
NEW YORK (Friday, October 19, 2012) – Following a meeting today of the Member Associations participating in the Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced they have reached an agreement on the establishment of a final schedule for the hexagonal round of the qualifying games. After long discussions among [...]
by US SOCCER / on October 19, 2012 at 11:27 pm / in US SOCCER NEWS
FINAL ROUND SCHEDULE FOR 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TO BE DECIDED BY CONCACAF DRAW WITHIN NEXT 30 DAYS
CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2012) – The U.S. Men's National Team will know its Final Round schedule for 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying when CONCACAF holds the hexagonal draw within the next 30 days. The U.S. advanced to the Final Round of qualifying with a 3-1 victory against Guatemala on Oct. 16 at a sold-out LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. [...]
by US SOCCER / on October 18, 2012 at 3:51 pm / in US SOCCER NEWS
U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TO FACE RUSSIA ON NOV. 14 IN KRASNODAR
CHICAGO (Oct. 18, 2012) – The U.S. Men's National Team, fresh off its Group A victory in the Semifinal Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, will travel to Russia for an international friendly on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Krasnodar for the final match of the 2012 campaign. Kickoff at Kuban Stadium is set for 7 p.m. local (10 a.m. [...]
by US SOCCER / on October 17, 2012 at 7:22 am / in US SOCCER NEWS
U.S. MNT WINS GROUP A IN SEMIFINAL ROUND OF 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING WITH 3-1 VICTORY AGAINST GUATEMALA IN KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 16, 2012) – The U.S. Men's National Team, backed by a sold-out crowd of 16,947 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, defeated Guatemala 3-1 on Tuesday to capture the top spot in Group A of the Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Clint Dempsey scored his 29th and 30th career goals and assisted on Carlos Bocanegra's 14th career tally [...]
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb attends England/San Marino World Cup Qualifier
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb attends England/San Marino World Cup Qualifier NEW YORK (Friday, October 12, 2012) – Given his extended stay in London, FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb has gladly accepted the English FA's invitation to attend the England vs. San Marino World Cup qualifier tonight at Wembley Stadium as a guest. President Webb has prolonged his stay [...]
U.S. MNT DEFEATS ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2-1, INCHES CLOSER TO ADVANCING THROUGH SEMIFINAL ROUND OF FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Oct. 12, 2012) – Eddie Johnson scored two goals, including a 90th-minute game-winner, to give the U.S. Men's National Team a 2-1 victory against Antigua & Barbuda this evening in the Semifinal Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. With the win, the U.S. moved into sole possession of first place in Group [...]
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Klinsmann Calls 24 Players to Miami to Prepare for Critical FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
CHICAGO (Oct. 8, 2012) — U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called 24 players into training camp to prepare for its final two matches in the Semifinal Round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala. The U.S. first faces the Benna Boyz on Oct. 12 in North Sound, Antigua. [...]
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CONCACAF announces Communications and Marketing Director appointment
NEW YORK (Monday, October 8, 2012) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has announced that Mexican-born Jurgen Mainka has been appointed to the role of Director of Communications and Marketing, effective November 1st. As former Vice President of Communications and Community Relations for the New York Red Bulls, Mainka brings more than 13 years of professional [...]
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Honduras has belief heading into WCQs
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PLUTA Restructuring Expert Michael Bremen to continue D-TEC Industrie Design Business
21 August 2018 · Düsseldorf · Business Area Insolvency Administration
The attorney Mr Michael Bremen from the restructuring firm PLUTA has been appointed as the provisional insolvency administrator for the furnishing specialist D-TEC Industrie Design GmbH. On 23 July 2018, the Local Court of Düsseldorf ordered the proceedings to be opened and appointed the restructuring expert Mr Michael Bremen as the provisional administrator.
The full scope of business operations is being continued, which has been approved by the administrator and is also being supported by major suppliers and customers, which means that the company will remain fully capable of meeting its delivery obligations. At present, the company has a workforce of 22 employees, whose salaries are guaranteed for a period of three months thanks to insolvency substitute benefits being paid, which have already been pre-financed.
D-TEC Industrie Design GmbH mainly produces furnishings for commercial customers, such as wardrobes, mirrors and other home accessories, which are sold and distributed via affiliated dealers, interior designers and direct business channels. The company can look back over a period of 30 years of business.
In view of the talks currently being held with potential investors, the management and the provisional administrator Mr Michael Bremen see good prospects for being able to preserve the business.
Michael Bremen
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht, vereidigter Buchprüfer


Nate Burleson is lucky to be alive. Sadly, his pizza didn't make it.
The Lions wide receiver, who broke his arm in a car accident recently after he lost control of his vehicle reaching for a falling pizza box, posted some images of the to his Instagram account.
"I'm releasing these pix for 2 reasons: 1) I walked away from a totalled vehicle #Blessed 2) I have to hear all the pizza jokes…lol I'll start-Yes I am the 5th Ninja Turtle. #LovePizza #LetTheJokesBegin," he wrote.
As seen below, the car is a complete wreck and he's lucky he wasn't seriously injured. As for that delicious and now famous pizza? Let's just say it's not going to make it.


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"""
Created on Jul 28, 2015

.. codeauthor:: jhkwakkel <j.h.kwakkel (at) tudelft (dot) nl>
"""
import unittest

import unittest.mock as mock

from ema_workbench.em_framework.model import Model, FileModel, ReplicatorModel
from ema_workbench.em_framework.parameters import RealParameter, Category, CategoricalParameter
from ema_workbench.em_framework.points import Scenario, Policy
from ema_workbench.util import EMAError
from ema_workbench.em_framework.outcomes import ScalarOutcome, ArrayOutcome

class FileModelTest(FileModel):
    pass

class TestFileModel(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_init(self):
        model_name = "modelname"
        model_file = "model_file"

        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            FileModelTest(model_name, ".", model_file)

        with mock.patch("ema_workbench.em_framework.model.os") as patch:
            patch.os.is_file.set_return_value(True)
            model = FileModelTest(model_name, ".", model_file)
            self.assertEqual(model.name, model_name, "FileModel name not equal")
            self.assertEqual(model.model_file, model_file)

    def test_run_model(self):
        model_name = "modelname"
        model_file = "model_file"

        with mock.patch("ema_workbench.em_framework.model.os") as patch:
            patch.os.is_file.set_return_value(True)
            model = FileModelTest(model_name, ".", model_file)
            model.run_model(Scenario(a=1), Policy("test", b=2))
            self.assertEqual(model.policy.name, "test")

class TestModel(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_init(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        model = Model(model_name, lambda x: x)

        self.assertEqual(model.name, model_name)
        self.assertRaises(EMAError, Model, "", "model name")

    def test_model_init(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        def initial_func(a=1):
            return a

        model = Model(model_name, initial_func)

        def policy_func(a=1):
            return a

        policy = Policy("test", function=policy_func, unknown="a")
        model.model_init(policy)

        self.assertEqual(policy, model.policy)
        self.assertEqual(model.function, policy_func)

        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
            model.unknown

    def test_run_model(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        function = mock.Mock()

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1)]
        model.run_model(Scenario(**{"a": 0.1, "b": 1}), Policy("test"))
        function.assert_called_once_with(a=0.1)

        # test complete translation of scenario

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1, variable_name=["a", "b"])]

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": 0.1})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        cats = [Category("some name", [1, 2]), Category("some other name", [3, 4])]
        model.uncertainties = [
            CategoricalParameter("a", cats, variable_name=["a", "b"], multivalue=True)
        ]

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": cats[0].value})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())
        self.assertEqual(scenario["a"], 1)
        self.assertEqual(scenario["b"], 2)

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": cats[1].value})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())
        self.assertEqual(scenario["a"], 3)
        self.assertEqual(scenario["b"], 4)

        model_name = "modelname"

        function = mock.Mock()

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1)]
        model.run_model(Scenario(**{"a": 0.1, "b": 1}), Policy("test"))
        function.assert_called_once_with(a=0.1)

        # test complete translation of scenario

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1, variable_name=["a", "b"])]

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": 0.1})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())

        model = Model(model_name, function)
        cats = [Category("some name", [1, 2]), Category("some other name", [3, 4])]
        model.uncertainties = [
            CategoricalParameter("a", cats, variable_name=["a", "b"], multivalue=True)
        ]

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": cats[0].value})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())
        self.assertEqual(scenario["a"], 1)
        self.assertEqual(scenario["b"], 2)

        scenario = Scenario(**{"a": cats[1].value})
        model.run_model(scenario, Policy("test"))

        self.assertIn("a", scenario.keys())
        self.assertIn("b", scenario.keys())
        self.assertEqual(scenario["a"], 3)
        self.assertEqual(scenario["b"], 4)

    def test_cleanup(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        model = Model(model_name, lambda x: x)
        model.cleanup()

    def test_model_uncertainties(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        model = Model(model_name, lambda x: x)
        self.assertTrue(len(model.uncertainties.keys()) == 0)

        unc_a = RealParameter("a", 0, 1)
        model.uncertainties = unc_a
        self.assertTrue(len(model.uncertainties.keys()) == 1)
        self.assertTrue(unc_a.name in model.uncertainties)

    def test_as_dict(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        model = Model(model_name, lambda x: x)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1)]

        expected_keys = ["class", "name", "uncertainties", "outcomes", "outcomes", "constants"]

        dict_ = model.as_dict()

        for key in expected_keys:
            self.assertIn(key, dict_)

class TestReplicatorModel(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_run_model(self):
        model_name = "modelname"

        function = mock.Mock()
        function.return_value = {"outcome": 2}

        model = ReplicatorModel(model_name, function)
        model.uncertainties = [RealParameter("a", 0, 1)]
        model.outcomes = [ArrayOutcome("outcome")]
        model.replications = 2

        model.run_model(Scenario(**{"a": 0.1, "b": 1}), Policy("test"))
        self.assertEqual(function.call_count, 2)
        self.assertEqual({"outcome": [2, 2]}, model.outcomes_output)

#         self.assertEqual(scenario['b'], 4)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # import sys;sys.argv = ['', 'Test.testName']
    unittest.main()

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Getting mansplained on social media for taking on Sheila Dikshit
ElsaMarie DSilva
Last week Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs Sheila Dikshit made a ridiculous and atrocious statement. She said, "The gang rape of Jyoti Singh was blown all out of proportion." She further went on to say that, "There are so many cases like this taking place today," and passed the buck on responsibility to the Central Government.
At the end of the day, what is political? As women are we not part of society? Are we not entitled to safety?
Mrs.Dikshit may have done a lot of great work during her tenure as CM of Delhi. But her current statements on the gangrape are totally unjustified. Trivialising rape and crime against women causes much damage. It normalises violence. As a leader one, must be responsible in what one shares because words can be taken to heart by one's supporters and can influence them.
In particular, as a woman and as a person who has dedicated her life to working on gender rights, I found her comments to be shocking and outrageous. I posted the article on social media and shared my opinion about it, just like I do when any other leader or person in a position of power says something similar. For instance, when U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about "grabbing pussies" or Yogi Adityanath said women should not be given freedom or even the Catholic Church when they did not do enough to protect the Indian nuns from sexual assault.
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A gentleman commented on my Facebook timeline saying whilst he respected me and my work at Safecity, he believed that I do not have the necessary expertise to make political comments. He encouraged me to stick to what I know and refrain from posting opinions on politics as I would run the risk of alienating those like him who do not agree.
This is another way of policing a woman. From a young age, most girls are encouraged to be seen and not heard. This social conditioning makes it hard for women and girls to be outspoken and challenge authority. As a woman you are made to feel like you don't count, and your voice is not important.
There are many examples where women political candidates are not taken seriously even if they are intelligent and make sense. Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren in their Presidential campaigns are testimony to the fact. At corporate and high-level meetings, women's opinions and voices are overlooked. The most famous example is the one of the women in President Barack Obama's cabinet who had to echo each other just to ensure their point was heard. And in everyday life, there are constant examples of mansplaining including a ridiculous one where a man tried to explain child birth to Kiran Manral, a mother and an author.
From a young age, most girls are encouraged to be seen and not heard.
As someone else countered to this man's comment on my Facebook post, "a thinking woman's opinion is often inconvenient".
It is inconvenient to break the systems of oppression. It means confronting our own unconscious bias, misogyny and patriarchy, which need a constant check.
At the end of the day, what is political? As women are we not part of society? Are we not entitled to safety? If there is an injustice being done should we not call it out? Is it only the men who have the right to share an opinion? After all isn't the personal made political by these statements and the political becomes personal when it affects the rights of some?
As Madeleine Albright famously said, "It took me a long time to find my voice. And now that I have found it, I am going to use it.". I'd add – "No matter how inconvenient others may find it."
The views expressed are author's own.
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Viewpoint looks at three interventions to address firearm injury and death
By: Alexandra de Leon Date: January 8th, 2021
Three Interventions to Address Firearm Injury and Death
Amidst the rise of infections and deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, many other health issues have been overshadowed. However, the problem of firearm injuries and deaths has continued.
In a new Viewpoint published in JAMA on January 8, 2021, researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) and the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of Epidemiology of the University of Washington School of Public Health, and the University of Alabama School of Law discuss three interventions that may reduce the risk of firearm-related injury and deaths.
Currently Washington is the only state in which these three interventions are available:
Mapping locations which will temporarily store firearms during a crisis
Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Lists
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs)
"These interventions can potentially allow physicians and other clinicians to decrease the risk of firearm injuries and death to their patients," says lead researcher Frederick, Rivara, MD, MPH, Director of the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program (FIPRP) , and core faculty of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center.
Mapping locations with temporary firearm store is a solution for families with a household member experiencing a mental health Crisis. Colorado and Washington are the only states which have created interactive maps showing law enforcement agencies, gun stores, and shooting ranges which are willing to temporarily store firearms.
Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Lists are laws that allow individuals to voluntarily and confidentially restrict their own ability to purchase firearms.
ERPOs provide a judicial process to restrict purchasing and possessing of firearms by individuals who exhibit behaviors that indicate they are at extreme risk of harming themselves, others, or both.
"By having these interventions available to doctors and other clinicians, they present opportunities which could help lower the risks of firearm injuries and deaths," Rivara says.
Authors in this commentary say all three of these interventions respect the rights of individuals to possess firearms. The three topics have a strong potential to make a difference in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.
Other authors include, Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program (FIPRP) Co-Director Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD and Frederick E. Vars, JD, the Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law, University of Alabama, School of Law.
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Can the heart get cancer? Quite rare, but yes
To many, the heart seems as an unusual location for cancer. In fact, most tumors that affect the heart are metastatic in origin (start in other organs and disseminate to the heart). Primary cardiac tumors (tumors that originate from the heart itself) are quite rare and fortunately benign. However, their position in the heart may lead to serious complications, such as heart failure or valve obstruction. Therefore, data on these rare tumors are usually available from autopsy series. However, in a new analysis, authors from Ain Shams University examined the incidence, characteristics, and survival rates of primary cardiac tumors. The authors used data from the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database, a large registry of over 8 million cancer patients in the United States.
Fig. 1. The annual percentage change for the incidence of hemangiosarcoma, showing a non-significant change between 2000 and 2014.
Among the registered patients, only 497 were diagnosed with primary cardiac tumors. Two tumor types were especially prevalent: angiosarcomas (136 patients) and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (134 patients). The first (angiosarcoma) originates from blood vessels in the cardiac muscle and sends metastasis early to the lungs. They often develop in the right atrium at a remarkably young age (20 to 50 years old), suggesting that they may have a genetic element or develop in patients, treated with radiotherapy to the chest for childhood cancers. The second (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) originate from lymphocytes in the cardiac tissue and usually have a silent presentation until they present with intractable heart failure. They usually develop in immunocompromised patients as those with AIDS or on chemotherapy post-organ transplantation.
The study also analyzed whether the incidence rates of these tumors changes over the period of data collection (between 2000 and 2014). The incidence rate of angiosarcoma did not change significantly over this period (Fig. 1), while the incidence rate of cardiac non-Hodgkin's lymphomas increased significantly, probably due to the increasing numbers of immunocompromised patients in the past two decades (Fig. 2). However, this statistical increase may be related to the improvement of diagnostic modalities and requires further investigation. Due to the small numbers of patients with other tumor types, their incidence rates trends were not statistically analyzed.
Fig. 2. The annual percentage change for the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, showing a significant increase between 2000 and 2014.
Further, the authors analyzed the survival of these tumors and found that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients have better overall survival than angiosarcoma patients (medians 34 vs. 9 months, respectively). Using other statistical methods, they showed that the survival of these patients is not dependent on their age, sex, or race. However, surgical treatment significantly increases the survival of such cases. Therefore, surgery may be an effective approach for these rare tumors. This study analyzed a relatively large number of patients considering the rarity of the studied event. However, further research is required to establish these findings and determine the best therapeutic modality for these tumors.
Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, Anas Saad, Muneer J. Al-Husseini
Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Characteristics, survival and incidence rates and trends of primary cardiac malignancies in the United States.
Saad AM, Abushouk AI, Al-Husseini MJ, Salahia S, Alrefai A, Afifi AM, Abdel-Daim MM
Cardiovasc Pathol. 2018 Mar – Apr
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The last year has been eventful, culminating in the very worrying proposals for a new line of pylons through the Stour Valley to Twinstead; more of this later. I must however start with thanking Michael and Elaine Sharp for hosting our summer party at their lovely home, Gestingthorpe Hall. Their garden was magnificent. A most enjoyable evening was attended by a record number of members and guests. This followed our Annual General Meeting when we had a very amusing talk from Charlie Haylock, a local raconteur, which caused a lot of laughter. A hard act to follow, but we are fortunate to have Andrew Phillips as our speaker this year.
Following Malcolm Jones's sad death, your committee have asked Jeremy Hill if he would become our next President. Jeremy has agreed, subject, of course, to members' approval. There is very little I need to say about Jeremy, who has been a tireless supporter of the Association in so many ways. He will continue to serve on the Committee and I hope write for the Magazine, as before. We are very fortunate to have him.
During the year your Association has been involved in dealing with a number of local planning issues affecting different parts of our area, including:- helping to prevent attempts by Travellers to set up sites in Chappel and Ferriers Lane, Bures; to prevent the installation of a golf driving range, with the inevitable lighting, close to Stisted Mill; to try to restrict unnecessary flying of the Air Ambulance over the houses down Nightingale Hall Lane, Greenstead Green; to join in successfully opposing an appeal to build an unsuitable executive styled house in the countryside at Pebmarsh. There were others. I mention these as examples so that members will see that we are always ready to respond to legitimate concerns where our countryside is at risk.
There is nothing further of significance to report on the Buntings application for a theme park at Great Horkesley, which has stalled because of inadequate road transport proposals.
NATS revised flight paths and BAA's second runway application both continue to be in a state of limbo. NATS revised routes and stacks, published for consultation in 2008, were withdrawn after strong opposition, particularly from those areas which would be affected, for the first time, by the new stacking sites. NATS have said that there will be some "smaller changes" (unspecified) to the earlier proposals and that the next consultation on these will not take place until September 2010, stating as reasons that there is now less urgency due to the substantial downturn in air traffic. Meanwhile aircraft continue to fly over the Dedham Vale AONB and then across our area south of Sudbury, often at insufficient height. As I have said before, we must be alert when the new proposals are published. What may be regarded as "small changes" by some, may have a serious effect on others. Your Association is ready to react, but expects members, who are affected, to write or e-mail me or other Committee members explaining their concerns.
Likewise the public hearing of BAA's second runway application continues to be postponed, and is increasingly looking pointless. As you may have read, BAA has had partial success in its appeal against the Competition Commission ruling, requiring them to sell Stansted, after the Court of Appeal found that there had been "apparent bias" within the Commission. It has yet to be decided whether the Commission's decision that BAA has to sell Stansted still stands, or whether this whole issue must go back to be looked at again. Whatever the outcome, Gatwick has already been sold. Air passenger numbers have been consistently falling and are now at levels for which there can be no conceivable need for another runway at Stansted. With the new owners of Gatwick possibly pressing for a second runway if air travel numbers were to pick up, it is difficult to see any commercial sense in BAA going ahead with this application. The picture may be significantly different if the Conservatives win the next election, as they have said that they are opposed to a second runway at Stansted.
I now come to the National Grid's proposals to increase the capacity of the Bramford to Twinstead link, and possibly install a new substation near Twinstead, depending on which route is selected. Most of you will already be fully aware of the National Grid's proposals. I don't propose to repeat them here, or speculate on which is their preferred route. Many will have already gone to one of the National Grid's presentations as well as signing petitions and attending protest meetings. Stour Valley Underground is leading the case against the proposals. Both we and the Dedham Vale Society are adopting a common cause with SVU. I urge anyone wanting further information to visit SVU's website at www.stourvalleyunderground.org.uk where you can read some really interesting proposals. I invited David Holland to write a short article for the magazine, from which you will see that they have undertaken a considerable amount of research into undergrounding generally and, more specifically, into taking the additional electricity to be generated from Sizewell and the proposed off shore wind farms, undersea down to Tilbury. The challenge is to try and force the National Grid to reopen the decision to confine the consultation process to the four selected overland corridors. Under the Planning Act 2008 planning applications for major infrastructure projects such as this are to be removed from local authorities and go instead to a new public body, the Infrastructure Planning Commission. Whilst the intention behind this is to streamline such applications to give effect to National Policy Statements, and prevent them getting bogged down in interminable planning hearings, the IPC is supposedly an independent body required to consult widely and capable of preventing damage to local environment in appropriate cases. Although the Conservatives have said they would abolish the IPC, they are likely, if they did, to replace it with another system designed to shortcut the planning procedures for applications such as this.
The National Grid is required to take measures to protect Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where possible laying cables underground, such as those parts of routes 1 or 2 which cross the Dedham Vale AONB. This leads me to the decision taken by the Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project (funded by Natural England and the local authorities to oversee the management of the AONB and Stour valley) to formally approach Natural England to see if the current area of outstanding natural beauty can be extended westwards towards Sudbury. Even if thought promising, the process will, however, take a long time. Were it to happen, it will provide not only landscape protection, but an opportunity to bid for sustainable funding for environmental, social and business projects within the area, together with the ability to further influence local and national policies affecting us. We will be giving whatever support we can to get the AONB extended. Whether, if we could show that it was likely to succeed, this might in the meantime have an influence on underground versus over ground across the proposed extended area is unclear.
I apologise if my letter is somewhat dense, however these issues are important. On a lighter note, may I invite you all to our summer party here this year? An invitation is enclosed.
Finally, although our membership numbers are holding up well, we always need more, especially younger ones, to take the Association forward. Do please think whether there is anyone you know who can be persuaded to join.


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Jonathan Intercedes for David
19 Saul spoke with his son Jonathan and with all his servants about killing David. But Saul's son Jonathan took great delight in David. 2 Jonathan told David, "My father Saul is trying to kill you; therefore be on guard tomorrow morning; stay in a secret place and hide yourself. 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you; if I learn anything I will tell you." 4 Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him, "The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been of good service to you; 5 for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?" 6 Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan; Saul swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death." 7 So Jonathan called David and related all these things to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
Michal Helps David Escape from Saul
8 Again there was war, and David went out to fight the Philistines. He launched a heavy attack on them, so that they fled before him. 9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing music. 10 Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear; but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
11 Saul sent messengers to David's house to keep watch over him, planning to kill him in the morning. David's wife Michal told him, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." 12 So Michal let David down through the window; he fled away and escaped. 13 Michal took an idol[a] and laid it on the bed; she put a net[b] of goats' hair on its head, and covered it with the clothes. 14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick." 15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David for themselves. He said, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him." 16 When the messengers came in, the idol[c] was in the bed, with the covering[d] of goats' hair on its head. 17 Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me like this, and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go; why should I kill you?'"
David Joins Samuel in Ramah
18 Now David fled and escaped; he came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and settled at Naioth. 19 Saul was told, "David is at Naioth in Ramah." 20 Then Saul sent messengers to take David. When they saw the company of the prophets in a frenzy, with Samuel standing in charge of[e] them, the spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also fell into a prophetic frenzy. 21 When Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they also fell into a frenzy. Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also fell into a frenzy. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah. He came to the great well that is in Secu;[f] he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" And someone said, "They are at Naioth in Ramah." 23 He went there, toward Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of God came upon him. As he was going, he fell into a prophetic frenzy, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 He too stripped off his clothes, and he too fell into a frenzy before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all that night. Therefore it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
The Friendship of David and Jonathan
20 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came before Jonathan and said, "What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin against your father that he is trying to take my life?" 2 He said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. My father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me; and why should my father hide this from me? Never!" 3 But David also swore, "Your father knows well that you like me; and he thinks, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.' But truly, as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death." 4 Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." 5 David said to Jonathan, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at the meal; but let me go, so that I may hide in the field until the third evening. 6 If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.' 7 If he says, 'Good!' it will be well with your servant; but if he is angry, then know that evil has been determined by him. 8 Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a sacred covenant[g] with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?" 9 Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew that it was decided by my father that evil should come upon you, would I not tell you?" 10 Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?" 11 Jonathan replied to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So they both went out into the field.
12 Jonathan said to David, "By the Lord, the God of Israel! When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or on the third day, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you? 13 But if my father intends to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan, and more also, if I do not disclose it to you, and send you away, so that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father. 14 If I am still alive, show me the faithful love of the Lord; but if I die,[h] 15 never cut off your faithful love from my house, even if the Lord were to cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth." 16 Thus Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the Lord seek out the enemies of David." 17 Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own life.
18 Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon; you will be missed, because your place will be empty. 19 On the day after tomorrow, you shall go a long way down; go to the place where you hid yourself earlier, and remain beside the stone there.[i] 20 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark. 21 Then I will send the boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you, collect them,' then you are to come, for, as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger. 22 But if I say to the young man, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go; for the Lord has sent you away. 23 As for the matter about which you and I have spoken, the Lord is witness[j] between you and me forever."
24 So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat. 25 The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall. Jonathan stood, while Abner sat by Saul's side; but David's place was empty.
26 Saul did not say anything that day; for he thought, "Something has befallen him; he is not clean, surely he is not clean." 27 But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. And Saul said to his son Jonathan, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast, either yesterday or today?" 28 Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem; 29 he said, 'Let me go; for our family is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your sight, let me get away, and see my brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table."
30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan. He said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die." 32 Then Jonathan answered his father Saul, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" 33 But Saul threw his spear at him to strike him; so Jonathan knew that it was the decision of his father to put David to death. 34 Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food on the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, and because his father had disgraced him.
35 In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him was a little boy. 36 He said to the boy, "Run and find the arrows that I shoot." As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 When the boy came to the place where Jonathan's arrow had fallen, Jonathan called after the boy and said, "Is the arrow not beyond you?" 38 Jonathan called after the boy, "Hurry, be quick, do not linger." So Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master. 39 But the boy knew nothing; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement. 40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and said to him, "Go and carry them to the city." 41 As soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap[k] and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. He bowed three times, and they kissed each other, and wept with each other; David wept the more.[l] 42 Then Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, since both of us have sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, 'The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants, forever.'" He got up and left; and Jonathan went into the city.[m]
David and the Holy Bread
21 [n] David came to Nob to the priest Ahimelech. Ahimelech came trembling to meet David, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?" 2 David said to the priest Ahimelech, "The king has charged me with a matter, and said to me, 'No one must know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.' I have made an appointment[o] with the young men for such and such a place. 3 Now then, what have you at hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here." 4 The priest answered David, "I have no ordinary bread at hand, only holy bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women." 5 David answered the priest, "Indeed women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition; the vessels of the young men are holy even when it is a common journey; how much more today will their vessels be holy?" 6 So the priest gave him the holy bread; for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the Lord, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's shepherds.
8 David said to Ahimelech, "Is there no spear or sword here with you? I did not bring my sword or my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste." 9 The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you will take that, take it, for there is none here except that one." David said, "There is none like it; give it to me."
David Flees to Gath
10 David rose and fled that day from Saul; he went to King Achish of Gath. 11 The servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances,
'Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands'?"
12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of King Achish of Gath. 13 So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence.[p] He scratched marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard. 14 Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me? 15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"
1 Samuel 19:13 Heb took the teraphim
1 Samuel 19:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Samuel 19:16 Heb the teraphim
1 Samuel 19:22 Gk reads to the well of the threshing floor on the bare height
1 Samuel 20:8 Heb a covenant of the Lord
1 Samuel 20:23 Gk: Heb lacks witness
1 Samuel 20:41 Gk: Heb from beside the south
1 Samuel 20:41 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Samuel 20:42 This sentence is 21.1 in Heb
1 Samuel 21:1 Ch 21.2 in Heb
1 Samuel 21:2 Q Ms Vg Compare Gk: Meaning of MT uncertain
1 Samuel 21:13 Heb in their hands
The Sign of Jonah
29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here! 32 The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!
The Light of the Body
33 "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar,[a] but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays."
Jesus Denounces Pharisees and Lawyers
37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. 38 The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you.
42 "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practiced, without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love to have the seat of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it."
45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us too." 46 And he said, "Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them. 47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. 48 So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' 50 so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. 52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
53 When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile toward him and to cross-examine him about many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
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Q: XSLT and default namespace for XHTML output I'm trying to figure out how XSLT process namespace prefixes and have following example:
XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
    xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
    xmlns:zno="http://feed.zinio.com/atom"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom
                      http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
                      http://www.w3.org/2002/08/xhtml/xhtml1-strict.xsd
                      http://feed.zinio.com/atom" >
    <entry>
        <author>
            <name>By Sheila F. Buckmaster</name>
        </author>
        <category xml:lang="en" term="TRAVEL"/>
        <content>

One of the world's most entrancing cities becomes even more captivating when costumed revelers fill its tiny streets and grand piazzas during Carnevale. It is here that a star of the silent screen comes alive, antics and all

By Sheila F. Buckmaster

        </content>
   </entry>
</feed>

XSLT:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xslt:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xslt="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                           xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
                           xmlns:user="urn:my-scripts"
                           xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
                           xmlns:AP="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
                           exclude-result-prefixes="xslt msxsl user">

    <xslt:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
    <xslt:template match="/">
        <xslt:apply-templates select="/AP:feed//AP:entry"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:entry">
        <xslt:text>Hello from entry</xslt:text>
        <xslt:apply-templates select="AP:content"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:content">
        <xslt:text>Hello from content</xslt:text>
        <xslt:apply-templates select="x:div[@class='byline']"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="x:div[@class='byline']">
        <xslt:copy-of select="."/>
    </xslt:template>
</xslt:stylesheet>

What I'm trying to do is to get access to my "div". "Entry" and "Content" templates work fine since I specified namespace explicitly. But when I'm trying to get access to "div" using XHTML prefix ("x" in my case) - XSLT does not see it. It works only when I prefix "div" element with "AP" namespace:
    <xslt:template match="AP:content">
        <xslt:text>Hello from content</xslt:text>
        <xslt:apply-templates select="AP:div[@class='byline']"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:div[@class='byline']">
        <xslt:copy-of select="."/>
    </xslt:template>

But this doesn't look right to me because DIV element should be in XHTML namespace. What am I doing wrong here?

A: In your xml your div would need to be xhtml:div

A: The Atom feed has the Atom namespace declared on the root element without a namespace prefix.  The
 and other XHTML elements are inheriting the Atom namespace because they do not have the XHTML namespace explicitly declared.
If you want the XHTML elements to be bound to the XHTML namespace then you would need to change the
 in the Atom feed to be:

By Sheila F. Buckmaster

or:
<xhtml:div class="byline">By Sheila F. Buckmaster</xhtml:div>

If you keep the Atom feed the same and still want to generate XHTML elements, then you will need to adjust your stylesheet to match on AP:div and then construct XHTML elements in the output.
For example, modifying your stylesheet I apply-templates on the matched AP:div in a mode named xhtml.  There is a template matching on any element in that mode (so it would also work for the AP:h2) that constructs XHTML elements using the local-name() of the matched element.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xslt:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xslt="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
    xmlns:user="urn:my-scripts"
    xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
    xmlns:AP="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
    exclude-result-prefixes="xslt msxsl user">

    <xslt:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
    <xslt:template match="/">
        <xslt:apply-templates select="/AP:feed//AP:entry"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:entry">
        <xslt:text>Hello from entry</xslt:text>
        <xslt:apply-templates select="AP:content"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:content">
        <xslt:text>Hello from content</xslt:text>
        <xslt:apply-templates select="AP:div[@class='byline']"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="AP:div[@class='byline']">
        <xslt:apply-templates select="." mode="xhtml"/>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="*" mode="xhtml">
        <xslt:element name="{local-name()}" namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
            <xslt:apply-templates select="@*|node()" mode="xhtml"/>
        </xslt:element>
    </xslt:template>

    <xslt:template match="@*|text()|comment()|processing-instruction()">
        <xslt:copy-of select="."/>
    </xslt:template>

</xslt:stylesheet>

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The latest The Daily Agitator! paper.li/lobotero/13200… #palestine #uae 1 hour ago
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Is It Police Reform….Or Defund….Or Abolition?
The protests hitting our streets has called for a lot of things and even different things within the same protest.
Do they want police reform…..or is it the defunding of the police…..or in extreme cases….the abolition of the police…..but these things and ideas do overlap in spots……
Which one of these things is what we all want?
The conservs are even attacking the possibility of reform/defund/abolition with TV ads to scare the Be-Jesus out of the people.
A recent political ad, sponsored by the conservative State Government Leadership Foundation, imagines the hellscape of a post-police Minneapolis. A terrified white woman jolts awake at 2 am during a home invasion. She alerts her husband. She grabs her phone. She calls the police. But it's too late. They have all been defunded. A dispatcher informs her that a "human resources" specialist can't help her right now as the camera pans over her sleeping child, the burglar advancing ominously. "Radical liberals are fighting for a police-free future," the narrator intones. "Don't let them put your family in danger."
There is one thing — and only one thing — the ad gets right: On all sides, in all directions, the debate over the future of policing remains a debate over safety, driven by communities who desperately, deeply want to feel safe.
In the aftermath of George Floyd's killing at the hands of police, virtually every faction in American politics — from Trump Republicans to Biden Democrats, from Cato libertarians to intersectional Marxists — says they want to change policing.
On one end of the spectrum stand abolitionists, who want to "delegitimize the police." These activists demand an entirely new public safety system based on social and economic equity, bolstered by a network of nonviolent emergency responders. They are offering more than a different vision for public safety — they are offering a different vision for the composition, and fundamental assumptions, of society. They have a different view of what causes crime. In the world they imagine, America would spend much more on education, health care, and infrastructure, and nothing on police departments as we currently know them.
https://www.vox.com/21312191/police-reform-defunding-abolition-black-lives-matter-protests
For those that would not take the time to read…..this is the ad I was referring to in my post…..
Personally, the police need to return to the role of "protect and serve" and leave military action to our soldiers.
There are some good ideas for a change in policing…..
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/24/21296881/unbundle-defund-the-police-george-floyd-rayshard-brooks-violence-european-policing
Just a thought about Portland……https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/what-we-know-dont-know-about-portland-dhs
Since the Trump lackeys think they have the right to police cities then why not abolish the police departments?
Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf argued Monday that he does not need authorization or an "invitation" from local officials before deploying federal law enforcement assets to detain suspects.
In an interview with Fox News, Wolf defended his authority to conduct law enforcement operations on the streets of Portland, Ore., where local officials have requested that DHS withdraw after videos of protesters being snatched off the street by officers in unmarked cars sparked outrage.
"I don't need invitations by the state, state mayors or state governors to do our job. We're going to do that, whether they like us there or not," Wolf said.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/508176-acting-dhs-secretary-i-dont-need
The idiots around Trump are making the case for abolition…..do these morons think before they speak?
MY guess is NO….for one needs some sort of mental process to speak…..and their heads are so far up Donald's ass that the process is non-existent.
Confronting Tribalism
Closing Thought–21Jul20
9 thoughts on "Is It Police Reform….Or Defund….Or Abolition?"
If they manage to change the structure of everyday policing, they will end up with the sort of Federal Military-style policing we are seeing in Portland. Be careful what you wish for.
Gestapo comes to mind……and Trump feeds that as well chuq
CARL R D'Agostino says:
Do you own a TV ? Apparently not because you seem unaware of the absolute lawlessness in Portland and all the others. Unbridled looting, burning, vandalism, assaults, break-ins, cars on fire. Of course if one watches only MSNBC and CNN and such those visuals are never presented. The mayors and governors won't do anything and they've handcuffed the police. Is a president to do nothing ? If he tries to restore peace and safety you suggest a police state and gestapo (absurd). If he does nothing you will say he fiddled while Rome burned and was negligent.
I own a TV and I read lots of news unlike you that prefer the lies and distortions of Fox apparently….so the Navy vet that was beat was lawless? Good to know…..it Gestapo tactics…and I thought you taught school. chuq
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